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April 18, 2022

Lawmakers seek to reduce penalties for HIV criminal exposure law - WPLN

Antiretroviral medications have revolutionized HIV treatment. Share: The Tennessee Senate voted Wednesday to reform one aspect of a decades-old law that makes it a crime to not disclose an HIV diagnosis to a sexual partner. At the height of the HIV epidemic in the ‘80s and early ‘90s, many states created these criminal penalties, although activists have long said they are harmful because of t...
April 18, 2022

Cop's son runs for Colorado Senate seat on pro-law enforcement, tough-on-crime platform - Washington Times

The Denver skyline is illuminated as the sun sets behind the Rocky Mountains on Dec. 3, 2021. A Republican newcomer is campaigning on the need to combat rising crime and to increase support for law enforcement in his bid to ... A Republican newcomer is campaigning on the need to combat rising crime and to increase support for law enforcement in his bid to flip a Democratic seat to red in Colo...
April 18, 2022

Bend PD warns of phone scammer claiming to be law enforcement - Central Oregon Daily

by Central Oregon Daily News Sources | Monday, April 18th 2022 Bend PD warned the community on Monday about a phone scam in the area. Over the weekend, they received several calls about someone claiming to be a law enforcement officer. The caller asked for payment for bail or bond needs via Apple Pay. “The Bend Police Department and the Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office Oregon will never cont...
April 18, 2022

New law in Kansas permits APRNs to prescribe meds in effort to address physician shortage - Wichita Business Journal - The Business Journals

A bipartisan bill signed into law last week will allow advanced practice registered nurses (APRN) in Kansas to practice more independently and prescribe medication without a supervising physician. Kansas is now the 26th state to pass similar legislation, which aims to address limited access to health care, particularly in rural areas of the state. "This bill will increase access to care for a...
April 18, 2022

Murder charge tossed under Alabama 'Stand Your Ground' law - The Associated Press - en Español

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — An Alabama judge has dismissed a capital murder charge, ruling that a man acted under the state’s Stand Your Ground law, which allows people to use deadly force in self-defense. Jefferson County Circuit Judge Alaric May issued an order Saturday tossing the charge against Samuel Bernard Smith, 23, of Birmingham, AL.com reported Monday. Kirby Kermit Davis, 32, was shot t...
April 18, 2022

Will mass shootings in U.S. renew gun control, gun law debates? - Deseret News

Police Chief Scott Schubert, right, and other representatives from police and city government leave the room after a press conference, Sunday, April 17, 2022, at the Pittsburgh Bureau of Police Headquarters on the North Side, about an overnight shooting at a party at an Airbnb in East Allegheny where two people were killed and several more were injured. Is gun violence becoming white no...
April 18, 2022

Murder Charge Tossed Under Alabama 'Stand Your Ground' Law - U.S. News & World Report

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — An Alabama judge has dismissed a capital murder charge, ruling that a man acted under the state's Stand Your Ground law, which allows people to use deadly force in self-defense. Jefferson County Circuit Judge Alaric May issued an order Saturday tossing the charge against Samuel Bernard Smith, 23, of Birmingham, AL.com reported Monday. Kirby Kermit Davis, 32, was shot t...
April 18, 2022

Letter: Housing bill needs to become law - Bangor Daily News

A house sits under construction in a new Augusta development on Friday, April 1, 2022. Letters submitted by BDN readers are verified by BDN Opinion Page staff. Send your letters to [email protected]. Oftentimes housing or shelter is considered to be one of the three basic elements of survival for humans alongside food and water. Despite recognition of this necessity, thousands go wi...
April 18, 2022

Law enforcement shoot, kill bow-and-arrow-wielding man in northeastern Oklahoma - KOCO Oklahoma City

Police lights CRAIG COUNTY, Okla. — Law enforcement shot and killed a man wielding a bow and arrow Monday morning in northeastern Oklahoma. Shortly before 7 a.m., police received a report of a large chunk of concrete on the railroad tracks on 4400 Road near Vanita. Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation officials said police officers and Craig County Sheriff's Office deputies responded and fo...
April 18, 2022

IRS Tax Law News: ID PIN and Income Tax Refunds - The National Law Review

Presented below is our summary of significant Internal Revenue Service (IRS) guidance and relevant tax matters for the week of April 10, 2022 – April 16, 2022. April 11, 2022: The IRS issued a news release, reminding taxpayers of the option to obtain an Identity Protection PIN to guard against tax-related identity theft. April 12, 2022: The IRS issued a news release announcing the mailing of ...