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Lowering the election threshold could boost the ruling coalition’s number of parliamentary seats, but there's no guarantee. Nationalist Movement Party deputy Muharrem Varli (L) argues with the Republican People's Party deputies in the debate that broke out during election law negotiations in the Turkish Grand National Assembly on March 29, 2022. - ADEM ALTAN/AFP via Getty Images ISTANBUL — T...

Official White House photo by Adam Schultz Detroit Today The Emmett Till Anti-Lynching Act has now passed. It comes after a century of stalls and blockades — and well beyond the time when lynchings in the U.S. were as common as they were in the early 1900s. That leaves questions about its significance and what it signals to America about the stories it tells itself. “There are limits to wha...

The first quarter of 2022 continued the trend of increasing regulation of the workplace by state and local governments. Although it is not possible to discuss all state and local laws, this update provides an overview of recent and upcoming legislative developments to help you and your organization stay in compliance. (Please note that developments related to issues such as minimum wage rates...

LawFlash Utah has become the fourth state in the United States to pass a comprehensive consumer data privacy law—the most business-friendly state privacy law yet. After passing both houses of Utah’s state legislature in February and March—with overwhelming bipartisan support—the Utah Consumer Privacy Act (UCPA) was signed into law by Governor Spencer Cox on March 24, 2022. The UCPA shares a n...

Tasting room dog Chai inspects a beer at Onsite Brewing in Midtown Anchorage. This year, the most controversial provision has been one that limits the number of tasting rooms for breweries, distilleries and wineries. (Photo by Abbey Collins/Alaska Public Media) For more than 10 years, lawmakers have been considering a massive overhaul of Alaska’s laws governing the sale of alcohol in the stat...

The Governor signed House Bill 3 into law during a signing ceremony Friday at the Brevard County Sheriff’s Office in Titusville. Titusville-April 1, 2022: Governor DeSantis has signed a measure into law that offers recruitment and retention incentives to both in-and-out of state residents who pursue a career in law enforcement in Florida. Among other provisions, House Bill 3 provides a $5,0...

DOUGLAS COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE Monday, March 7 Public assist, lift assist, Maple Drive SE. Public assist, State Highway 29 S. Attempted fraud, caller signed up for a streaming service and feels like it may be a scam, Lake Aldrich Court NW, Brandon. Motorist assist, got vehicle started, Broadway Street. Tuesday, March 8 Personal injury crash, semi versus Ford Focus, Interstate 94. Motorist as...

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Hennepin Healthcare has a new policy which prohibits its doctors from working side jobs in law enforcement. The health care system’s leaders say it will end its contract for medical instruction with Minneapolis police. Hennepin Healthcare CEO Jennifer DeCubellis said the policy change comes from a need to draw “really clear lines” as to the hospital’s fundamental mission. I...

More than 55 projects to begin or continue in six counties Wolf Administration officials today highlighted more than 55 projects anticipated to be under construction this year across the six-county region and discussed the federal Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) benefits to regional roads and bridges. “I am pleased to announce the many improvements across our rural communities that will b...

The public service firm adds a new office location and six attorneys specializing in water rights and public agency law LOS ANGELES , April 4, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Aleshire & Wynder LLP (A&W), a public law firm well known for its representation of cities and other public agencies, announced today the addition of a six attorney team that will significantly expand the strength and reach...