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Ken Ofori-AttaPhotographer: Simon Dawson/Bloomberg Ghanaian lawmakers approved a tax on electronic payments, a key piece of legislation needed by the government to reduce its budget deficit this year. The West African nation’s dollar bonds rallied. The so-called e-levy, first proposed by Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta in November, was passed after he cut it to 1.5% from 1.75%. Minority legis...

MOUNT LAUREL, NJ — Looking to enter a career in law enforcement, private security or with the courts? Stop by Rowan College at Burlington County on March 31 for Law Enforcement Career Day. The event, which is free and open to the public, will take place on Thursday from 12PM to 2:30PM in the Student Success Center on their Mount Laurel Campus, located at 900 College Circle. Agencies from loca...

iMessage running on an iPhone. At the moment, getting access to iMessage’s features on non-Apple devices is a complete pain. In fact, getting access to any messaging platform’s features outside of its native apps can range from difficult to almost impossible. Whether it’s Facebook Messenger, WhatsApp, or Signal, in every case, the services’ developers want you to stick to their own softwar...

Earlier this month, our firm was well-represented at the 35th Annual Construction Law Conference in San Antonio, Texas. As always, the conference presented great opportunities to visit with colleagues and other construction law practitioners throughout Texas, meet new friends, and to learn of recent legal developments impacting the construction industry. The volume of new and useful informati...

The Notre Dame Law School Exoneration Justice Clinic has hired a new clinic investigator to assist in freeing wrongfully convicted clients. Christian Sheckler joined the clinic in March 2022. Sheckler’s role at the clinic will include locating and interviewing witnesses in wrongful conviction cases, as well as reviewing case files and gathering other evidence to prove client innocence. “Chris...

The ability for a municipality to require all-electric new construction was not among the Baker administration’s proposed state building code changes meant to encourage builders to shift away from fossil fuel heating in favor of electrification, but Attorney General Maura Healey has told the administration that it has the legal authority to propose such a policy. The administration’s updates ...

It’s always sad to hear when a couple doesn’t work out, particularly when two people have spent a significant portion of their lives together. Anthony Anderson, who rejoined the Law & Order cast for the revival of the franchise’s flagship series, and his wife Alvina Anderson are reportedly ending their marriage after 22 years together. Alvina filed paperwork last week to divorce the Law &...

As the Golden Triangle saw an influx of activity this past weekend, local law enforcement stayed on top of keeping their communities safe. From the beginning of the weekend Friday morning, Starkville Police Department made six arrests for driving under the influence. The ages of those who received DUIs ranged from 20 to 71, and it was a combination of people from the area and college students...

Workers with East Bay Municipal Utility District (EBMUD) install a new water pipe in Walnut Creek, California on April 22, 2021. With all the bad news about Ukraine and other crises greeting us at every turn, there is some good news to share that’s important to millions of Americans. The “Bipartisan Infrastructure Law” (the BIL) that was enacted just before Thanksgiving time last year—formall...

NEW ORLEANS — The New Orleans City Council Utility Committee is holding a public meeting Tuesday to hear comments and vote on a proposed ethics law that bans campaign contributions. The meeting begins at 11 a.m. A vote in favor by the Committee will move the proposed law to the full New Orleans council for a vote. If passed, it would be the first law to ban campaign contributions to council m...