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A Tempe law preventing race based hair discrimination could soon be national law after it passed in the U.S. House on Friday, March 18. Prior to Friday’s ruling, Tempe was among one of the few 33 cities and counties in the country that already had the Crown Act in place. The Crown Act, which officially stands for “Creating a Respectful and Open World for Natural Hair,” prohibits raced based h...

FRANKFORT, Ky. — Gov. Andy Beshear signed several bills into law on Friday. One of them will make a big difference for employees under the age of 21 and for owners of restaurants, bars and alcohol distribution facilities. House Bill 252 allows 18-year-olds to serve alcohol or work in alcohol distribution warehouses as long as they are supervised by someone at least 20 years old. Venues all ov...

Man accused of Madras law firm fire back in Jefferson County  The Bulletin

Lebanese members of Parliament attend a parliamentary session at the UNESCO Palace in Beirut, Lebanon October 28, 2021. REUTERS/Aziz Taher BEIRUT, March 26 (Reuters) - A draft Lebanese capital control law will be discussed by parliamentary committees on Monday and put to a vote on Tuesday if the text is agreed, two lawmakers said, a new bid to pass the long-delayed law amid a standoff between...

From The Tribune staff reports MONTGOMERY — Gov. Kay Ivey has signed a law to create the nation’s first elder abuse registry, WSFA-TV originally reported. The new statewide database, created by legislation called “Shirley’s Law” after Shirley Holcombe, who survived elder abuse, will include the names of anyone convicted of mistreating senior citizens. Holcombe died in 2018 after becoming a vi...

PARACHUTE, Colo. (CBS4)– The parents of an 11-year-old girl from Parachute are sharing their heartbreaking story in hopes of saving the lives of other children. Annaliese Backner was run over and killed by her own school bus earlier this month. “My baby passed away that morning… in front of her classmates, maybe not only a couple of hundred feet from my house,” says Leandra Backner. Leandra B...

Washington County will sell fuel to Bayport for use in law enforcement vehicles through the county’s state contract, after the County Board approved an agreement with the city March 22. The Washington County Sheriff’s Office has a contract with the state for the Fixed Fuel Program for participants in the metropolitan area. The city needs to buy 87 octane gasoline to operate its squad cars and...

PHOENIX - Motorcyclists in Arizona will soon be able to ride between lanes in stopped traffic. Gov. Doug Ducey has signed SB 1273, which allows motorcycle riders to pass a car stopped in the same lane. The move is only legal if: The speed limit is 45 miles per hour The motorcycle is not going faster than 15 miles per hour The street is divided into at least two lanes with the same direction ...

ALBANY, N.Y. (WTEN)—Industries such as law enforcement, education, and health care are seeing staffing issues. With extra money for COVID relief coming from the Federal Government this year, Senator Joe Griffo proposes giving workers bonuses to help solve a shortage of employees. “This is a good way to recruit and retain people in health care, in law enforcement, and education. So we are look...

Frederick Law Olmsted's 200th birthday celebration tea party and lecture 1 RUMSON, NJ – The man considered the father of great American landscape design has a Rumson connection. St. George’s-by-the-River Church will be hosting a lecture and formal tea on Saturday, May 14 to celebrate Frederick Law Olmsted’s life and share the story of how the Olmsted Brothers firm was commissioned to visit Ru...