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March 25, 2022

Is Employment Law Ready for the Metaverse? - Law.com International

Tarun Tawakley, Lewis Silkin. Courtesy photo. The global pandemic has forced companies to completely re-imagine how employers and employees collaborate and interact with each other, and remote technology has now become a critical mainstay of our professional lives. If those changes in recent years represented an evolution, we may now be seeing the start of a revolution. Enter the metaverse. A...
March 24, 2022

65 Missouri law professors urge confirmation of Supreme Court nominee - St. Louis Post-Dispatch

65 Missouri law professors urge confirmation of Supreme Court nominee  St. Louis Post-Dispatch
March 24, 2022

Lawmakers Unveil Bill To Fight Fentanyl; Law Enforcement Officials ‘Disappointed’ - CBS Denver

DENVER (CBS4)– Colorado lawmakers unveiled a bill they believe will be key in fighting the fentanyl crisis in the community. (credit: Getty Images) “Fentanyl is unlike any drug we have seen before and we need to treat it differently,” Speaker Alec Garnett said. Garnett led the work drafting the bill, which calls for millions of dollars to go toward treatment and prevention programs including ...
March 24, 2022

Albany Common Council meets on police reform law - WRGB

Albany Common Council meets on police reform law (WRGB) Albany, NY (WRGB) — Albany lawmakers discuss a law that would bring major changes to the city's police department. Local Law C would create a new commission that would oversee the police and a new public safety department. The commission would be made up of nine members- five picked by the Albany Common Council, and the rest by the mayor...
March 24, 2022

GOP gubernatorial candidates' attack on state civil rights law might backfire - Santa Fe New Mexican

GOP gubernatorial candidates' attack on state civil rights law might backfire  Santa Fe New Mexican
March 24, 2022

Clay County considers new jail, law enforcement Center - KCAU 9

VERMILLION, S.D. (KCAU) — Due to being an outdated facility, Clay County is considering a long overdue jail project. Clay County Sheriff Andy Howe said the current jail is so outdated that it no longer houses inmates long-term due to the facility’s conditions. “Now we run our jail as a holdover site, taking inmates in for short-term holds or work release purposes and house the rest of our inm...
March 24, 2022

Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont signs gas tax cut bill into law - CBS New York

HARTFORD, Conn. -- Drivers in Connecticut will soon get some relief at the pump. Gov. Ned Lamont signed the gas tax bill into law Thursday. It will halt the state's 25 cent per gallon gas tax from April 1 until June 30. Two other states -- Maryland and Georgia -- have also signed similar legislation to ease the squeeze from rising gas prices. The Squeeze More Connecticut Gov. Ned La...
March 24, 2022

Sports betting making headway through Missouri legislature, could become law soon - KMOV4

The Missouri House passed a bill Thursday that would allow sports betting on pro and college sports. (KNOE) ST. LOUIS (KMOV) - For years, sports betting has made its way into the Missouri legislature. This year, it’s finally making headway. The state House of Representatives passed Thursday a sports betting bill that would legalize betting for professional and college sports. It’s the most tr...
March 24, 2022

PNM says regulators didn't apply law in Four Corners appeal filing - Santa Fe New Mexican

PNM says regulators didn't apply law in Four Corners appeal filing  Santa Fe New Mexican
March 24, 2022

Australia's private hospital operators warn costs of proposed cybersecurity law could cause ICU closures - Healthcare IT News

ANZ Privacy & Security The government’s new cybersecurity bill could add millions of dollars to the budgets of hospitals already contending with the price of COVID-19. The cost of complying to the Australian government's proposed new cybersecurity obligations could lead to some hospitals closing their intensive care units, a parliamentary inquiry has heard. The government is seeking to s...