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March 23, 2022

Gov. Reynolds signs Israel and antisemitism bills into law - KCRG

Reynolds signed the bills during a formal meeting with the Israeli Consul General to the Midwest, Yinam Cohen. DES MOINES, Iowa (KCRG) - Governor Reynolds signed two bills into law relating to anti-BDS of Israel and antisemitism on Wednesday. Bill HF2373 is an act relating to restrictions for companies boycotting Israel and bill HF2220 is an act relating to antisemitism in the state of Iowa. ...
March 23, 2022

Gov. Brad Little signs bill into law to help rural EMS with funding - Idaho News 6 Boise Twin Falls

Photo by: Idaho News 6 BOISE, Idaho — Gov. Brad Little signed HB561 into law Monday, helping to free up money in the state's Emergency Medical Services Fund III. The existing fund only allowed for vehicle and equipment purchases, but the new law opens up what the money can be used for. This law allows funding to be used for training, licensing, communication technology, dispatch services and ...
March 23, 2022

Ithacans sound off on law enforcement reform plan in Town Hall event - The Ithaca Voice

ITHACA, N.Y.—The City of Ithaca’s Reimagining Public Safety plan to reform the Ithaca Police Department arrived earlier this month with a sprawling report on plans for IPD restructuring. That came after months of deliberation, feedback and planning, and was accordingly followed by a town hall-style forum held Tuesday evening, giving the public their first specific, formal chance to comment on...
March 23, 2022

New Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity Implementing New Breach Notification Requirements Signed into Law - JD Supra

The new law will require critical infrastructure entities to report certain covered cybersecurity incidents to government agencies within 72 hours; ransomware payments within 24 hours. On March 15, President Biden signed the Cyber Incident Reporting for Critical Infrastructure Act into law as a part of the federal government’s omnibus appropriations bill to fund the government through the 202...
March 23, 2022

Support for paper ballots is strong; legislation would make it state law - Columbia Missourian

Support for paper ballots is strong; legislation would make it state law  Columbia Missourian
March 23, 2022

Former Rumford attorney's mental illness at issue in law license status - Lewiston Sun Journal

A psychiatrist treating Seth T. Carey for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder testified at a hearing Wednesday to determine reinstatement of his law license that he did not diagnose the one-time candidate for district attorney as having a personality disorder. During the second day of Carey’s videoconference hearing before the Grievance Commission of the Maine Board of Overseers of the B...
March 23, 2022

Graduating NYSP troopers say they represent law enforcement pride, diversity and representation - NEWS10 ABC

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) — Two hundred and twenty seven new troopers walked across the graduation stage Wednesday at the Empire State Plaza Convention Center. They say now more than ever, they are proud to represent the state police, but also New York State diversity. One Albany grad, Shaquavia McKnight, says her inspiration to take the pledge is to make people see troopers a little differently....
March 23, 2022

Law enforcement checks in on their mental state - WAFB

Baton Rouge Police Department(WAFB) BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - Day in and day out, local law enforcers put themselves in harm’s way to protect their community, which often means their mental and emotional state is on the line too. Jonathan Medine, a special victims’ unit detective with the Baton Rouge Police Department, has been law enforcement for 16 years. “We just want to help people and do...
March 23, 2022

New mental health legislation for law enforcement in Indiana - 14 News WFIE Evansville

EVANSVILLE, Ind. (WFIE) - On March 21, Indiana Governor Eric Holcomb signed House Bill 1296. On July 1, Indiana residents will no longer need a permit to carry a handgun. With all of the controversy surrounding that, other details of the legislation may have been overlooked. Particularly legislation directly impacting Indiana Law Enforcement and its police academies. Evansville Police Departm...
March 23, 2022

State law allowing cameras in all Ohio nursing homes goes into effect - WJW FOX 8 News Cleveland

CLEVELAND (WJW) – Starting today under a new state law, relatives of nursing home patients in Ohio are allowed to place surveillance cameras in the rooms of their loved ones. The new law is the culmination of a ten year crusade by a Cleveland man who discovered that his mother was being abused at a nursing home. 78-year-old Esther Piskor was the loving matriarch of a large family, but when sh...