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Ohio voters reject new collective bargaining law – AP – msnbc.com
The state settled an expensive nationally watched debate by roundly rejecting a new law restricting the collective bargaining abilities of public employee unions and amended the state constitution to snub federal health care mandates. A third ballot issue …
Environmentalists Suing USFWS Over Crops on Wildlife Refuges – Field and Stream (blog)
The groups claim the federal agency broke the law by entering agreements with farmers that allowed planting of biotech crops on refuge land in eight U.S. states without environmental reviews required by U.S. law. Most of the crops at issue … Continue reading
Events during the month of November – News4Jax.com
To make an appointment to donate blood, go to the Blood Alliance’s website or call 888-998-2243. Free Admission to Law Enforcement Personnel Ripley’s Attractions of St. Augustine will be hosting Law Enforcement Appreciation Days through November 23.
Securities lawyers priase CFPB plans to warn enforcement targets – Law.com
“A smart thing and a wise thing for the agency to do.” That’s how William McLucas, who chairs the securities practice at Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr, described the Nov. 7 announcement by the Consumer Finance Protection Bureau that … Continue reading
California Slaughterhouse Law May Be Voided by High Court – BusinessWeek
Nov. 9 (Bloomberg) — U.S. Supreme Court justices signaled they are poised to overturn a California law that requires slaughterhouses to immediately euthanize animals that are too sick to stand up. Hearing arguments today in Washington …
Health Law Survives Test in Court of Appeals – Tuscaloosa News
A federal appeals court in Washington upheld the Obama administration’s health care law on Tuesday in a decision written by a prominent conservative jurist. The decision came as the Supreme Court is about to consider whether to take up …
CalSTRS Adopts Policy on Corporate Political Contributions Disclosure – Yahoo Finance
The policy, adopted at the Investment Committee meeting on November 3, formalizes longstanding CalSTRS corporate governance practice and emphasizes … duties to both comply with all federal and state laws and to protect the best interest of shareholders.
Court upholds health-care law – The Post and Courier
WASHINGTON — A federal appeals court upheld the constitutionality of the 2010 health-care law on Tuesday, granting the Obama administration its fourth win at the appellate level as it seeks ultimate affirmation of the law from the Supreme Court …
Public forum set on immigration law – The Post and Courier
COLUMBIA — Want to learn firsthand about South Carolina’s attempts to force illegal immigrants out of the state, and what those on both sides of the issues have to say? The League of Women Voters of the Charleston Area will … Continue reading
Olympus Fees, Internet Ads, Health-Care Law, PMI: Compliance – Bloomberg
Olympus Corp. (7733) said three executives helped conceal decades of losses by paying inflated fees to takeover advisers, the first admission of wrongdoing since accusations from its former chief executive officer engulfed the Japanese camera …
