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Changes make guest-worker program more costly for employers – USA Today
Just a few months after Alabama’s anti-illegal immigration law went into effect, some industries may soon be priced out of a legal guest-worker program. A change by the U.S. Department of Labor to the federal H-2B program will force employers … Continue reading
Alabama’s new ethics law fails to stop exemption requests from lobbyists and public officials – Everything Alabama Blog
The requests were made by committee Chairman Rep. Jim Barton, R-Mobile. > The Alabama State Bar Family Law Section to provide lodging for judges at its annual education conference “Divorce on the Beach.” > The Alabama Wholesale Beer Association …
Did Assemblywoman Mary Hayashi show intent to steal? – Contra Costa Times
SACRAMENTO — Assemblywoman Mary Hayashi’s claim that she was distracted while carrying $2,445 worth of unpaid clothing items from San Francisco’s Neiman Marcus store will be a tough sell to the district attorney’s office, one criminal law expert says.
New Alabama Immigration Law Brings in Citizens – Officer.com
Proponents of Alabama’s tough new immigration law applaud the statute for targeting illegal immigrants living in the state. But the law’s first month of enforcement has, in Calhoun County, sent a number of U.S. citizens to jail, too. Calhoun …
Father Jon Pedigo and Richard Konda: Community trust in police is crucial to fighting crime – San Jose Mercury News
The way to fight crime is not Immigration and Customs Enforcement collaboration … RICHARD KONDA is executive director of the Asian Law Alliance and a member of the Coalition for Justice and Accountability. They wrote this for this newspaper.
Patent business opens in Glens Falls – Post-Star
GLENS FALLS — A longtime patent attorney has opened his own patent service office in Glens Falls. John Pietrangelo, who lives in Queensbury and has practiced law in Albany for the past decade, says the timing is right to start … Continue reading
Open government advocates push meeting, record reforms – Abington Mariner
Government transparency advocates hope backroom casino talks and a new batch of high-profile Beacon Hill scandals will lend new momentum to Open Meeting Law and public record reform legislation this year. Supporters especially hope to pass one of several …
Ohio gears up for vote on collective bargaining limits – Chicago Sun-Times
But Mauk said the law’s backers are still cautiously optimistic they can win, and will continue through the weekend to carry the bill’s tea party-friendly message to voters. “People are tired of government spending more than it makes …
POLITICAL NOTEBOOK: Blasi, Brantley announce judicial races – Gwinnett Daily Post
“A good judge, a fair judge, enters a courtroom without predetermined conclusions, but relies on the law and the Constitution. I will do exactly that.” Political Notebook appears in the Thursday and Sunday editions of the Gwinnett Daily Post.
Guatemalans Vote in Run-Off Presidential Election Amid Mounting Violence – Bloomberg
“Many have the view that it’s the military that is going to restore law and order,” said Adriana Beltran, an analyst at the Washington Office on Latin America. “But what does the iron fist mean? Is he going to strengthen … Continue reading
