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Kalamazoo County law enforcement makes case for preschool during United Way discussion – MLive.com
KALAMAZOO — Two weeks after Kalamazoo-area business leaders made a pitch for investing in high-quality early childhood services, law enforcement officials chimed in with the argument that preschool is a great crime prevention-strategy.
Texas state workers among beneficiaries of ‘Obamacare’ – Austin American-Statesman
Read more about the change here. WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama’s health care law created a $5 billion fund to shore up coverage for early retirees, and some of that money is flowing to places you might not expect. Two … Continue reading
Reports: Corzine’s former Goldman Sachs colleague ends his role in probe of MF Global – Minneapolis Star Tribune
As an adviser to Sen. Paul Sarbanes, D-Md., Gensler helped Sarbanes craft the accounting law that bears his name. At the time, Corzine was a senator from New Jersey. On Thursday, The Associated Press reported that in 2005 Gensler donated … Continue reading
Myanmar paves way for opposition to rejoin politics – Monsters and Critics
… of the remaining political prisoners as part of the recent amnesty process and the enactment of the proposed amendments to the political party registration law are steps that can and should be taken as a matter of priority,’ Nambiar … Continue reading
Alabama immigration law poses enforcement challenges for police – Everything Alabama Blog
WASHINGTON — Police enforcing Alabama’s new immigration law cannot consider a person’s apparent national origin as they work to catch people who moved illegally to this nation from another, according to Alabama Director of Homeland Security …
Internship advertisements on government website may break law – The Guardian
The government’s Graduate Talent Pool website has listed more than 29,000 internships since its inception in 2009, according to higher education minister David Willetts – but analysis suggests more than half of these may have been paid below …
The Lessons of Genocide, Taught by the Son of Parents Who Survived It – New York Times
A lawyer by trade, Mr. Rosensaft worked in securities and international law before becoming general counsel of the World Jewish Congress. For several years, he has taught classes similar to the one at Columbia, at the law schools of Cornell … Continue reading
Recently passed patent law could hurt small entrepreneurs – Midland Daily News
The lyrics of Bob Dylan’s 1964 classic, “The Times They Are A-Changin,’” could be used to describe the sweeping changes resulting from the new U.S. patent law passed Sept. 16. Some experts have lauded the new system, saying it will … Continue reading
Nelson Wants Investigation of State’s New Voting Laws – The Ledger
WASHINGTON | Sen. Bill Nelson on Thursday asked the Justice Department to investigate whether new voting laws passed in Florida and more than a dozen other states were part of a coordinated effort to suppress voter turnout among millions of … Continue reading
House committee approves bill granting wide exemptions to environmental laws – Public Radio International PRI
House Republicans are trying to carve out a large exemption to federal clean environment regulations. A bill in committee now would grant the U.S. Department of Homeland Security an exemption from almost all environmental laws when on federal …
