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Special session: Gov. Nixon signs law with incentives for science, tech companies – KYTV

Jay Nixon plans to implement a new law directing state revenues to science and technology … companies that conduct research or make products related to agricultural biotechnology, homeland security, information technology, pharmaceuticals …

Broward crime rises in first half of 2011 – Sun Sentinel

Broward saw an overall 2 percent increase in crime for the first half of this year, compared with the same period in 2010, according to semi-annual figures released by the Florida Department of Law Enforcement. Though reasons for the rise … Continue reading

Group calls on Md. lawmakers to update laws to improve environmental enforcement – Washington Post

BALTIMORE — A nonprofit research group wants Maryland lawmakers to give the state’s environmental laws more teeth. A report released Friday by the Washington-based Center for Progressive Reform says updating laws will give the Maryland Department of …

Law Firm Brower Piven Announces Class Action Lawsuit Against Hewlett-Packard Co. – Yahoo Finance

STEVENSON, Md.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Brower Piven, A Professional Corporation announces that a class action lawsuit has been commenced in the United States District Court for the Central District of California on behalf of purchasers of the common stock of …

FDLE Announces Crime In Florida Down – msnbc.com

The Florida Department of Law Enforcement announced Friday that crime in the Sunshine State has declined 2 percent for the first half of the calendar year over the same period last year. The statistics are according to FDLE’s Semi-Annual Uniform … Continue reading

Vt. gov.’s high court nominee pushed civil unions, marriage law – Worcester Telegram & Gazette

She endorsed him in last year’s campaign and helped bring gay rights supporters and their campaign … She said she worked in family and employment law and other civil matters. Her experience in criminal law is limited, she acknowledged …

Gov. Nixon signs Missouri science incentives – New Orleans Times-Picayune

In short: Tax revenues from existing biotechnology companies would be used as grants to … with Nixon’s decision to essentially disregard the clause and implement the law. Mayer said he attached the contingent wording in hopes that it would provide … Continue reading

EMORY: Fmr. Army nurse outraged over ‘bad law’ – WXIA 11 Alive

DECATUR, Ga. — An Army nurse who was hired to work at Emory Hospital found out she couldn’t start the job because of a legislative glitch. The law says her Army training doesn’t qualify her to be licensed in the … Continue reading

Fish & Richardson Senior Principal John B. Pegram Receives 2011 Outstanding Service Award From AIPLA – msnbc.com

Pegram, a senior principal in the firm’s New York office, has received the 2011 President’s Outstanding Service Award from the American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA). The award recognizes one individual’s years of service to …

Quick Edit | Corporate corruption – Livemint.com

Irrespective of whether a law to curb corporate graft is passed, companies need to write whistle-blower protection and tough anti-bribery rules into their corporate governance frameworks.