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Health-care debate launches UC spring series – Charleston Gazette
The panel will also discuss ethical questions related to recent changes, and future proposed changes, in government health-care laws and policies. Dr. Ed Welch, president of the University of Charleston, will moderate the discussion. “It sounds so simple …
Justice Reinvestment Act ‘changes everything’ – Star News Online
As the details of a landmark overhaul to North Carolina’s criminal justice system come into focus, prosecutors and defense attorneys have blasted certain elements of the law, contending they sacrifice public safety to save money, among other concerns.
Health care expert Sally Pipes on what could replace Obamacare [VIDEO] – Daily Caller
But while the process of getting rid of the law is somewhat straightforward, there’s been no consensus on what to actually replace it with. Enter Sally Pipes, the renowned health care expert and president of the Pacific Research Institute.
Toughened Sex-Trade Law Takes Effect – WIBC.com
Six days before the Super Bowl, Indiana has tightened its laws on sex trafficking. Legislators from both parties joined Governor Daniels as he signed a bill closing loopholes that could have made it hard to prosecute cases falling outside the … Continue reading
Virginia ‘Kings Dominion Law’ Repeal Rejected: Schools Still Start After Labor Day To Support Tourism – Huffington Post
A Virginia Sente panel has defeated a set of three bills that would have repealed a state mandate, nicknamed the “Kings Dominion Law,” that schools open after Labor Day. The move marks a failure to update a decades-old policy, and … Continue reading
New Smyrna senior on never-ending quest to learn – Daytona Beach News-Journal
“I am a multi-dimensional person,” the spunky senior citizen said. Over the past 70 years … “They call me their Beach Oma,” she said of her former son-in-law’s two children. Her surviving children — a son and a daughter — … Continue reading
Political round-up: January 30 – New Zealand Herald
The political left has been pushing an economic nationalist line … possibility of tightening restrictions on land sales – see: Change to foreign ownership law possible, says PM. Key’s instincts will be to make further placating noises like this but … Continue reading
Modern Challenges in Immigration – Examiner
and it is clear that the current immigration laws are not in favor of the poor or uneducated. To have government policy favor certain types of immigrants based on nationality, necessity, talent, oppression, or wealth is blatant discrimination. Without …
Obama’s tax record – Yahoo Finance
and families and businesses get a maze of temporary or soon-to-expire tax laws mixed in with some new ones on tap. Low- and middle-income households: The president wants to make the Bush tax cuts permanent for anyone making less than … Continue reading
What Europe’s ‘Right to Be Forgotten’ Has in Common with SOPA – Time
Under the proposed law, however, it’s the speaker who must show that … Additionally, Yakowitz says that giving consumers the right to escape the consequences of their actions could hurt others. “When a particular consumer chooses to …
