Politics Law

Public workers have little clout following Act 10 law – madison

As public sector unions prepare to negotiate their first contracts under the 2011 state law that narrowed the scope of collective … and instead allows government managers to end talks and impose a pay structure. “Is it the bargaining that … Continue reading

Phil Power: Moroun family is behind state ballot petition to drag state voters into battle over second Detroit-Windsor bridge – MLive.com

It is legal for backers to pay circulators … OK for bored billionaires to put unlimited money into political action committees. Michigan’s notoriously weak campaign finance reporting laws have never posed much of a barrier to various …

Crucial to Romney, Florida’s Latino Voters Are Wary of Him, Too – New York Times

Moreno, a political scientist at Florida International University … Last week, Mr. Rubio urged Mr. Romney and Republicans to compromise on the Dream Act, which would give legal residency status to illegal immigrants in college who grew …

UPDATE 3-Canada to offer more insight on blocked deals – Reuters

As Canadian law stands, once the minister … fail to live up to promises they make to the government in order to win consent for a deal. The issue arose after Canada was forced to wade into a legal battle … Continue reading

China law confab canceled amid sensitive period – San Francisco Gate

Authorities in Beijing forced the cancellation Saturday of a major conference on legal protection for private industry amid heightened sensitivity over the country’s biggest political scandal in years, organizers said. A leading Beijing lawyer …

China law confab canceled amid sensitive period – CBS News

XI’AN, China — Organizers say Beijing has forced the cancellation of a conference on legal protection for private industry amid heightened sensitivity over the country’s biggest political scandal in years. A leading Beijing lawyer said legal …

Government will go by Parliament views on tax amendments: Salman Khurshid – Times of India

NEW DELHI: Amid the ongoing controversy over the proposed amendment to I-T Act retrospectively to tax Vodafone like deals, the government on Saturday … claiming the proposed law violated the international legal protections granted to Vodafone …

Organizers say China forces closing of lawyers’ conference amid brewing political scandal – Minneapolis Star Tribune

XI’AN, China – Organizers say Beijing has forced the cancellation of a conference on legal protection for private industry amid heightened sensitivity over the country’s biggest political scandal in years. A leading Beijing lawyer said legal …

13 Undercover has bone to pick with county attorney – Abc Local Web

“No, it’s meant to enforce the law and make sure that the property … Their involvement was solely legal work done after the seizure, not before. “Seizing someone’s statistics for political gain, which is inappropriate,” Androphy said.

Addition to spending bill would benefit one C.R. doctor – Des Moines Register

Birchansky has been a generous political donor in recent years … unconstitutional misuse of power that almost certainly will generate legal challenges if it becomes law. “That this came in the last hour, on a human services budget that …