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'Gifts Law' opens door to corruption in entire public service, A-G says

The Jerusalem Post 26 Mar 2023

"A public worker already can accept gifts from friends and family, including funding for medical and legal fees, as long as they are not given to him due to his role as a public worker."Oren Funo ... The bill also enables contributions to medical and legal fees of public servants' families.

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Killing FOIA

Arkansas Democrat-Gazette 26 Mar 2023

"Changing the number who can meet legally to a quorum or even one-third of a governing body means most if not all, through meeting serially, will be allowed to discuss their thoughts and decisions (meaning votes) on issues in private, including phone calls, emails or texts, before formally gathering in a quorum to vote in public," said McCutchen.

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State NAACP says no to Go Forward taxes

Arkansas Democrat-Gazette 26 Mar 2023

Daniels said public-private partnerships can be beneficial, but he questioned the legality of the way Go Forward is operated, saying that, in his opinion, the state Constitution bars local governing bodies, such as the city of Pine Bluff, from investing in a private organization, such as Go Forward.

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Michael J. Lee: States, cities and the wealthy are already withdrawing from America

The Maryville Daily Times 26 Mar 2023

Such refusals could involve legal maneuvers like interposition, in which a community delays or constrains the enforcement of a law it opposes, or nullification, in which a community explicitly declares a law to be null and void within its borders ... Many other examples of legalized separatism revolve around taxes.

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UAE: Family quarrel turns violent; police control brawl, arrest members

Khaleejtimes 26 Mar 2023

The police controlled the fight, the people involved were arrested, and legal action was taken. Ras Al Khaimah Police asked the public not to spread rumours and circulate them on social media, promoting some baseless news that affects public opinion, clarifying that spreading ...

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Basic Education commits to eradicating pit toilets in schools by 2025

Eye Witness News 26 Mar 2023

In 2013, the department adopted the minimum uniform norms and standards for public school infrastructure, which banned pit toilets at schools and created a legal responsibility for the department and provincial departments to eradicate them at schools.

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Child sex abuse suspect roams free without an electronic tag for more than six months ...

The Daily Mail 26 Mar 2023

Last year, officials at the Public and Commercial Services Union, whose members include legal advisers and clerks at magistrates' courts, said the system was 'so flawed that it's almost like it's got a mind of its own' ... He added the HMCTS must also 'secure value for money from the £1.3 billion [of public money] it has invested'.

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States' divisions on abortion widen after Roe overturned

The Grand Island Independent 26 Mar 2023

But after a key anti-abortion group stepped in, the lawmakers had to settle for a stricter legal standard that moves the needle very little ... Many were met with legal challenges ... Polling has shown the public was unhappy with the overturning of Roe even as they also support some abortion restrictions.

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Don’t hide notices from the taxpayer

Uvalde Leader News 26 Mar 2023

Public notices are mandatory announcements of what a governmental body plans to do or what it has already put into motion ... By handling public notices, newspapers give government officials legal protection from accusations of releasing incomplete or untimely information – or of surreptitiously changing the record for the officials’ convenience.

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Rule By Law in Florida

The Atlantic 26 Mar 2023

He was targeting a specific group of vulnerable people to score headlines that would benefit him personally, which isn’t how legal authority is supposed to operate in a democracy ... And he has signed legislation that reduces legal liability for drivers who injure or kill protesters with their cars on public roads.

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Consider what park, community will lose

The Vindicator 26 Mar 2023

The Mill Creek MetroParks administration claims to consider public input regarding park management ... The online survey reflected an approximate 50/50 split in public opinion ... All but two areas identified for hunting will be closed to the public February through September.

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Likud MKs Dichter, Dallal say they will support judicial reform bill

The Jerusalem Post 26 Mar 2023

"I am acutely aware of the public's concerns, but there should be no doubt that my position is still that the reform in the legal system is crucial, and it will be completed!" ... Likud MKs Yuli Edelstein and David Bitan were the only Likud MKs to support Gallant publicly after his statement on Saturday night.

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Pension Reform in France May Lead to Hardening of Paris' Positions on Francafrique, Activist Says

Sputnik 26 Mar 2023

France has recently unveiled pension reforms to raise the legal retirement age from 62 to 64. The reform, which has triggered public discontent, will come into force in 2023, French President Emmanuel Macron has recently announced ....

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Sister Ginny King: Choose life, not air pollution

The Daily Telegram 26 Mar 2023

Despite public opinion, our leaders are convinced that weapons of war — high-capacity assault weapons — should be legal and readily available ... Public health experts know how much death to expect given various levels of soot pollution ... on soot pollution with the public on March 28.

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