Tag: Laws
Advocates seek Biden push on gun bills, but prospects iffy
<p>WASHINGTON — After President Joe Biden’s giant COVID-19 relief bill passed Congress, he made a prime-time address to the nation and presided over a...
Connecticut’s zoning laws a focus in racial equity debate
<p>After the police killing of George Floyd, a Connecticut law professor invited architects, planners and land use attorneys to a discussion of how local...
Battling bigness: Congress eyes action against monopolies
<p>WASHINGTON — The battle against bigness is building. Whether it’s beer, banks or book publishing, lawmakers are targeting major industries they say have become...
Top Portugal court nixes euthanasia law, says it’s imprecise
LISBON, Portugal — Portugal’s Constitutional Court on Monday blocked a law passed by parliament introducing euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide for terminally ill and gravely...
Utah campaign against porn marches on with phone filter plan
<p>SALT LAKE CITY — Conservative lawmakers in Utah have fired another salvo in their longtime campaign against online porn with a new requirement that...
With NIL reform in limbo, NCAA heading toward busy June
The NCAA's efforts to allow athletes to earn money from personal endorsement and sponsorship deals are stuck in limbo, and June is shaping up...
Advocates seek Biden push on gun bills, but prospects iffy
WASHINGTON — After President Joe Biden’s giant COVID-19 relief bill passed Congress, he made a prime-time address to the nation and presided over a...
Rights group: Jordan’s debt prisons violate human rights law
AMMAN, Jordan — Samer Qraih had a good job working at a bank in Amman, Jordan, and decided to start his own business importing...
Kentucky Senate votes to make it a crime to taunt police
<p>FRANKFORT, Ky — It could become a crime to taunt a police officer in Kentucky, under a bill that passed the state Senate on...
Labor movement targets Amazon as a foothold in the South
<p>BESSEMER, Ala. — The South has never been hospitable to organized labor. But that may be changing, with an important test in Alabama, where...