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Assembly Votes to Indefinitely Postpone Public Testimony Reform Ordinance
Channel 2 NewsThe Anchorage Assembly voted unanimously to indefinitely postpone Ordinance 63, a proposal to reform public testimony policy, shortly before 10:30 p.m. Tuesday. Dozens lined up at Assembly chambers to take a stand on taking the stand, which was...Tags: Career and Workplace, Labor Legislation
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L.A. County supervisor outlines a new jail proposal
Los Angeles County Supervisor Zev Yaroslavsky wants the board to consider tearing down part of the troubled Men's Central Jail and building a facility to house mentally ill and drug addicted inmates, which he says would offer all prisoners a better chance...
Tags: Mental Health, Substance Abuse, Lee Baca, Mental Illness, Prisons
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Florist challenges demand to provide flowers for same-sex wedding
A tempest in a flowerpot over whether a Washington state florist should have to provide bouquets to a same-sex wedding has taken a new turn with a countersuit filed by the shop owner claiming her religious freedoms gave her the right to refuse. In an...
Tags: Weddings, Marriage, Freedom of the Press, Crime, Law and Justice, Social Issues
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Angelina Jolie's courageous act will save women's lives
Four days after her April 27 breast reconstruction, the third and final surgery aimed at sparing her an early death from breast cancer, Angelina Jolie was in good spirits at home. Upon paying a house call, her surgeon, Dr. Kristi Funk of the Pink...
Tags: Government Health Care, Breast Cancer, Medical Research, Breast Reconstruction, Angelina Jolie
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Voice of the People, May. 21
Care options I appreciate the Chicago Tribune for paying attention to an issue that my family has been faced with for quite some time: caring for the mentally ill. My brother has been dealt a bad hand in life. He has wild mood swings that without the...Tags: Israel, Diabetes, Mental Health, Car Safety Tips and Advice, Chicago Tribune
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School facilities bill grew from grass roots
Michael Dresser got it right in describing the trajectory of the Baltimore school facilities bill as going from "non-starter to law," but the story goes far beyond the elected and appointed officials who worked hard to make the deals and shepherd the...
Tags: Public Officials, Politics, Annapolis, Elections, Separation of Church and State
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Charleston city leaders consider putting limits on panhandling
Charleston Daily Mail, W.Va.CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- Charleston leaders are eyeing a crackdown on panhandling in the city. City Attorney Paul Ellis said he is working on an ordinance that would prohibit panhandlers from soliciting money in an "aggressive" fashion but said the...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Justice and Rights, Lifestyle and Leisure, Civil Rights, Lotteries
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Ramsey County deputy took his camera, and he wants charges dropped
St. Paul Pioneer PressThe attorney for a Little Canada man whose camera was taken by Ramsey County deputies after he filmed them has filed a motion to dismiss the case, saying Andrew Henderson's civil rights were violated. Henderson, 29, was charged with interfering with...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Justice and Rights, Civil Rights, Justice System, Lawyers
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Is county jail large enough?
The Record, Stockton, Calif.In the years since San Joaquin County headed on a tack to expand the jail, crime rates in the county and booking rates at the jail have been on the decline, according to a report released last week. Those trends and recommended changes to incarcerate...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Jerry Brown, Dwayne Johnson, Criminals, Prisons
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EDITORIAL: Upgrade protections of digital records
Seattle TimesTHE last time the Electronic Communications Privacy Act (ECPA) was significantly revised, brick-sized cellphones cost $3,000, email was mostly limited to academics and the military. The World Wide Web was still just a gleam in the eye of Tim Berners-Lee....Tags: Judges, Microsoft Corporation, Science and Technology, Crime, Law and Justice, Laws
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All mail at Santa Clara County jail to be limited to small postcards
San Jose Mercury NewsTo jail inmate Lisa Coulter, the Hallmark card she got from a support group is a lifeline, something to hold close to her heart as she nervously waits for a judge to release her or send her back to prison after 16 years behind bars. "Welcome home,"...Tags: Mental Health, Crime, Law and Justice, Heroin, PCP, Prisons
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Transgender student: 'Do the right thing, Red Lion'
York Daily Record, Pa.A standing-room only crowd clapped for Issak Oliver Wolfe after he spoke to the Red Lion Area School Board Thursday night, describing how he has been hurt by the district and how he wants to help future transgender students. Wolfe has asked the...Tags: Students, Teaching and Learning, Harrisburg (Dauphin, Pennsylvania), Social Issues
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