Recap: Public safety chat with Saginaw law enforcement leaders
The Saginaw News - MLive.comMarch 31, 2012
By Brad Devereaux | bdeverea@mlive.com SAGINAW, MI — Area law enforcement representatives shared a dialog with MLive readers during a live chat hosted by the Saginaw News Friday. About 70 people signed on to watch or participate in the live event.more »
New York Dream Act Proponents Increase Pressure On Governor Cuomo To Provide ...
Huffington PostMarch 31, 2012
The activists protesting at his office said they will continue to fight until funds for the Dream Act are approved in the state. They urged Zeldin not to criminalize undocumented students who, in most cases, arrived in the US as children and did not ...more »
La. voucher opponents say some money that 'follows the students' is meant for ...
The RepublicMarch 31, 2012
Districts get different amounts of money from the MFP, based on factors including enrollment, taxing capacity and taxes. The MFP directs the spending of the state and local money. If the bill becomes law, MFP would also govern funding for the tuition ...more »
Money & the Law: Fighting online fraud a never-ending battle
Colorado Springs GazetteMarch 31, 2012
This, says the FFIEC, has generated “losses of hundreds of millions of dollars resulting from online account takeovers and unauthorized funds transfers.” Not unlike the old Mad magazine Spy vs. Spy cartoon strip, it seems that, as soon as banks develop ...more »
The best democracy money can buy: Funding Egypt's presidential campaigns
Ahram OnlineMarch 31, 2012
How far will money go in determining Egypt's next president? The law seems to be too flexible, but political orientation plays a major role in approaches adopted The United States of America, the self proclaimed leader of the 'free world', ...more »
Healthcare's high court test
Los Angeles TimesMarch 31, 2012
The latter issue should be easy to resolve in the law's favor. In the past the court has upheld the right of Congress to attach conditions — for example, a 21-year-old drinking age — to the receipt of federal funds. More complicated is the question ...more »
Ga. police buy gear with seized money
Police NewsMarch 31, 2012
By Andria Simmons Police officers in the town of Braselton are driving brand new Chevy Tahoe SUVs on patrol these days. Lawrenceville's police department boasts 21 new vehicles, along with new in-car cameras, 48 laptops and assorted tactical gear.more »
Malawi caught up in political party funding maze
Newstime AfricaMarch 31, 2012
Chinoko says the country's Law Commission is currently amending the Political Parties Act to address issues of control of public funds by political parties and to encourage parties to disclose other sources of funding. Last week the office of the ...more »
Senate uses reserve funds to cut business tax
Bemidji PioneerMarch 31, 2012
She said that drawing down the state reserves via tax cuts is a good way to return tax money to Minnesotans. Also in her bill, the state income tax law dealing with married couples would change to conform to federal law.more »
Health Exchanges Have Fans
Wall Street JournalMarch 30, 2012
By LOUISE RADNOFSKY A handful of states say they are planning to press ahead and voluntarily implement a key part of the 2010 federal health-care law even if it is wiped out by the Supreme Court. The Obama administration's law faced three days of ...more »
Energy prices may rise on speculation law
WJXT JacksonvilleMarch 30, 2012
In turn, that would lead to fewer investments from energy companies, fewer jobs in the sector and higher prices for consumers. "The regulations, as currently envisioned, could create a significant ripple effect through the energy economy that would ...more »
Indiana laws target perishable loads, local road funds
Land Line MagazineMarch 30, 2012
Another new law permits counties to use property taxes to pay for local road projects. Indiana law now mandates that property taxes be used for county highway maintenance only in an emergency. Unanimous approval from county councils also is required.more »
DOMA Defense Money Should Go to Trayvon Martin Probe
Care2.com (blog)March 30, 2012
The Supreme Court hasn't ruled on the law that defines marriage as the legal union of one man and one woman. Honda previously demanded a hearing into Boehner's “irresponsible, backdoor use of taxpayer money to pay … to represent the House in support ...more »
Registration Day: Hedge Funds Face Deadline For SEC Signup
Wall Street Journal (blog)March 30, 2012
The registration, now required of private-fund advisers managing $150 million or more, is part of broader changes mandated by the Dodd-Frank financial overhaul law aimed at making the hedge-fund industry more transparent. As part of registration, ...more »
ISI 'funding' politicians: Probe reports can't be traced
Hindustan TimesMarch 30, 2012
PTI Pakistani authorities were unable to trace the reports of two commissions that investigated the funding of politicians by the ISI in 1990, the government's top law officer informed the Supreme Court on Friday. hearing on a petition filed by ex-air ...more »
