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Apr 17 2024
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Dickinson County leaders unanimously approve pipeline restrictions despite lawsuit threat
Dickinson County supervisors voted unanimously Tuesday to implement new restrictions on the placement of carbon dioxide pipelines to create larger buffers around them in the county that's home the Iowa Great Lakes. “We’ve tried to balance both sides,” said Bill Leupold, chair of the five-member board. “I think this ordinance does it.” But in approving the ordinance and making it effective
Des Moines RegisterApr 17 2024
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Alfa Romeo renames 'Italian sounding' Milano after Italy threatens lawsuit
Italian carmaker Alfa Romeo has been forced into an involuntary rebrand of one of its new EVs after facing legal threats from the Italian government over using an “Italian-sounding name” for its Poland-built model. The 113-year-old automaker launched its mini-SUV, the Milano, last week, describing it as “Italian at first sight.” But the Stellantis-owned group was soon caught in the crosshairs
FortuneApr 16 2024
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Former California State Parks employee seeks $4 million in discrimination lawsuit
Angel Alba worked at Malibu Creek State Park, shown, for more than a decade. He’s suing California State Parks for discrimination, harassment and retaliation. A former California State Parks employee is seeking roughly $4 million in a lawsuit alleging the agency discriminated against him for his Mexican heritage, prevented him from moving up in the ranks and failed to accommodate a disability
Los Angeles TimesApr 16 2024
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Flossmoor responds to former police chief’s lawsuit, says performance reason for firing
One month after Flossmoor’s former police Chief Jerel Jones alleged in a federal lawsuit that he was fired because of his race, the village responded to his claims by reiterating its view his dismissal was because of poor performance. Concerns over Jones’ performance began shortly after he started with the Flossmoor department in March 2023, the Chicago-based Sotos Law Firm writes in defense
Chicago TribuneApr 23 2024
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Houston-area program to give $500 monthly payments to some residents on hold after Texas lawsuit
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The Texas Supreme Court on Tuesday ordered Harris County, which includes Houston, to put on hold a guaranteed income program that to roughly 2,000 residents. The program has become a target of , who has accused local Democratic leaders of trying to “score political points” through the initiative and filed a lawsuit this month in an effort to block its implementation. The
Associated PressApr 18 2024
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Montana Hit With Lawsuit Over Sex-Change Policy For Birth Certificates, Driver’s Licenses
Two transgender people sued Montana on Thursday, challenging a state policy that bars residents from changing the sex designations on their birth certificates unless they meet certain criteria. Jessica Kalarchik and an individual identified only as “Jane Doe” are listed as plaintiffs in a lawsuit challenging a state policy that, they argue, makes it “impossible” for transgender people born in
The Daily CallerApr 09 2024
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Sununu Youth Services Center abuse lawsuit going to trial
It started with three words: “They raped me.” David Meehan's disclosure to his wife seven years ago set into motion an unprecedented criminal investigation into New Hampshire's state-run youth detention center, which was built in the 1850s as a “house of reformation.” It is now called the Sununu Youth Services Center, after former Gov. John H. Sununu, the father of the current governor. Eleven
Dallas-Fort Worth NewsApr 20 2024
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Other counties to join DougCo immigration lawsuit, as county says "no tangible evidence" of migrants
Douglas County Commissioners and the Sheriff's Office are suing the state of Colorado and Gov. Jared Polis over immigration laws. The move comes after the county approved an ordinance banning unplanned bus drop-offs. While we know more than 40,000 migrants have arrived in Denver in the last year and a half, Douglas County says it has no tangible evidence of any migrants in its community. It's
CBS News (Online)Apr 09 2024
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Fulop decries political bossism in amicus brief on line lawsuit
For months, Jersey City Mayor and 2025 gubernatorial candidate Steve Fulop has grown increasingly strident in his opposition to the county organizational line, the New Jersey ballot design system that allows political parties to shape primary ballots in their favor. This morning, he made that opposition official, filing an amicus brief in the ongoing appeal over the line’s constitutionality. A
New Jersey Globe