03/11/2011 The Meeting Room A of Georgia Mountains Center was packed by an overflowing crowd Tuesday night for the state legislative hearing on immigration. The crowd was so huge that employees of the Mountains Center had to remove partitions to

03/11/2011 Two legislative proposals in the state of Virginia seeking to reduce or eliminate the quantity of legal advertising required of local and state governments were beaten back by the Virginia Press Association. This outcome developed despite the efforts exerted

03/11/2011 In order to rebuff Republicans who blame him for the dismal economy of the state, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid might fault the brothels as the ones responsible for the high unemployment rate. This is why the industry is

03/11/2011 As both sides in the raging debate on gun control say, enforcing the laws on the books is the best way to curtail gun violence. However, they differ greatly with regards to the interpretation of that objective. In the

03/11/2011 Leaders of the Senate and the New Jersey Assembly said Friday that the bill allowing government agencies, businesses and citizens to post legal notices online instead of in the newspapers will not be coming up for a vote in

03/10/2011 North Carolina Governor Beverly Perdue has announced that she is thinking about expanding legalized gambling in the state. The plan is apparently an effort to follow in the footsteps of other states, which made similar measures to increase their

03/10/2011 A complete repeal of the medicinal marijuana law in Montana is being pushed by the state’s Republican led House. The said law, which garnered 64% voter approval in a ballot initiative, was passed way back in 2004. Opposing Democrats

03/9/2011 The little-noticed provision in the all-encompassing food safety law which was signed by President Barack Obama last month has provided the much needed protection for food industry workers who become whistleblowers against retaliation from their employers. Best known for

03/9/2011 A federal court in Washington rejected a motion to dismiss the lawsuit filed by a small California brokerage firm against Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, or FINRA, the Wall Street watchdog. Last week, Judge John Mott rendered a decision declaring

03/8/2011 After a judge ruled yesterday that “sweepstakes” machines violate Ohio law, Franklin County law enforcement officials will ask businesses operating these devices to remove them. According to the decision rendered by Franklin County Municipal Judge, Harland H. Hale, Spinners

03/8/2011 A proposed state law that targets illegal immigration is causing some South Georgia farmers and construction companies to worry. They say that it has the potentiality of driving away legal migrant workers from Georgia, causing huge economic problems for

03/7/2011 Durham County and the state of North Carolina is being sued by Orbitz, as well as five other travel companies, over a new law that obliges them to pay sales and occupancy levy  on Internet-arranged hotel stays. The lawsuit,

03/7/2011 Health insurers that overcharge consumers in Florida will not be required to issue rebate checks. This is one of the consequences that are slowly emerging after a federal judge declared void the Affordable Care Act. Republican state officials, buoyed

03/7/2011 While a good week is seemingly non-existent for the newspaper industry nowadays, last week was particularly hard for the Gannett New Jersey family. Pink slips were given by the Courier-Post to one part-timer and three full-time employees. By the

03/6/2011 A new trade industry association has been formed by companies that support or are directly involved in online gambling in the face of fading chances of Congress approving a federal Internet gambling bill. With the purpose of advocating for