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Indiana right-to-work law to get final push this weekReutersIndiana would join 22 other states with right-to-work laws, most of them in the South and West. Indiana's action has stirred a national debate because no state has approved right-to-work legislation since Oklahoma a decade ago. Unions fear other states …and more » View full post on law [...]

Texas Will Push Undocumented Students Who Get In-State Tuition to Legalize StatusFox NewsRick Perry's presidential campaign into a downward spiral, is set to be adjusted Thursday in an effort to remind students of their promise to seek legal status. Thursday's vote on a rule change by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board is a …and [...]

The Star-Ledger – NJ.com Legal sports betting in NJ gets push from 2 congressmenThe Star-Ledger – NJ.comBy MaryAnn Spoto/The Star-Ledger Amanda Brown/For The Star-LedgerCongressman Frank Pallone speaks to state Sen. Ray Lesniak and Assemblyman John Burzichelli following a news conference to announce legislation to introduce sports betting in New Jersey.Lawmakers Applaud Efforts To Bring Legal [...]

Kansas City Star MLK Day brings new federal push against states' voter ID lawsThe TennesseanSpeaking in Columbia, SC, on the federal holiday honoring the birth of assassinated civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr., Holder defended the goals of the Voting Rights Act. The law prohibited practices that prevented African-Americans from going …The Left's War [...]

Kona coffee farmers push for law requiring package labels to show origin of …Washington PostHONOLULU — Kona coffee growers want Hawaii law to require coffee sellers to provide more details on packages of coffee blends that contain Hawaii-grown beans. Currently, coffee blends sold in the state that contain Hawaii-grown coffee must disclose …Kona Farmers Want [...]

Austin American-Statesman AP Enterprise: Paul's nonprofits push law's limitSan Francisco ChronicleThose nonprofits, including Paul's flagship Campaign for Liberty, blur the line between his presidential campaign and issue advocacy in a way experts say runs afoul of the spirit, and perhaps the letter, of federal tax and campaign finance law. …AP Enterprise: Nonprofits aiding Paul blur [...]

Atlanta Journal Constitution AP Enterprise: Paul nonprofits push law's limit to maintain political clout …Washington PostThose nonprofits, including Paul's flagship Campaign for Liberty, blur the line between his presidential campaign and issue advocacy in a way experts say runs afoul of the spirit, and perhaps the letter, of federal tax and campaign finance law. …AP [...]

The Associated Press AP Enterprise: Paul's nonprofits push law's limitThe Associated PressThose nonprofits, including Paul's flagship Campaign for Liberty, blur the line between his presidential campaign and issue advocacy in a way experts say runs afoul of the spirit, and perhaps the letter, of federal tax and campaign finance law. …and more » View full post [...]

The Guardian (blog) Cuts to legal aid will push disabled people further into povertyThe Guardian (blog)Reading Ken Clarke's explanation for his reforms to legal aid is a strange experience for anyone concerned about the impact of removing access to free legal support for welfare cases. He states: He is absolutely right. He is also right [...]

New York Times Newt Gingrich leads push to ease child-labor lawsSan Francisco ChronicleNewt Gingrich isn't the only Republican who wants to relax US laws that have restricted work by children for more than seven decades. Republican governors and state lawmakers, who succeeded this year in curbing union powers, are pushing to revise their …Why Not [...]