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Washington County schools' maintenance backlog tops $53 million
julieg@herald-mail.comWashington County Public Schools has $53.8 million in deferred maintenance, including its non-school buildings and Americans with Disabilities Act deficiencies, according to a school system document. Board of Education Vice President Jacqueline Fischer...Tags: Laws, Local Government, Teaching and Learning, Education, Crime, Law and Justice
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More than $644K of taxpayer money spent to defend anti-abortion laws
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — The Kansas attorney general's office paid outside lawyers more than $644,000 to defend anti-abortion laws enacted last year. Derek Schmidt says it paid more than $328,000 as of Friday to Foulston Siefken, a Wichita firm...
Tags: Laws, Abortion, Justice System, American Civil Liberties Union, Planned Parenthood
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Rivals for county office mainly on same page
South Bend TribuneSOUTH BEND -- The candidates for county commissioner in District 3 agreed more than they disagreed Tuesday during a candidate's forum hosted by the American Democracy Project at Indiana University South Bend and held on campus. On the subject of leaf...Tags: Dave Thomas, Laws, Politics, Elections, Indiana University South Bend
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Greenwood expands smoking ban to parks, public property
Greenwood residents can breathe a little easier these days after city leaders expanded a smoking ban."I think it's great," said Brenda Origer, a mother of three. "All the studies have shown over all this time that secondhand smoke is not good for...
Tags: Laws, Crime, Law and Justice
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Lawrence smoking ban goes into effect Monday
Starting Monday, bars in Lawrence will go smoke-free. Mayor Dean Jessup signed the ordinance into law after the Lawrence Common Council passed it. The measure is similar to the one in Indianapolis. Lawrence is one of the unincorporated areas of Marion...
Tags: Laws, Crime, Law and Justice
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UPDATED: Radford University students vote in favor of on-campus smoking ban
WDBJ7 ReporterUPDATED: Radford University students have voted in favor of an on-campus smoking ban in elections held by the Student Government Association. Over 1,500 students voted, 51.4% voted in favor of banning smoking on campus. Currently, smoking is not...Tags: Laws, Voting, Politics, Elections, Students
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Maryland should scrap its antiquated liability rules
In the coming months, the Maryland Court of Appeals will decide if the state should move to a different system for deciding whether many accident victims — who would not have been injured without the negligence of others — can recover at least...Tags: Laws, Economy, Business and Finance, Politics, Business, Companies and Corporations
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Glendale to explore tighter smoking restrictions for multi-unit residential buildings
The City Council on Tuesday agreed to work toward a smoking ban for all new apartment units, and eventually, creating smoke-free sections for existing multi-unit buildings. With several new developments in the pipeline for downtown, more than 1,200 new...Tags: Government, Laws, Politics, Public Officials, Justice System
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Bad background checks cost company $2.6 million
Watchdog with Paul MuschickAn inaccurate criminal background check can cost you a job. A company accused of doing inaccurate background checks has learned that sloppy work can cost it, too: $2.6 million. I've written several times about the lack of accountability by some...... -
South Bend officers file suit over SBPD phone tapes
South Bend TribuneSOUTH BEND — High-ranking officers alleged to be on the tapes that prompted a federal investigation into the South Bend Police Department’s practice of recording phone calls broke their silence Wednesday. They filed a federal lawsuit...Tags: Laws, Trials, Brian Young, Litigation, Justice System
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Study Finds No Negative Impact from Smoking Ban
FOX 17 Web ProducerThe State of Michigan has said that a study conducted after the controversial smoking ban shows no negative impact on bars and restaurants, despite claims of some business owners. The Michigan Department of Community Health (MDCH) has released a study...Tags: Laws, Crime, Law and Justice
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Watchdog Update: Medicaid payments to psychiatrist halted
The Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services has suspended Medicaid payments to a controversial Chicago psychiatrist who the federal government says fraudulently prescribed antipsychotic medication to thousands of mentally ill nursing home...
Tags: Medicaid, Uptown, Trials, Psychiatrists, Bradley
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