Sweltering summer heat might have been more bearable for outdoor workers in Miami-Dade County under a proposal that suggested mandated breaks in the shade on the hottest days – but Florida said no. The county’s proposal to establish heat rules for workers has been preempted by a new law: Florida has joined Texas in banning […]
Florida will become the second state to stop local governments from requiring heat protection for outdoor workers after Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis signed House Bill 433. The law, which DeSantis signed last week, goes into effect on July 1 and establishes multiple restrictions for city and county governments, including the ability to set heat exposure […]
TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a bill Thursday barring local governments from requiring heat protection for outdoor workers. Rather than sign the bill at a press conference, as DeSantis usually does, the Florida governor opted to quietly sign the controversial bill and announce it during a Thursday night press release alongside […]
A football fan in the UK has been given a conditional discharge and a three-year banning order after tragedy chanting at a match between Manchester United and Everton. Mark Finnigan (24), from Liverpool, was witnessed making a hand gesture which could be interpreted as related to the Munich air disaster, a spokespersonn for Greater Manchester […]
A 2019 law banning most abortions in Ohio is unconstitutional following an abortion referendum last year, the state’s Republican attorney general said in a court filing Monday. The filing comes after abortion clinics asked a Hamilton County judge to throw out the law since Ohio voters decided to enshrine abortion rights in the state constitution […]
(Reuters) – Alabama Governor Kay Ivey signed into law on Wednesday a ban on diversity, equity and inclusion programs in public schools, making the state one of a few to enact broad measures against what she and other Republicans call a leftward tilt in U.S. education. The bill, which passed Alabama’s Republican-led legislature on Tuesday, […]
The leadership of Germany’s Social Democratic Party (SPD) said it does not rule out the possibility of banning the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party, although it said this should be a last resort. It should be “a clear option” to examine the unconstitutionality of the AfD if the findings by the intelligence service make […]
State plans to ask judge to keep banning unlicensed Charlotte contractor Sean Price wanted a screened-in porch. He told Action 9′s Jason Stoogenke he paid Canary General Contracting more than $4,400 to get started, but that the company never did the job. NC attorney general sues 2 companies to protect renters, homeowners “Putting me off […]
A newer, heftier version of a Republican bill to block diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives that endorse “discriminatory concepts” at Kentucky’s public colleges and universities, as well as defund their DEI offices and staff positions, was fast-tracked through the House on Friday. After approval from a special House Education Committee Thursday night, Senate Bill 6, […]
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Republican legislators in Kansas are close to banning gender-affirming care for minors over the Democratic governor’s expected veto after winning over previously skeptical GOP colleagues, fueling fears that success will encourage further attempts to roll back transgender rights. Supporters were confident Thursday that the Republican-controlled Senate would approve a bill that […]
BROOKLINE, Mass. (AP) — A Massachusetts town that adopted an unusual ordinance banning the sale of tobacco to anyone born in the 21st century is being looked at as a possible model for other cities and towns hoping to further clamp down on cigarettes and tobacco products. The bylaw — the first of its kind […]
A Massachusetts town that adopted an unusual ordinance banning the sale of tobacco to anyone born in the 21st century is being looked at as a possible model for other cities and towns hoping to further clamp down on cigarettes and tobacco products. The bylaw — the first of its kind in the country — […]