Online Gambling Being Monitored By State Leaders

1/19/2012   State Senator Eileen Daily, a Democrat from Westbrook, is not an admirer of the expanding gaming industry of Connecticut, which seeks to help balance the budget of the state. Daily, the co-chairman of the Finance, Revenue and Bonding Committee of the State Legislature, said, “It just doesn’t seem to me to be the […]

Local Bans Targeted by New York Gas Drilling Opponents

1/19/2012   As the review of shale gas drilling in New York is being wrapped up by state environmental regulators, opponents of hydraulic fracturing, a drilling method that is becoming increasingly popular among drillers, are taking a local approach. They do this by supporting, and sometimes lobbying, for the enactment of planning and zoning laws […]

California Courtrooms Inundated by Small Cases

1/18/2012   Athena Hohenberg, just like any concerned mother, wanted to ensure that her 4-year old will be getting a good breakfast. So she gave her preschooler Nutella, a cocoa and hazelnut spread that is being promoted as part of a balanced breakfast. According to the TV ads, “Start your day with Nutella spread.” However, […]

Medical Marijuana Industry in Montana Declining

1/18/2012   One of Missoula business community’s fastest growing segments did a sudden about-face in 2011. Today, the city has drastically fewer medical pot businesses compared to the same period last year. According to the Business Licensing Office of Missoula, there are only around 38 compared to last year’s 63. Jeff Essmann, the state senator […]

Appointments Announced by California Governor Brown

1/17/2012   California Governor Edmund Brown Jr. announced several appointments. Among the first to be appointed by the governor is that of James Adler to the California Law Revision Commission. Adler, a resident of Los Angeles, has been a mediator and an arbitrator since 2005. From 1982 to 2005, Adler was a partner at the […]

The Best Ranking SEO Firm in San Diego Launches Legal Industry Services

1/17/2012   Market Target, a leading SEO Training source in San Diego has announced the opening of a number of new services, which includes a free SEO analysis, as well as a specialized search marketing services, that have been specially designed for law firms and other entities within the legal industry. Search Engine Optimization, usually […]

Businesses’ New Hires Impacted by New Law

1/16/2012   Tennessee State Representative Antonio Parkinson said that owners of businesses are on both sides of the Tennessee Lawful employee Act, which will go into effect on Sunday. Parkinson, as he talked about the new hires, said, “There is mandatory record keeping through either E-verify or just manually keeping the records on hand.” The […]

$500K Being Paid by Coal Groups for Lawsuit

1/16/2012   Utilities and coal interests in North Dakota have agreed to pay up to $500,000 of the cost that is likely to be incurred by the state in challenging a Minnesota law restricting imports of electricity generated by coal. Documents show, however, that the state will still bear much of the expense. North Dakota […]

Colorado has become the Third State to Ask the DEA to Reclassify Marijuana

1/15/2012   The state of Colorado has become the third state, after Rhode Island and Washington, to request the United States Drug Enforcement Administration to reclassify pot in a manner that will allow doctors to prescribe it to qualified patients as a medical treatment. The state asked the DEA to reclassify pot from Schedule 1, […]

Colorado has become the Third State to Ask the DEA to Reclassify Marijuana

1/15/2012   The state of Colorado has become the third state, after Rhode Island and Washington, to request the United States Drug Enforcement Administration to reclassify pot in a manner that will allow doctors to prescribe it to qualified patients as a medical treatment. The state asked the DEA to reclassify pot from Schedule 1, […]