Wine Shipping Law of 2005 Examined by Assembly Committees

11/10/2011   Two Assembly committee representatives heard testimony from various government agencies, an advocacy group based in California, and a small businessman commending a 2005 law that allows for the interstate and intrastate shipping of wine directly to the consumers. Dennis Rosen, the chairman of the New York State Liquor Authority, said, “Promoting New York’s […]

Plastic Bag Ban Sought by the City Council

11/9/2011   Glendale might soon follow in the footsteps of Los Angeles County and a number of other cities throughout the state that prohibited the use of plastic bags at key retail stores. The City Council will determine on Tuesday whether to pass a law that is similar to the one that lately went into […]

Infinite Public Relations Chosen as the No. 1 PR Firm in California for the Legal Industry

11/9/2011   The national media and communications firm, Infinite Public Relations, which has been serving professional services organizations, once again has been named the “Best Public Relations Industry” for the legal industry by readers of The Recorder. American Lawyer Media’s The Recorder is a leading source of legal news. It launched a survey back in […]

Virginia Officials To Meet And Discuss How to Set Up a Health-Insurance Exchange

11/8/2011   The Virginia General Assembly wants to have a head start on how to establish a health-insurance exchange amid the uncertainty about the federal law requiring the entity to be created. Both legislative houses’ commerce and labor committees are set to meet November 15 for a joint briefing by Bill Hazel, the Secretary of […]

California’s Meat Law to be Tested by Case at the Supreme Court

11/8/2011   Almost four years after the maltreatment of cows at an Inland slaughterhouse sparked the largest recall of beef in history, the U.S. Supreme Court is now preparing to rule on the contentious California law that arose from the debacle. The case, which is set for arguments on November 9, will pit the meat […]

Huge Sums of Money Flow from Pharmaceutical Companies to Doctors

11/7/2011   More than $760 million have been given by several drug companies to doctors and other healthcare providers over the past two years. The sales of these companies comprise 40% of the U.S. market. These numbers came from Pro Publica, a non-profit journalism organization, which collated and continues to update a database on the […]

Hispanic Kids Reportedly Being Bullied After Alabama Law Took Effect

11/7/2011   It was just another regular schoolyard basketball game until a team of Hispanic seventh-graders defeated the opposing team from Alabama. According to the Mexican mother of one of the winning players, the reaction was instantaneous and appears to be rooted in Alabama’s new law on illegal immigration. The mother, who spoke through a […]

Kansas Eases Regulations on New Abortion Clinics, But Legal Dispute Continues

11/6/2011   Officials in Kansas are easing controversial new regulations that govern abortion clinics, but the move may not be adequate to pacify abortion providers who have already convinced a federal judge to block the earlier versions of the regulation. An advance copy of the new permanent regulations that will take effect on November 14 […]

The Obama Administration’s War on Marijuana

11/6/2011   The new federal attack against medical marijuana, which was announced by the four California U.S. Attorneys October 7, sent chills throughout the pot industry. The move is seen by most marijuana advocates as a stunning reversal by the Obama administration. Only two years before, David Ogden, the Deputy U.S. Attorney General, wrote his […]

Few Americans are Taking Work Left by Immigrants In Alabama

11/5/2011   Keith Smith, a potato farmer, saw most of his immigrant workers leave after the tough immigration law of Alabama took effect. So he hired Americans. According to Smith, the move has not worked out. Most of his new hires showed up late, worked slower compared to seasoned farm hands, and many are ready […]