KINGSTON, N.Y. The Ulster County Legislature voted 18-4 Tuesday, March 19, to set a public hearing for proposed legislation to remove a requirement that the county’s health commissioner be a medical doctor. Dr. Carol Smith, the county’s current health commissioner, plans to retire later this month. The hearing is scheduled for Tuesday, April 16. […]
It has been more than a year since New York City's pay transparency law, codified at Section 8-107(32) of the Administrative Code of the New York City Human Rights Law (NYCHRL).
ESCAMBIA COUNTY, Fla. (WKRG) — The Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services will close the Escambia Bay Shellfish Harvest Area at sunset on Sunday, March 10, according to an FDACS news release. The closure, which affects Florida’s Escambia and Santa Rosa counties, restricts “the harvest of oysters, clams, and mussels,” the release said. However, […]
A coalition of gun rights groups are asking a judge to strike down New York City’s ban on Tasers and stun guns, arguing that restrictions preventing civilians from owning electronic