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Scottsdale made similar revisions in January, and Glendale and Tempe are currently in the process of revising their policies, spokespeople told
Phoenix New Times. Maricopa County spokesperson Fields Moseley said the county s current policy is focused on preventing impairment at work, with special restrictions on some “safety sensitive positions.”
Cities say their changing policies are in response to Proposition 207, which passed in November with widespread support from voters. And while the new law legalizes adult consumption of marijuana without a prescription, a local employment attorney warns that it s not a free-for-all. It means that you don t get arrested, not that you don t lose your job, said Julie Pace, a Gammage & Burnham attorney who practices employment law and does training sessions on substance use for employers. She said that after Prop 207 passed, the companies she works with had a slew of incidents where employees were lighting up on breaks or bringing ed
The surge in MI is all over the lower penninsula and especially in the conservative areas in the thumb, as well as around Detroit. But the lower population western side is doing it’s uncooperative best to keep the covid party going, and that’s where a lot of the farmers at my market come from. Most of them have refused to mask up or follow restrictions at all, and they’re pretty belligerent about it. And the Brazil variant is spreading there, so that should go well for them; but until family members get seriously ill or dead they won’t change. A number of them won’t even change then.
A version of this article first appeared in the “Reliable Sources” newsletter.
President Biden’s dogs Major and Champ are back in the news. And the coverage of the presidential pooches is generating some strong reactions with some people arguing that the canine behavior isn’t newsworthy at all.
To be sure, Biden’s infrastructure plans are certainly the more important story emanating from the White House this week. But the Biden’s-best-friend news is revealing in its own way. First there were those bitingincidents. Then on Wednesday there was an instance of “dog poo on the floor,” which was dutifully (doo-doo-tifully?) reported by the White House press pool.
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