Hamilton: Death penalty’s risks are too high for state By: Arnold Hamilton Guest Columnist February 25, 2021
Arnold Hamilton
Exhibit A: the death penalty.
As it now stands, neither house is expected to take a deep dive into, much less seriously debate, state-sponsored executions, even though it’s long past time for Oklahoma to end the bloodlust.
Yet somehow, the statehouse powers-that-be can make time to take up measures aimed at maximizing Republican political power – including temporarily filling U.S. Senate vacancies and taking steps to thwart the new Democratic president’s alleged desire to seize guns.
Let’s contrast what passes for serious lawmaking in Oklahoma these days with what’s happening in Virginia, another state with a sordid history of exacting official state revenge.
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An Allegheny County Council committee resumed discussions Wednesday over a bill that would mandate paid sick leave at most workplaces in the county. But with several major changes to the bill still on the table, the panel will need to convene at least once more before the full council votes on it.
The sick leave measure would require companies with 15 or more workers to provide at least five paid sick days annually to those who work full-time. Employees at smaller firms could accrue up to three sick days a year. The legislation does not cover independent contractors, state and federal workers, construction union members covered by a collective bargaining unit, or seasonal employees.
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