Highlights
A collection of news and information related to Laws published by Tribune Company sources.
Displaying items 1-12 of 4384
» View baltimoresun.com items only
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11-20
•
Next >
-
Obama choice of Napolitano for cabinet means Republican becomes Arizona governor
Associated Press WriterPHOENIX (AP) _ President-elect Barack Obama's announcement Monday that Gov. Janet Napolitano is his choice to head the Department of Homeland Security means a Republican will move into the governor's office. Arizona does not have a lieutenant governor,...Tags: Local Elections, 2009 U.S. Presidential Transition, Hillary Clinton, Government, Barack Obama
-
Police seek Wal-Mart shoppers who trampled N.Y. worker
The Associated PressPolice are reviewing surveillance videos of a post-Thanksgiving shopper stampede that trampled a suburban Wal-Mart worker to death, but they acknowledge it may be difficult to bring criminal charges. Nassau County police and Wal-Mart Stores Inc. said...Tags: Criminal Laws, Wal-Mart Stores Inc., Black Friday (shopping), The Incredible Hulk (movie, 2008), Metal and Mineral
-
Store worker's trampling death could lead to 'Black Friday' laws
NewsdayTwo days after a mob of impatient shoppers trampled to death a worker at a suburan New York Wal-Mart, a Queens lawmaker announced plans to propose a new law aimed at controlling future Black Friday crowds while Long Island officials said they were...Tags: Sales, Labor Legislation, New York City Council, Wal-Mart Stores Inc., Long Island
-
Same-sex marriage likely off agenda for 2009
Lawmakers will face plenty of challenges when they meet in January for the 2009 legislative session, with the top priority being the creation of a balanced two-year budget amid a tanking economy. But one hot-button issue that's likely to be left off the...Tags: Parliament, Government, Minority Groups, Family, National Government
-
Birmingham Mayor Larry Langford arrested
Larry Langford, the mayor of Birmingham, Ala., has been arrested. Langford was arrested on Monday on federal criminal charges, an FBI spokesman said. The Alabama mayor was a player in a multibillion dollar sewer bond deal that drove the surrounding...Tags: Local Elections, Regional Authority, Birmingham , Federal Bureau of Investigation, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
-
Iowa lawmakers could change sex offender law
As Iowa faces a deadline to update its sex offender law to match a stricter federal one, state lawmakers may use the opportunity to get rid of a controversial 2,000-foot rule restricting where offenders can live. Under the federal law, sex offenders...Tags: Government, Steve Scott, Sexual Assault, Child Abuse, Law Enforcement
-
Thai leader attends Buddhist ceremony as protest grows at airports, political crisis deepens
Associated Press WritersBANGKOK, Thailand (AP ) _ Thailand's leader attended a Buddhist ritual Monday, seemingly indifferent to a deepening political crisis that has paralyzed his government, shut down two main airports and stranded 300,000 foreigners in the country. The crisis...Tags: Corrupt Practices, Government, Corruption, Values, Demonstration
-
Ties to Hill bridge Obama to Democrats in Congress
Tribune Washington BureauAs a congressman and leader of a party campaign committee, Rahm Emanuel helped 54 Democrats win the House seats they hold today. When Tom Daschle was the Senate Democratic leader, he contributed more than $1.5 million to help a new generation of...Tags: Parliament, Government, Henry Waxman, Bill Clinton, Barack Obama
-
Viewpoint: Gay adoption — the real agenda
On Nov. 4, Arkansas voters approved a ban on adoption by unmarried couples. The purpose of the ballot measure, according to the Family Council Action Committee, was "to blunt a homosexual agenda that's at work in other states and that will be at work in...Tags: Adoption, Minority Groups, Judges, Family, Gays and Lesbians
-
Welcome to Sacramento, and good luck
A new two-year session of the California Legislature will be gaveled in today, with lawmakers facing one of the worst budget crises in state history and a sinking economy that will limit their ability to enact new programs. Brimming with fresh energy and...Tags: Darrell Steinberg, Dave Cogdill, Government Health Care, Sacramento, Social Sciences
-
Driver is shot during police chase
South Florida Sun-SentinelA Miami man shot by police after leading them on a chase through Miami-Dade and Broward counties remained in the hospital Sunday, the Broward Sheriff's Office said. David A. Mackerd, 23, was spotted in Hialeah just after 2:30 a.m. Saturday in a vehicle...Tags: Pompano Beach, Vehicles, Assault, Hialeah, Law Enforcement
-
How to approximate marriage rights
Sentinel Staff WriterThe passage of Amendment 2, adding the ban of same-sex marriage to the Florida Constitution, underscores the patchwork of legal documents needed by gay and lesbian couples for some semblance of the rights and protections afforded married couples. Gay...Tags: Medical Services, Parent and Child, Gays and Lesbians, Same-Sex Marriage, Health and Safety at School
Dec 1, 2008
|Story| Associated Press
Dec 1, 2008
|Story| Associated Press
Dec 1, 2008
|Story| Hampton Roads Daily Press
Dec 1, 2008
|Story| Associated Press
Dec 1, 2008
|Story| Chicago Tribune
Dec 1, 2008
|Story| Associated Press
Dec 1, 2008
|Story| Associated Press
Dec 1, 2008
|Story| Baltimore Sun
Dec 1, 2008
|Story| Baltimore Sun
Dec 1, 2008
|Story| Los Angeles Times
Dec 1, 2008
|Story| South Florida Sun-Sentinel
Dec 1, 2008
|Story| Orlando Sentinel
