News by subject: LEG

While the Supreme Court of Canada ruled this morning that parts of the federal environmental Impact Assessment Act were unconstitutional, it also laid out a pathway for the government to rectify the legislation in a way that will protect provincial...

Scott+Scott attorney and Southwestern Law School professor Victoria Burke has had her bill AB933 signed into law by Governor Gavin Newsom in the state of California. This law, initially drafted and proposed by Victoria, is intended to strengthen...

California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed landmark legislation, Assembly Bill 1172, on October 7, 2023. Authored by State Assemblymember Lisa Calderon (D-Whittier) and spearheaded in the Senate by Senator Josh Newman (D-Fullerton), the bill supports...

AARP New York is calling on Governor Kathy Hochul to speak out against a record-breaking New York State Electric & Gas and Rochester Gas & Electric (RG&E) rate hike proposal, which is due to be voted on by utility regulators this week....

The passage of AB 389, the bill set to amend codes that will increase Native grave repatriation compliance in California, signals progress being made in reuniting Native families who have waited generations for the return of family history....

California's Governor Newsom signed SB 253 and SB 261 ? the first and most expansive climate risk disclosure requirement of its kind in the U.S. Avocado, the leaders in certified organic mattresses and bedding, was proud to support these bills and...

Scarinci Hollenbeck Managing Partner Donald Scarinci has been appointed to serve on the advisory board of Term Limit the Court (TLTC), an organization devoted to establishing term limits for justices on the U.S. Supreme Court. Scarinci joins legal...

Despite the support of 30+ patient advocacy, health care, and community-based organizations, the governor vetoed AB 85 (Weber), a critical step in ensuring health equity and optimal health outcomes for California patients. Authored by Assemblymember...

Eco Wave Power Global AB (publ) ("Eco Wave Power" or the "Company"), a leading, publicly traded onshore wave energy developer, applauds California Governor Gavin Newsom for signing California Senate Bill 605 ("SB 605") into law - a historic moment...

The National Insurance Crime Bureau (NICB), the nation's leading not-for-profit organization exclusively dedicated to combatting and preventing insurance crime, is pushing the Washington, D.C. City Council to approve legislation that would provide...

Arbor Realty Trust recently hosted a Grand Opening and Ribbon Cutting at a new office at 500 Colvin Woods Parkway within Colvin Woods Corporate Park. This 32,000 square foot space is now home to the Firm's loan servicing and asset management...

California Governor Gavin Newsom has signed legislation containing reforms long sought by patient advocates that will increase families' voice in medical board investigations into harm caused by a doctor....

Lawmakers will hold a hearing at the State House on Wednesday, Oct. 4 on legislation that would require hospitals to design and implement policies and procedures to prevent what has been characterized as an epidemic of violence against frontline...

On September 20, 2023, further to an originating pleading filed by the Autorité des marchés financiers (the "Authority" or the "AMF"), the Financial Markets Administrative Tribunal (the "Tribunal") issued an important decision sanctioning the...

TNG Consulting, LLC (TNG) and the Association of Title IX Administrators (ATIXA) are delighted to announce the latest addition to the TNG executive leadership team. Sharon Perry Fantini, Ph.D., will join TNG as a Partner starting in October 2023....

Redding Rancheria is thrilled to announce a historic milestone with the successful passage of Assembly Bill 854, authored by Assemblymember Ramos. This landmark legislation, which was signed into law by Governor Gavin Newsom on Saturday, September...

The Teamsters condemn the latest actions by California Gov. Gavin Newsom after he vetoed Senate Bill 799 over the weekend. The legislation would have extended unemployment insurance (UI) benefits to union members who are on strike or being locked out...

In response to the recent congressional committee banning books and resources for certain LGBTQ+ federal employees, the author of one of the listed books, Dr. Steve Yacovelli (a.k.a. "The Gay Leadership Dude®") has decided to give away the queer...

Susan Kennedy issued the following statement on the passing of U.S. Senator Dianne Feinstein: "Dianne Feinstein taught a generation of women in politics how to fight like men.  And she taught a generation of men to respect women who know how to...

The Pancreatic Cancer Action Network (PanCAN), a leading nonprofit in the fight against pancreatic cancer, is thrilled that the U.S. House of Representatives approved an amendment to the Defense Appropriations Bill, increasing funding for the...

Gathered in Montreal as part of the Assembly of the Great Circle of First Nations, the Chiefs of the Assembly of First Nations Quebec-Labrador (AFNQL) today unanimously adopted the Declaration on the Rights of First Nations to Self-Determination and...

The Teamsters Union commends the U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs for passing S. 2860, the Secure and Fair Enforcement Regulation (SAFER) Banking Act, earlier today....

The Virginia Department of Housing and Community Development announced today the submission of the Initial Proposal Volume 2 to the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA), which includes the adoption of public comment. The...

Yesterday, Sen. Bob Casey (D-PA) and Sen. Kevin Cramer (R ND) reintroduced S. 2895, the Adoption Tax Credit Refundability Act, legislation to restore refundability to the Adoption Tax Credit. Sen. Casey has been a long-time champion of the Adoption...

Solving Hunger, a project of Tusk Philanthropies, today announced the results of its 2023 campaigns, concluding with the passage of North Carolina's budget. Solving Hunger won five of six campaigns in North Carolina, Vermont, New York, and two in...

Teamsters, thousands of labor allies, California elected officials, and public safety officials rallied and marched to the State Capitol on Tuesday to demand Gov. Gavin Newsom sign California Assembly Bill 316 (AB 316). The Teamster-backed bill,...

This is a game changer! The National Kidney Foundation was honored to join President Biden at today's signing ceremony for the OPTN...

Time is running out for congressional Democrats and Republicans to agree to how they will fund the 2024 federal budget. All signs are pointing to a federal shutdown on Oct. 1, the first day of the new fiscal year....

New York Geothermal Energy Organization NY-GEO, a not-for-profit trade association, representing the geothermal heat pump (GHP) industry in New York State, celebrates the New York Governor for signing A6949/S6604 during Climate Week.  This law...

Dandelion Energy, the nation's leading residential geothermal company, celebrated New York Governor Kathy Hochul signing a law to reform geothermal drilling regulations during Climate Week. "We are thrilled that Governor Hochul has signed this bill...

The American Council of Cannabis Medicine (ACCM) expressed its unwavering support for the Health and Human Services (HHS) recommendation to reclassify cannabis from a Schedule I to a Schedule III controlled substance. As a next step, the ACCM...

Invited by the Department of Justice Canada to share its point of view today, the Regroupement des maisons pour femmes victimes de violence conjugale is pressing for the criminalization of coercive control, accompanied by measures to ensure its...

Yesterday in the House of Commons, Peter Julian, MP for New Westminster-Burnaby (British-Columbia) introduced a Private Member's Bill in support of the Union of Safety and Justice Employee's longstanding call to ensure more federal public safety...

Eco Wave Power Global AB (publ) ("Eco Wave Power" or the "Company"), a leading, publicly traded onshore wave energy developer, commends the California State Senate for unanimously passing California Senate Bill 605 ("SB 605"), a legislative...

FinCEN REPORT has launched its patent-pending filing tool to help beneficial owners file and comply with the new legal requirements under the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA). This secure online solution, security certified...

The Teamsters Union is calling for the Senate to investigate the unfolding bankruptcy at Yellow Corp., following today's special Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on corporate manipulation of Chapter 11 bankruptcy....

Bosch eBike Systems remains dedicated to its long-standing history of advanced battery safety measures to prioritize rider safety in the wake of New York City's new Battery Safety enforcement legislation. Bosch eBike Systems upholds stringent eBike...

Today, Dan Fishbein, M.D., President of Sun Life U.S., released the following statement regarding bipartisan primary care and health workforce legislation:...

Chorus Innovations, a public-sector health and behavioral health software company, today announced that it has been selected by the State of California's Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) to provide hands-on assistance for the Providing...

Statement on the passage of SB 33, "Commercial Financing: Disclosures" by the California State Legislature, made by Armen Meyer, Head of Public Policy, LendingClub: We applaud California lawmakers for continuing to act in the best interests of the...

FARE (Food Allergy Research & Education) thanks food allergy advocates, and Assemblymember Linda B. Rosenthal (D/WF-Manhattan), State Senator Cordell Cleare (D-30), Governor Kathy Hochul, and their staffs for passing Senate Bill S209A, an epinephrine...

The following statement was issued by Dan Stein, president of the Federation for American Immigration Reform (FAIR), commending House Republicans for including needed reforms to end the Biden Border Crisis in a Continuing Resolution:...

Massachusetts nurses filed more than 12,600 unsafe staffing reports from January 2022 to July 2023, showing patient safety risks that can be addressed by safe patient limits Legislation requiring the DPH to create specific nurse-patient limits in...

A bill amended 72 hours before the end of the legislative session and passed in the dead of night without debate would undermine California's new gasoline price gouging law. ...

Patients will have a greater voice in investigations into harm caused by a doctor under legislation California lawmakers sent to the governor Thursday evening. However key reforms were stripped from the medical board bill that would have further...

Nearly 9 in 10 (88%) people facing hunger agree that federal and local governments should treat food insecurity as an urgent crisis despite headlines asserting an improving economy and lower unemployment rates, according to a new Feeding America...

Decisive Dividend Corporation (the "Corporation") announced today that, in accordance with its current monthly dividend policy, the directors of the Corporation have declared a dividend of $0.04 per common share for the month of October 2023. The...

Patients with serious mental illness in California will have better, more consistent access to prescribed medication thanks to AB 1437, a bill passed by the California State Legislature....

The Federation for American Immigration Reform (FAIR), along with a broad coalition of public policy groups and former high-level national security personnel, has sent a letter to congressional leaders demanding that H.R. 2, the Secure the Border Act...

On Friday, September 8th, the IRS issued crippling guidance regarding a change in the tax treatment of research and experimentation expenses. Until now, the IRS had been silent on the issue, failing to issue guidance for taxpayers to rely on in...