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The 87 th Legislative Sessions filing deadline of March 12, 2021 has come and gone, giving us an opportunity to survey the full suite of environmental bills – air, water, waste, procedural – that will be considered, debated, and voted upon by state lawmakers by the end of June. Below, we detail the proposed House and Senate budgets for Article VI (Natural Resource) agencies, and discuss some of the most important pieces of legislation under consideration at the Capitol. You can access a li...

New Ingredient Transparency Reveals Issue of Toxic Chemicals in Cleaning Products is Widespread Share Article New report, "Beyond the Label: Health Impacts of Harmful Ingredients in Cleaning Products" calls attention to some of the most problematic and pervasive ingredients used in household and institutional cleaners, that have, until recently, been hidden from the general public. Many of the toxic chemicals are being disclosed for the first time in these products and include reproductive toxi...

Dr. Amy Acton passes on U.S. Senate bid: Capitol Letter Updated 8:00 AM; Today 8:00 AM Dr. Amy Acton, the former Ohio Health Department director seen here in a February 2020 file photo, announced on Tuesday that she will not run for the U.S. Senate next year. (AP Photo/Tony Dejak)AP Facebook Share Rotunda Rumblings The doctor is out: Former Ohio Department of Health Director Dr. Amy Acton announced Tuesday she would not seek the Democratic nomination for U.S. Senate in 2022, Seth Richardson ...

Some Still Have Concerns About Syracuses Police Reform Plan By Spectrum News Staff Syracuse PUBLISHED 6:38 AM ET Apr. 06, 2021 PUBLISHED April 6, 2021 @6:38 AM SHARE On March 15, Syracuse’s Common Council passed the city’s proposed Police Reform and Reinvention plan. Though the vote was unanimous, it did not come without criticism. That cri...

To embed, copy and paste the code into your website or blog: Keypoint: It was another busy week with developments in Washington, Florida, Oklahoma, Alaska, Nevada, and Rhode Island. For the sixth week in a row, we are providing an update on the status of proposed CCPA-like privacy legislation. Before we get to our update, we wanted to provide three notes. First, we are pleased to announce the results of our poll on whether to call Virginia’s new privacy law – the Virginia Consumer Data Prot...

Updated SPD Reform and Reinvention Plan focuses on transparency Chenze Chen | Staff Photographer A second version of the draft plan was released following feedback from the community and Common Council. Facebook Subscribe to our newsletter here. The city of Syracuse has released an updated version of the Syracuse Police Reform and Reinvention Plan, using feedback from the Common Council and the community to add commitments.  Deputy Mayor Sharon Owens and Syracuse Police Department Chief Kenton...

To print this article, all you need is to be registered or login on Mondaq.com. Throughout the month of February, states continued to introduce new privacy laws of their own as Congress remained preoccupied with enacting an additional COVID-19 relief package. Virginia emerged as the primary highlight of the month, as the states enactment of the Consumer Data Protection Act (CDPA) on March 2 makes Virginia the second state to enact a comprehensive state data privacy law i...

If the answer is “not reading this article,” you might want to keep going. If you’re reading this article because you’re distracting yourself from something that needs to be done, you might be struggling with something called acedia. On March 2, just before the coronavirus pandemic caused  shutdowns around the world, Fr. Harrison Ayre, a priest in the Diocese of Victoria, British Columbia, started tweeting about his experience with the vice of acedia. Acedia (pronounced ‘uh-see-dee-u...

Breaking down the proposed Syracuse police reform plan Wiley Chen | Staff Photographer The plan outlines steps to reform SPD’s hiring process, response and community outreach, among other changes. Facebook Subscribe to our newsletter here. Syracuse’s Common Council on Monday delayed a vote on a draft of the Syracuse Police Reform and Reinvention Plan until next week. The 76-page plan outlines steps to reform the Syracuse Police Department’s hiring process, response and community outreach,...

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