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New York Attorney General Moves to Dismiss Amazon’s Preemptive COVID-19 Practices Lawsuit May 4, 2021 On Monday in the Eastern District of New York, New York Attorney General Letitia James filed a motion to dismiss and a supporting memorandum in Amazon.com Inc.’s “anticipatory federal action” against the state filed shortly before the state’s lawsuit contesting Amazon’s COVID-19 practices in its warehouse. Amazon preemptively sued the New York Attorney General (NYA...

Dont miss the big stories. Like us on Facebook.   It was my great pleasure and privilege to participate in another Council of State Governments Eastern Regional Conference (CSG ERC) webinar on Friday and Saturday, this one titled “Carbon Sequestration from the Ground Up: Opportunities in Northeastern Farms and Forests.” This is a topic the Vermont House Agriculture and Forestry Committee has been working on for several years that excites me because it reveals the roles that agricul...

To embed, copy and paste the code into your website or blog: On March 10, the Senate confirmed Merrick Garland as the 86th U.S. attorney general, laying the groundwork for the Biden administration to begin implementing its priorities, including the possible appointment of an antitrust czar. Attorney General Garland departs the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals, often referred to as the second highest court in the land, where he served as the chief judge for over eight years. In the mid-1980s, Gener...

Monday 8 March 2021 A WOMAN’S CRY: Errieka Wright shouts out her rage, sorrow and frustration at the violence and abuse meted out to women, as she joined with hundreds at an International Women’s Day march on Monday at Woodford Square in Port of Spain. Photo by Ayanna Kinsale HUNDREDS of women (plus male allies) on Monday marched through Port of Spain on the occasion of International Womens Day (IWD) to demand the right to walk and travel free from the fear of assault and harassment, in an...

CADV: Robinson was a mentor, teacher of activism Colin Robinson The Coalition against Domestic Violence (CADV) has said the late activist Colin Robinson was a teacher and mentor of activism and extended its condolences to his family, friends and the activist and artistic communities. Robinson, who was also a Newsday columnist, died on March 4 after a long battle with colon cancer. In a release on Monday, the coalition said Robinson was a lovely person. “He was wise; he was insightful; he ins...

Monday 1 March 2021 An International Women’s Day (IWD) Walkout will take place on March 8, led by 15 women’s rights, LGBTQ+ and social justice organisations. In the spirit of IWD’s 2021 theme #ChooseToChallenge, the collective efforts of the walkout will aim to challenge the conscience of Trinidad and Tobago’s leaders to implement measures to create a safer country for women. The muster point will be City Gate, Port of Spain, at 2 pm. The walk will then move to Parliament and will end a...

​Register here to receive the Zoom link.  While a significant amount of research has examined the conditions giving rise to legal and policy reform on violence against women (VAW), there is less understanding of whether or not new VAW laws have been accompanied by changes in behavior and attitudes. Has the adoption of VAW legislation—a huge priority of feminist movements since the 1970s—produced social change? This seminar will present evidence for a cautiously optimistic assess...

The International Maritime Institute (ISMI) of the Regional Academy of Maritime Sciences and Technology (ARSTM) has ended a three-day training course in maritime information and intelligence for maritime intelligence analysts.

State Energy Groups Release Blueprint for State Action for a More Efficient, Customer-Centric Grid As part of the conclusion of a national, two-year initiative hosted by the National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners and the National Association of State Energy Officials, 12 states made commitments today to implement key innovations to electricity planning in their states to better meet system and customer needs and state policy goals. To advance the state-of-the-art of electricit...

Monday 8 February 2021 Protesters bow their heads as they observed a minute of silence for Andrea Bharatt and other murdered victims, in a portest organised to call for justice for Andrea Bharatt and protection for the nations women as they marched around the Queens Park Savannah on Sunday evening. - Vidya Thurab AN alliance of social actors in a statement on Monday called for an urgent national action plan against gender violence, saying it was not enough to just mourn murder/kidnap victims A...