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In particular, Mr. Blaesser explained (1) basic approaches to rental restrictions, (2) the impact of certain rental restrictions on property rights, (3) rental restrictions that can impose liability on Realtors ®, and (4) state legislation on rental restrictions in Arizona, California, Florida, New Hampshire, Texas, Vermont, and Virginia.

State Statutes Search Provides an easy way to find State legislation on specific child abuse and neglect, child welfare, and adoption topics.

He said Broward's School District will compete for a grant from state legislation on school safety recently passed and signed by Gov. Rick Scott.

Based on conversations with more than a dozen clean energy analysts and supporters, InsideClimate News has identified the top five emerging trends related to state legislation on clean energy to watch this year:

Federal and state legislation on global warming preparedness and disclosure will help firefighters, paramedics and police officers get the information they need to prepare for natural disasters.

4 For a useful listing of state legislation on this issue, please visit the website set up by the National Conference of State Legislatures:

Given the influence of state legislation on local reforms and on national efforts, these battlegrounds will loom larger in school reform discussions.

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«If a timely agreement can not be reached on a common regulator, the government will propose legislation to carry out its regulatory responsibilities consistent with the decision rendered by the Supreme Court of Canada,» the budget states.

On Tuesday, Mississippi governor Phil Bryant signed legislation known as HB 1523, making it legal for businesses and religious organizations to deny services to lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people in that state.

More importantly, Michaud stated that the RCMP «can not do this on [its] own» — Canadian companies should continue seeking out opportunities to compete, but in ways that comply with legislation.

Meanwhile, marijuana remains illegal on the federal level, and Attorney General Jeff Sessions has recently taken steps that would allow federal prosecutors in states where weed is legal to decide whether to prosecute people over marijuana sales in a development that could threaten the burgeoning industry (or, at the very least, spur litigation from some of the states in question looking to keep the federal government from interfering with statewide legislation).

In Texas, it's looking as though there is a strong chance that legislation could be approved by the state that would allow Uber and Lyft to return to Austin without having to spend on fingerprint checks for its drivers.

«[The legislation] does not take steps toward coverage and access for all Americans, and while insurers are still required to offer coverage to patients with pre-existing conditions, allowing states to get waivers to vary premiums based on health status would allow insurers to charge unaffordable premiums based on those pre-existing conditions,» wrote American Medical Association (AMA) president Dr. James Madara in a letter urging Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell to shelve the Graham - Cassidy bill on Tuesday.

On a separate note, 20 American states have also passed «Benefit Corporation» legislation, opening the way for companies to legally apply for a «B» corporate status that is separate from what B Labs does.

THE State Government has responded to the Laing Report on Occupational Safety and Health by drafting legislation aimed at imposing harsher penalties on those who neglect their OSH responsibilities.

And while the bill's supporters argue that the legislation is a sensible fix that gives states much - needed flexibility on health care programs, the AMA, AAMC, and AARP say it would benefit the young, the healthy, and the rich at the expense of the old, the sick, and the poor by taking hacksaw to the Medicaid program that covers low - income Americans and allowing states to opt out of benefits requirements and other regulations under Obamacare, formally known as the Affordable Care Act.

U.S. Senator Mark Warner, a Democrat, has likened digital political advertising to the «Wild, Wild West,» and he and others have called for legislation to impose disclosure requirements similar to what is required in the United States for political ads on television.

U.S. tax reform discrete impacts On December 22, 2017, the United States enacted tax reform legislation that included a broad range of business tax provisions, including but not limited to a reduction in the U.S. federal tax rate from 35 % to 21 % as well as provisions that limit or eliminate various deductions or credits.

The state government has fast - tracked legislation into parliament to curb excessive rate rises on some tenements in the mining and petroleum sectors.

Slate's Rebecca Gale reports on the five states (plus the District of Columbia) that already have such laws — as well as the 21 states that currently have pending legislation for paid leave laws in the works.

Andrew Wilkie's plans for legislation on poker machines could change the way gaming plays out in this state.

Activists and legislators are trying to call attention to and reverse these trends, and some progress has already been documented on the local level: «A number of states have enacted robust pay equality statutes,» Caminiti says, «and we expect more legislation on the horizon.»

This year, our legislature passed several pieces of legislation which easies the regulatory burden on those who seek to create jobs in our state.

If enacted, the legislation would expand foreign investment review procedures overseen by the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS), which is chaired by the treasury secretary and seeks input from the departments of defence and homeland security, among other federal bodies.

As more cities and states begin mandatory nutrition labeling on menus — so far New York City, Oregon, California and several major cities, with similar legislation pending in 15 states — Repole sees consumers making a major change in their eating habits.

Following several controversial LGBT laws in the Southern states, the Mississippi state Senate joined the club, and passed «the most sweeping anti-LGBT legislation» in the U.S., according to critics, on Wednesday.

The government using legislation to force business owners to do something that violates their religion, is one thing, and that, on my understanding, is what the Federal RFRA and various other state - level RFRA's are intended to limit.

The response offers a small glimpse of the negative impact such laws, known as Religious Freedom Restoration Act, or RFRA, legislation, can have on state economies.

The state's Senate and Assembly are both considering bills on the games, but have yet to pass final legislation.

House Ways & Means Chairman Rep. Kevin Brady (R - Texas) pushes back on the idea that blue states will suffer more under the proposed tax plan, and weighs in on the role Democrats will play in shaping tax legislation.

Effective legislation on local, state, and federal levels could make a big difference in eradicating the gender pay gap.

ABUJA, March 7 - Nigeria's parliament passed legislation on Wednesday meant to help authorities tackle money laundering and funding for terrorism by allowing its financial intelligence unit to operate free of state control.

Meanwhile, right - wingers in Israel see this as an opportunity to put a nail in the coffin of the two - state solution by pushing for legislation to annex parts of the West Bank or creating political hurdles that will make it impossible for any future government to negotiate on the final status of Jerusalem.

On June 10, 2016, the governor of Colorado signed legislation to specifically permit daily fantasy contests in the state.

Senators in Madrid are expected to pass legislation on Friday allowing Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy to seize control of everything from the insurgent region's budget to its police force and state - run media.

announced on March 7 that they are introducing a bill for federal legislation to motivate states to create red flag laws or gun violence restraining order laws in the wake of the Stoneman Douglas tragedy.

MIAMI — Gun control legislation is moving at an unusually fast pace in the Florida Capitol following a deadly high school shooting, which has pushed state lawmakers and the governor to act after years of loosening restrictions on firearms.

The association also met with legislators and attorneys general in dozens of other states to discuss how Airbnb hosts often do not comply with rules imposed on hotels, like anti-discrimination legislation, local tax collection laws, and safety and fire inspection standards.

Lawmakers and regulators have a range of options to choose from, including a major fine from the Federal Trade Commission, new federal legislation, state - level action, and even revising a federal statute that ensures platforms aren't responsible for the content posted on them.

In a letter to New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo and the Democratic and Republican leaders of the state House and Senate Wednesday, Schneiderman asked state lawmakers to pass legislation that would allow for prosecuting people on the state level for the exact crimes they were convicted of — and pardoned for — on the federal level.

The legislation enforces limits on discretionary spending until 2021, establishes a procedure to increase the debt limit, creates a Congressional Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction to propose further deficit reduction with a stated goal of achieving at least $ 1.5 trillion in budgetary savings over 10 years, and establishes automatic procedures for reducing spending by as much as $ 1.2 trillion if legislation originating with the new joint select committee does not achieve such savings.

Both houses of the Maine State Legislature voted Wednesday to overturn Gov. Paul LePage's (R.) veto of marijuana legalization legislation, putting the state on the path to finally implementing a 2016 referendum calling for legal recreational State Legislature voted Wednesday to overturn Gov. Paul LePage's (R.) veto of marijuana legalization legislation, putting the state on the path to finally implementing a 2016 referendum calling for legal recreational state on the path to finally implementing a 2016 referendum calling for legal recreational weed.

California State Senator Scott Wiener and New York State Senator Brad Hoylman issued a joint announcement stating that they'd be working together to pass net neutrality legislation on both coasts.

Joint Committee on Taxation: A nonpartisan committee of the United States Congress charged with assisting Members of Congress on tax legislation and related issues.

The report consists of an an analysis of a database of 135 localities that have enacted rules for drone use, a breakdown of drone - related statutes in states that have passed legislation governing the use of unmanned aircraft, and a brief discussion of the federal government's regulations for drone use and its position on the enactment of local legislation and rules.

Kansas state Rep. Louis Ruiz, left, and Sen. David Haley, right, both D - Kansas City, confer during a break in negotiations on adoption legislation, Thursday, May 3, 2018, at the Statehouse in Topeka, Kan..

A freshman Republican representative from Virginia introduced legislation this week that would end the federal prohibition on marijuana use and allow states to fully set their own course on marijuana policy.

LANSING, Mich. (AP)-- Michigan would no longer require that someone be inside a self - driving car while testing it on public roads under legislation passed unanimously Wednesday by the state Senate, where backers touted the measures as necessary to keep...

But since certain American states have so - called «no recourse» legislation, which restricts mortgage lenders from suing borrowers to recover their losses, homeowners who are underwater on their mortgages can simply walk away from their homes.

Galen Clagett, a Democratic former state delegate from Frederick County, sponsored legislation in 2013 that required the state to provide more detail on its programs.