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The Legal Intelligencer

Budget Vehicle Begins Journey Through General Assembly

The House last week considered on second consideration legislation, HB 1999, that will almost certainly be the vehicle for the spending plan for Fiscal Year 2016-17. The measure could go to the Senate this week.
2 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Capitol Report

Following is a listing of executive and legislative activity for the week of May 2. Members of the General Assembly were scheduled to return to session May 9.
6 minute read

The Recorder

State Justices Lack Appetite to Block Prison Release Plan

A majority signaled they wouldn't stand in the way of Gov. Brown's ballot initiative despite late changes.
2 minute read

New York Law Journal

Notice and Comment Lawmaking and the NYS Assembly

In a democratic society like New York state, the idea that the public should participate in government policymaking is generally accepted without argument, but not necessarily without qualification. Consider the differing views on the proper role of lobbyists in lawmaking or stakeholders in notice-and-comment rulemaking.
6 minute read

Law.com

Big Law Alums Seek to Grow Tech Startup Scene in New York

New York City's efforts to grow as an East Coast technology hub are being helped by Tech:NYC, a new nonprofit headed by a former Loeb & Loeb and Dentons lawyer that has two Am Law 100 alums on its board. Gunderson Dettmer is also involved with the organization.
4 minute read

The Recorder

Litigation Civility Act Gets Snubbed

California Sen. Hannah-Beth Jackson, who chairs the Judiciary Committee, called the Pollyanna proposal "completely unrealistic" and "wrong-headed."
3 minute read

Corporate Counsel

EEOC Enters Transgender Bathroom Debate With New Guide

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has entered the fray in the transgender bathroom access debate that has sprung up in North Carolina and along the presidential campaign trail.
3 minute read

National Law Journal

In-House Counsel Profile: Amy Hancock

Amy Hancock is general counsel of the American Beverage Associ­ation, the trade group of the non­alcoholic beverage industry. The group represents the interests of soft-drink companies, bottled-water producers and makers of energy and sports drinks and teas.
3 minute read

Daily Business Review

Florida Supreme Court Workers' Comp Fee Ruling Signals Unease With Law

The court decides two workers' compensation cases, ruling in one in favor of the plaintiffs bar on attorney fees. But one major case is still pending.
5 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Lawmakers Anxious for On-Time Budget

With the primary elections over, state lawmakers will be anxious to get back to Harrisburg and send a budget to Gov. Tom Wolf before the July 1 deadline and start of the 2016-17 fiscal year.
2 minute read

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