Iowa veteran's therapy farm request is denied
OTTUMWA, Iowa (Tribune News Service) — A second Iraqi War veteran can't have the hobby farm he believes could ease his suffering from PTSD. Roger Foreman appeared before the Wapello County Board of...
View ArticleCounty to create office to enforce new minimum wage
LOS ANGELES >> The Board of Supervisors voted today to create an office to help enforce Los Angeles County’s new minimum wage and prevent “wage theft.” Supervisor Hilda Solis recommended setting...
View ArticleL.A. County sets up wage enforcement program to police new minimum wage rules
In the wake of this summer's decision to hike the minimum wage in unincorporated areas to $15 by 2020, Los Angeles County supervisors voted Tuesday to set up a new division to go after employers who...
View ArticleLA County to create office to enforce new minimum wage
The Board of Supervisors voted on Tuesday to create an office to help enforce Los Angeles County’s new minimum wage and prevent “wage theft.” Supervisor Hilda Solis recommended setting up the program...
View ArticleHall County telling cattle feeder to trim size of herd
GRAND ISLAND, Neb. (AP) - Hall County supervisors are backing efforts to combat what the county attorney says are violations by a Dannebrog cattle feeder who has too many animals at his location. The...
View ArticleL.A. County supervisors to give top attorney job to interim appointee
Los Angeles County supervisors picked a new top attorney in a closed-door meeting, six months after the previous county counsel abruptly stepped down. The supervisors announced Tuesday that they had...
View ArticleCounty reaches a late night tentative agreement with SEIU after 10-hour...
(Source: Solano County, CA) November 20, 2015 SOLANO COUNTY - County officials and the SEIU Local 1021 negotiating teams met with the California state appointed mediator today in an effort to reach a...
View ArticleSupervisor Michael Ranalli Announces 5th Town Hall Meeting of 2015 (El Dorado...
(Source: El Dorado County, CA) Placerville, CA. - El Dorado County Supervisor Michael Ranalli invites the community to join him at a Town Hall meeting in Shingle Springs. Please join him on: Thursday,...
View ArticleAccidental Death (Kent County, MI)
(Source: Kent County, MI) 14-149196 OFFICIAL MEDIA RELEASE KENT COUNTY SHERIFF DEPARTMENT Date: November 10, 2015 Complaint Number: 15-157174 Type of Incident: Accidental Death Narrative: On November...
View ArticlePositive rabies alert in East Hall (Hall County, GA)
(Source: Hall County, GA) This is to advise that a dog had contact recently with a rabid skunk in the Hewell Road area of east Hall County. The skunk was shipped to the Georgia Public...
View ArticleSan Diego County settles lawsuit for $1 million over girl's suicide at...
For $1 million, the San Diego County Board of Supervisors has settled a lawsuit filed by the parents of a teenage girl who hanged herself at juvenile hall. The lawsuit asserted that staff members at...
View ArticleCalifornia lawmakers OK $1 million settlement in girl's jail suicide
(Reuters) - Southern California lawmakers have agreed to pay $1 million to the family of a 16-year-old girl who committed suicide by hanging herself in a juvenile hall facility in 2013, officials said...
View ArticleFamily Friendly Winter Activities (Hamilton County Soil & Water Conservation...
(Source: Hamilton County Soil & Water Conservation District) Soon our bellies will be stuffed with Thanksgiving dinner and it will be time to move forward with the holiday season. As we push...
View ArticleOklahoma audit accuses Paoli trustees of self-dealing
PAOLI — Members of the town of Paoli's board of trustees appear to have violated the state constitution by granting themselves a six-month exclusion from the payment of their personal utility bills,...
View Article11/18/2015 Supervisors OK funding for fairgrounds improvements (Placer...
(Source: Placer County, CA) November 18, 2015 After a vigorous discussion about the possibilities for the future of the Placer County Fairgrounds, the board of supervisors today OK'd spending $200,000...
View ArticleFormer County Atty Margaret Moore “considering” D.A. run
Former Travis County Attorney Margaret Moore said Wednesday she may run for district attorney next year, the second Democrat to float the possibility of joining the field in the last week. “The reason...
View ArticleNDSA Feeder Council to host Beyond the Bunk Workshop (North Dakota Stockmen's...
(Source: North Dakota Stockmen's Association) For Immediate Release Nov. 23, 2015 For more information, contact: NDSA Feeder Council to host Beyond the Bunk Workshop The NDSA Feeder Council will host...
View ArticleSacramento County Appoints New Inspector General (Sacramento County, CA)
(Source: Sacramento County, CA) The Sacramento County Board of Supervisors has appointed Rick Braziel to begin serving as Inspector General on December 1, 2015. The Office of Inspector General has...
View ArticleLA County supervisors grill SoCalGas over Porter Ranch gas leak
Southern California Gas Co. officials were grilled Tuesday by Los Angeles County supervisors over a monthlong gas leak above Porter Ranch. “Thirty-one days is too long,” said Supervisor Michael...
View ArticlePA county sets temperature limits for unattended dogs kept outside
Some pet owners in northeastern Pennsylvania will have to start paying closer attention to the weather. Dogs in Luzerne County won't be allowed outside unattended for more than a half-hour if...
View ArticleLos Angeles County Board of Supervisors Approve Wage Enforcement Bureau...
(Source: AFL-CIO - Los Angeles County Federation of Labor) FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 17, 2015 Contact: Gabriella Landeros, 213-446-8801, gabriella@launionaflcio•org Los Angeles, CA - Today,...
View ArticleProgress on New Animal Shelter Earns Praise (El Dorado County, CA)
(Source: El Dorado County, CA) (Placerville, CA)-Abandoned and abused animals in El Dorado County should be wagging their tails with the progress of the new animal shelter, which is running on time and...
View ArticleBrucellosis confirmed in Park County cattle herd
POWELL, Wyo. (AP) - A cattle herd in Park County has been quarantined after one cow tested positive for brucellosis. The Wyoming State Veterinary Laboratory in Laramie and the National Veterinary...
View ArticleWhere humans herd themselves and cattle roam free
A water buffalo grazes in a lush open field, an egret standing sentinel on its back. A herd of wild cattle bathes in the sunshine along the side of a winding road. Two idyllic rural scenes, seen nearly...
View ArticleReminder of the City of Gainesville's general municipal runoff election (Hall...
(Source: Hall County, GA) The general municipal runoff election for the City of Gainesville's Ward 3 City Council seat will be held Tuesday, Dec. 1. 'Because none of the four candidates in the Nov. 3...
View ArticleCounty adopts ordinance to protect dogs from extreme weather
Some pet owners in northeastern Pennsylvania will have to start paying closer attention to the weather. Dogs in Luzerne County won't...
View ArticleL.A. County supervisors vote against selling 241 public housing units
Low-income tenants got a reprieve Tuesday when Los Angeles County supervisors voted to hold on to 241 units of public housing at sites dispersed around South L.A. that housing officials had planned to...
View ArticleSupervisors expected to vote on motion supporting Syrian refugees in LA County
Supervisor Mark Ridley-Thomas will ask the Board of Supervisors next week to send a letter to President Barack Obama and the state’s congressional delegation urging them to increase the number of...
View ArticleLongtime Walthall County sheriff dies
Longtime Walthall County sheriff dies (AP) — Funeral services are scheduled Thursday for longtime Walthall County Sheriff Duane Dillon....
View ArticleCurbing cattle smuggling: Rajnath says BSF has earned nation’s respect
Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday once again asked BSF to ensure total clampdown on cattle smuggling to Bangladesh. He said that by bringing down the illegal trade by 70 per cent, the border force...
View ArticleHandling of Lamberto prostitution conviction shows problematic CEO ordinance
The recent revelation that San Bernardino County Human Resources Director Andrew Lamberto was arrested and convicted of Penal Code section 647(b)—Engage, and agree to engage, in prostitution—and the...
View ArticleAlameda County Passes Groundbreaking Policy to Respect the 4th Amendment....
(Source: Occupy Oakland) In an example of collaboration with privacy advocates, on November 17th the Alameda County Board of Supervisors passed a comprehensive privacy policy regulating the county's...
View ArticleMetro TAP cards will soon be sold at certain county libraries
Public transit riders will soon be able to purchase Metro TAP cards at certain county libraries under a pilot program approved this week by the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors. Machines to...
View ArticleAfter one year, Measure Z taking shape in our community (Humboldt County, CA)
(Source: Humboldt County, CA) One year ago today, the Board of Supervisors certified the results of the Nov. 4, 2014 election in which Humboldt County voters passed Measure Z. Over the past 12 months,...
View ArticleAttorney General Kamala D. Harris Announces Joint Prosecution with Ventura...
(Source: California Attorney General's Office) VENTURA - Attorney General Kamala D. Harris today announced that the California Department of Justice will be formally joining the Ventura County District...
View ArticleAppeal in fight over Rowan County prayer heading to court in January
The U.S. Court of Appeals will hear oral arguments in January in the appeal of a federal ruling that found Rowan County commissioners violated the Constitution by opening meetings with prayer specific...
View ArticleWild boar in Germany adopted by herd of cattle
BERLIN (AP) A wild pig in Germany has decided to give up its "boaring" life leaving the forest to live with a...
View ArticlePa. Supreme Court justice charged in email scandal
The Pennsylvania Judicial Conduct Board Tuesday charged Supreme Court Justice J. Michael Eakin with violating the state's rules of judicial conduct and the state Constitution by participating knowingly...
View ArticleMedical Cannabis Dispensary Ordinance Adopted (Marin County, CA)
(Source: Marin County, CA) San Rafael, CA - Marin County has approved its first local ordinance to allow limited licensing of medical cannabis dispensaries in the unincorporated areas of the county....
View ArticleL.A. County supervisors vote to welcome Syrian refugees
Amid heightened national debate over the resettlement of people fleeing the war in Syria, a divided Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors voted Tuesday to voice their willingness to welcome Syrian...
View ArticleL.A. County Supervisor Mark Ridley-Thomas wants county to explore stricter...
In response to last week’s terrorist shooting in San Bernardino that left 14 people dead and another 21 wounded, Los Angeles County Supervisor Mark Ridley-Thomas said Tuesday he wants to explore...
View ArticleDA Media Advisory - Sacramento Regional Family Justice Center Secures...
(Source: PIO - Sacramento County Public Information Office) The Sacramento Regional Family Justice Center (SRFJC) Board of Directors and District Attorney Anne Marie Schubert are excited to announce a...
View Article12.8.15: Sacramento Regional Family Justice Center Secures Location...
(Source: Sacramento District Attorney's Office) The Sacramento Regional Family Justice Center (SRFJC) Board of Directors and District Attorney Anne Marie Schubert are excited to announce a location has...
View ArticleLA County to explore joining city attorney’s lawsuit over Porter Ranch well leak
Los Angeles County Supervisor Michael Antonovich wants the county to join the Los Angeles city attorney’s lawsuit against Southern California Gas Co. regarding the natural gas leak above Porter Ranch....
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