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Bid to reallocate half of BC Hydro Site C grant-in-lieu of taxes funding rejected
Site C reservoir on September 16th, 2024. (BC Hydro) FORT ST. JOHN, B.C. — A proposal to allocate half of the grant-in-lieu of taxes funding from BC Hydro’s Site C hydroelectric dam to the area covering Baldonnel and Charlie Lake have been...

First-round wins: D.C. Council strip harmful measures from mayor’s budget
Councilmember Robert White speaks at a D.C. Council meeting. | Photo via the Office of Councilmember Robert White WASHINGTON—On Monday, July 14, the D.C. Council voted in favor of a revised budget after a shortened timeline under immense pressure...

Nanette D. Barragán posts about internships, economy, and law enforcement
U.S. Representative Nanette D. Barragán, who has represented California’s 44th district since 2017, recently posted a series of updates on her official social media account covering topics ranging from internship opportunities to concerns over...
Legal Notices Week of July 17, 2025
LEGAL NOTICE PUBLICATION DATES: July 10, 2025, July 17, 2025, July 24, 2025 NEWSPAPER: Greensboro Watchman MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE. Default having been made in the payment of the indebtedness secured by that certain mortgage executed by Lizzie...

Moot court readies law students for real-world practice, builds courtroom confidence
Last year, Memona Niazi from South Texas College of Law Houston won the First Chair Mock Trial Competition in San Diego and the Seigenthaler-Sutherland Cup First Amendment Moot Court Competition in Washington, D.C. But she said that sometimes...

Residents at D.C.’s last operating migrant shelter told they have to leave, while some say they can’t find stable housing
In early June, children living at the Harbor Light Center migrant shelter could be seen playing in the facility’s parking lot, biking around in circles while their mothers sat on a curb sipping on juice boxes. By the end of the summer, these...

Cayman Islands Approves 21 New International Insurance Licenses During H1
The Cayman Islands Monetary Authority (CIMA), which represents the international insurance industry in the British overseas territory, reported that licenses have been approved for 21 new international insurers during the first half of this year....
Trump files libel lawsuit against Wall Street Journal over Jeffrey Epstein story The president took legal action in the wake of the newspaper's report about a racy letter Trump allegedly sent to Jeffrey Epstein in 2003. Read More »
The Justice Department formally requested Friday the unsealing of grand jury records tied to federal investigations into Jeffrey Epstein, according to a court filing. President Donald Trump announced the previous day that he ordered Attorney...

Ocean County Sheriff Attends Fentanyl Bill Signing In D.C.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Ocean County Sheriff Michael Mastronardy joined fellow law enforcement leaders in the nation’s capital recently for the signing of new federal legislation aimed at combating the abuse of fentanyl. The event marked another...

Primary election ballots to be mailed Tuesday; candidate forum that evening
With just over three weeks until the primary election, voters in Park City and some parts of the East Side who want a say in who appears on the November ballot should prepare to make their decisions soon. A large number of candidates are...

The art world loves Baltimore artists. This free D.C. exhibit shows why.
Lately, the art world is recognizing what many Baltimoreans have known for a long time: This city produces remarkable artists. In March, the TENT museum in Rotterdam — Baltimore’s sister city in the Netherlands — debuted “Walk on By,” an exhibit...

Before winning reelection bid, DC Council member Trayon White apparently used AI political ad
Before winning back his D.C. Council seat in a special election this week, Trayon White posted a video rallying voters that viewers quickly sniffed out as artificial intelligence. Before winning back his D.C. Council seat in a special election...

Appeals – G.L.c. 211, §3 – Cash bail
Where a petitioner whose second request for a reduction in cash bail sought relief pursuant to G.L.c. 211, §3, a single justice’s decision to deny the relief request should be affirmed because the petitioner failed to identify an actual change in...

Federal judge blocks voter-approved Maine law capping super PAC contributions
(Illustration by iQoncept/Getty Images) On Tuesday, a federal district judge blocked a Maine law recently passed by ballot initiative that would strictly limit the amount of money anyone could contribute to a super PAC — a political committee that...

Rotational Stability After Implantation of an Aspheric Toric Monofocal IOL with a Double C-Loop Haptic Design in Normal and High Axial Lengths
Introduction It has been reported recently in a sample of 110, 468 eyes undergoing cataract surgery that 78% of eyes had preoperative corneal astigmatism of ≥0.5 dioptres (D), 42% ≥ 1.0 D, 21% ≥ 1.5 D and 11% ≥ 2.0 D.1 The correction of this...

‘Jace didn’t deserve this,’ Parents issue heartbreaking letter to D.A. after son shot in head July 4
Parents of 15-year-old Greensboro boy shot in head at park while watching July 4 fireworks issues heartbreaking letter to D.A. THIS IS BREAKING NEWS. WE ARE COMING ON THE AIR BECAUSE IN JUST A MOMENT, GREENSBORO POLICE WILL BE PROVIDING AN UPDATE...

Minnesotans to join climate advocacy day in Washington, D.C.
About 20 Minnesotans are expected to take part in Citizens’ Climate Lobby’s annual Lobby Day on Tuesday, July 22, in Washington, D.C., joining thousands of advocates from around the world calling for federal climate action. Participants will meet...

Lors d’un rassemblement de l’IA à Montréal, des jeunes autochtones se rencontrent et s’affrontent
Ces jours-ci, tout le monde semble parler d’intelligence artificielle. Lynnsey Chartrand a jugé qu’il était temps d’inclure les jeunes autochtones dans cette conversation. Elle est responsable des initiatives autochtones, politiques publiques et...

Federal government restores $6.2 million in funding for LGBTQ non-profits
President Donald Trump speaks in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., July 16, 2025. REUTERS/Nathan Howard/File Photo More than $6 million in federal funding for nine non-profit organizations serving LGBTQ people and...

Davidson County had 1,432 lawyers with active licenses to practice law as of June
Emmerson Yuochunas Marlatt 2025 Jacob Arthur Schmidt 2025 Jordan Michael Meeks 2025 Kemi Ella Quinton 2025 Mirna Ashraf Toma 2025 Alexandria Christine Redmond 2024 Alexis Renee Dean 2024 Allen Timothy Martin 2024 Alvaro Andres Manrique Barrenechea...