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Napa Valley Register – by Peter Jensen – February 1, 2012 Napa County is expanding programs to reduce the jail’s inmate population at a time when the state is diverting prisoners from prisons to county facilities. The ... View post: California – Napa County implementing alternatives to jail

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The FDA is being sued by several current and former employees for monitoring their private emails . Receiving and sending private emails on a work computer are things many employees may do. Yet many may not realize -- or understand -- what level of privacy their actions are afforded. The employees allege the government agency illegally monitored their...

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Federal land managers have approved a proposal to drape fabric over nearly six miles of the Arkansas river for an art project, but some local residents are not happy. Originally posted here: Christo ‘Over the River’ Project Divides Coloradans

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California – Political Inside Game, Outside Game… All in One Day – “Tops on that list certainly has to be the seemingly-all-but-dead AB 327, the bill seeking to modify the three strikes sentencing law.” KQED News ... Go here to read the rest: California – Political Inside Game, Outside Game… All in One Day – Tops on that...

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By Kevin Riggs – Tuesday, Jan 31, 2012 – Updated 3:43 PM PST In a time of fiscal distress, California lawmakers are on the prowl for ways to cut costs, especially to the state’s massive prison ... See the original post: California – Critics Decry Efforts to Narrow Three Strikes Law

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MI: Hunters’ Rights Preserved in Huron-Manistee See the original post here: MI: Hunters’ Rights Preserved in Huron-Manistee

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A Pacific Juvenile Defender Center Publication Everything You Need to Know About Adverse Results of a Juvenile Arrest, Prosecution, or Adjudication in California Collateral Consequences of Juvenile Delinquency Proceedings in California: A Handbook for Juvenile Law Practitioners ... Read more from the original source: Collateral Consequences of Juvenile Delinquency Proceedings in California – A Handbook for Juvenile Law...

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The Sacramento Bee - January 31, 2012 One day after turning thumbs down, the Assembly today passed legislation that would ask voters to alter California’s “three strikes” criminal sentencing law. Assembly Bill 327, approved by a vote of ... Go here to see the original: California – Assembly changes mind and passes three-strikes legislation

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The Los Angeles Times – January 31, 2012 Thousands of Riverside County workers have launched a one-day strike to protest the pension cuts imposed on employees after contract negotiations reached an impasse late last year. Members of ... Read the original here: California – Riverside County workers launch one-day strike

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If you operate your business in a multi-lingual community, you've probably had difficulty communicating with customers and employees. In these situations, a multi-lingual staff can be quite useful. But is it mandatory? Are businesses legally required to translate for employees and customers? Or is doing so merely a kind gesture? As with most situations, it depends. Title VI...