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The retailer and wildlife conservation charity hope the initiative - Together for Trees - will increase public awareness See more here: Tesco and RSPB join forces to protect rainforests

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Written by Alexander MacLean, The Union Democrat – February 17, 2012 01:29 pm Probation and law enforcement officials say many of the supposedly “non-violent, non-serious and non-sex offenders” recently transferred to California counties under the state’s ... Excerpt from: California – Tuolumne County – AB 109 Deception: Is the state dumping dangerous offenders at our doorstep?

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 Note: You must log in to view this streaming self-study video program. brightcove.createExperiences(); 2012 Realignment Update Panel Presentation Panel Members: Realignment Update & Perspective: What’s ... The rest is here: California 2012 New Statutes – Realignment / AB 109 Update & Perspectives – What’s Happening Around The State and On Appeal...

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WASHINGTON: The United States said on Thursday it will contribute $12 million to a six-country initiative to fight against climate change by low-cost programs, such as promoting clean cooking stoves. See the original post: US leads low-cost bid to curb global warming pollutants

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World Law Direct – This is a discussion on Assembly Bill 327 (AB 327) within the Law Wiki forum California’s Three Strikes law is often criticized for its “one size fits all” approach in sentencing a ... More here: Assembly Bill 327 (AB 327) – The Fix for Unfairness in California’s Three Strikes Law

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The Sacramento Bee – January 26, 2012 Chief Justice Tani Cantil-Sakauye today urged the defeat of Assembly legislation that would undermine the authority of the Judicial Council, and give courts in as few as two counties ... Read more: California Supreme Court Justice Tani Cantil-Sakauye pleads her case, fights AB 1208

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There's a lot of talk about the tax gap -- how can someone who earns $42.6 million only pay a 14% tax rate? And what about those big businesses taking advantage of tax loopholes? But the reality is small companies and the self-employed are the biggest tax dodgers in the nation -- and they're not even doing it...

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A sluggish economy and an increasingly diverse workforce led to a record number of EEOC job-discrimination complaints last year. The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission received 99,947 workplace-discrimination complaints in fiscal year 2011, the agency reported Tuesday. That's up slightly over 2010. The uptick in overall discrimination claims may correspond with a weak job market , an EEOC spokesman...

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A sluggish economy and an increasingly diverse workforce led to a record number of EEOC job-discrimination complaints last year. The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission received 99,947 workplace-discrimination complaints in fiscal year 2011, the agency reported Tuesday. That's up slightly over 2010. The uptick in overall discrimination claims may correspond with a weak job market , an EEOC spokesman...

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By Dana M. Nichols – Stockton Record Staff Writer - January 16, 2012 12:00 AM ANGELS CAMP – Criminal justice officials in Calaveras County remain bitterly divided over how to spend about $450,000 a year in state ... The rest is here: California – Rehab funding dividing Calaveras County – Controversial corrections plan heads for supervisory vote