The following list of documents covering the economy for the week ending October 10 was compiled by Basil Tilmon of Gallerywatch. We appreciate his efforts: Letter to FBI Director Robert Mueller From Reps. Mark Kirk and Chris Carney Letter Expresses a Need for More Resources to Investigate Corporate Fraud Interim…
Articles Posted in Legislative Information
U.S. Senate Passes Bailout Plan
The U.S. Senate endorsed the $700 million bailout plan by a margin of 74 to 25 in favor. Here are some of the highlights of the Senate Approved Plan as reported in the October 2, 2008 Wall Street Journal (Page A3): “Like the deal rejected by the House, the Senate…
Proposed Legislation Related to the Second Bailout Attempt in the U.S. Senate HR 1424 and 3997
From information provided by Gallerywatch.com, October 1, 2008 Regardless of the final outcome, these two documents combined should provide you a picture of the second bailout attempt scheduled in the U.S. Senate. Even if you do not see this until action has been taken, they provide some some fascinating reading…
Selected Documents: U.S. Ecomonic Stimulus
The following are links to three legislative documents regarding the Emergency Econimic Stabilization Act of 2008 from those included in our subscription to Gallerywatch.com. We are grateful to the Gallerywatch team for their hard work and dedication in compiling this and much more information over this past weekend: Final Legislative…
Support Ohio Draft Reform Bill SB 345 to Help Ohio County Law Libraries
Ohio Draft Reform Bill SB345 Increasingly, county law libraries face new challenges with regards to their funding, space and continued existence in the states with established systems. These challenges were addressed in 2005 with legislation in Ohio to cut back on funds going to county law libraries. Please take a…
List of 2008 New York Chapter Laws Containing the Word Criminal
As of September 16, 2008. Search run on New York State Legislative Retrieval System (LRS), September 17, 2008. Chapter Bill No. 155 A564A Wright — Relates to enhancing police officer recruitment and increasing diversity awareness 69 A614 Paulin (MS) — Establishes intentionally preventing a person from communicating certain requests for…
Sarah Palin: Governor of Alaska and Senator McCain’s Choice for Vice President
This is not a political blog and we do not endorse people for office; but we do try to provide information in an impartial manner of interest to our readers. The following is a compilation of links from various sources throughout the web we have been able to identify quickly…
State Security Breach Notification Legislation: State Laws Chart
The following link is to a Chart prepared by Perkins Cole to provide information regarding information security breach notification legislation which has been enacted in U.S. jurisdictions. It has been updated to May 14, 2008: Chart indicating state-by-state legislation relating to information securirty breach notification as of 5-14-08
New York Senate Bill S7995 Would Limit Office Of Court Administration (OCA) Use of Court Recording Devices
“Legislation being carried by the chairman of the [New York] state Senate’s Judiciary Committee would set limits on the Office of Court Administration’s now unfettered authority to allow the mechanical recording of proceedings in any state courts in New York….” To see complete article, New York Senate Bill S7995 and…
New York Chapter Law List as of May 4, 2008
The following is a list of New York legislation that has been passed by both houses of the legislature and signed by the governor (Chapter Laws) as of May 4, 2008.: DayBreak Report: Chapter Law List Run Date: 05/04/08 10:22 PM Chapter Bill No.: 1. S6422 NOZZOLIO — Relates to…