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Arizona Chief Prosecutor Urges High Court to Block Anti-Discrimination Ordinance Against Phoenix Business

Brianna Smith - January 4, 2019

Arizona’s Attorney General, Mark Brnovich, and his office are currently working hard to convince the State’s Supreme Court to “block Phoenix from enforcing its anti-discrimination ordinance against two women who refuse to craft wedding materials for same-sex nuptials.” In a legal brief submitted with the court, Brnovich claims that “Arizona and a handful of other states that have sided with him have compelling interests in protecting their citizens’ freedoms of speech and religion secured by the U.S. Constitution, as well as by their individual state constitutions.”

Oregon has a Fentanyl Problem, According to Law Enforcement

Sara E. Teller - January 4, 2019

The CDC has confirmed that the synthetic opioid, fentanyl, is currently the deadliest drug in the United States. In Oregon, specifically, law enforcement officials are combating a 91 percent increase in fentanyl deaths between 2016 and 2017.

Youth Opioid Use is a Significant Problem, JAMA Study Suggests

Sara E. Teller - January 4, 2019

A new study suggests that a children and adolescents iare dying from opioid overdoses at startling rates. Between 1999 to 2016, the mortality rate for youth and adolescents due to opioid ingestion nearly tripled.

Cambridge School District Reaches Settlement With Employees Over Retirement Healthcare Benefits

Brianna Smith - January 3, 2019

A lawsuit settlement was recently reached between the Cambridge Central School District and retired employees over “changes made to their prescription drug benefits.” According to the suit, which was filed back in January 2016 in the State Supreme Court of Washington County, there were a total of 24 retired workers included in the complaint. The retired workers filed the lawsuit after “the district’s health insurance provider, the Washington-Saratoga-Warren-Hamilton-Essex BOCES Health Consortium Trust, dropped the more expensive Empire Blue Cross Matrix Plan” and switched “active employees to a less expensive plan.”

AC Transit Hit With Lawsuit Over Allegations of Pregnancy Discrimination

Brianna Smith - January 3, 2019

AC Transit is at the center of a class-action lawsuit over allegations that it discriminated against pregnant and breastfeeding employees. The suit also alleges that women are often “laughed at when requesting accommodations for their pregnancies.” The lawsuit was officially filed in Alameda County Superior Court and argues the “public transit agency, which serves Alameda and Contra Costa counties, fails to meet the needs of pregnant or breastfeeding employees.”

Officer Paralyzed in Courthouse Elevator Crash Awarded Settlement

Sara E. Teller - January 3, 2019

A faulty elevator repair job caused the equipment to malfunction and paralyzed an officer. Settlement reached.

Trump’s Shutdown Overwhelms Immigration Courts and Stiffs Agents

Ryan J. Farrick - January 3, 2019

President Donald Trump’s demands for a bigger, better border wall are taking a toll on immigration agents and officers. While the federal government continues to grind through a partial shutdown, not all of its employees are exempted from staying home. Workers who perform ‘essential’ functions still have to punch the clock, without pay or knowing

San Bernardino Victims’ Social Media Lawsuit Dismissed

Ryan J. Farrick - January 3, 2019

A San Francisco judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed by survivors and family members of a 2015 mass shooting in California. The suit, writes National Public Radio, accused Facebook, Google and Twitter of knowingly supporting the Islamic State terror group and assisting its social media campaign. Fourteen people were killed and another 22 injured when

Parkland Commission Recommends Giving Guns to Teachers

Ryan J. Farrick - January 3, 2019

A commission charged with investigating last year’s mass shooting in Parkland, Florida recommends that teachers who volunteer to undergo training be allowed to carry firearms in schools. The Guardian reports that the state-appointed, 15-member Marjory Stoneman Douglas high school public safety commission unanimously approved the 446-page report. Included within was a recommendation to arm teachers,

Meth is as Big as Opioids, but is Being Overlooked

Sara E. Teller - January 3, 2019

While opioids are in the limelight, researchers have found that meth has become more popular than heroin overall.

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