Republicans try to weaken 50-year-old law protecting whales, seals and polar bears

One of the U.S.’s longest standing pieces of environmental legislation, credited with helping save rare whales from ...

Republicans aim to weaken 50-year-old law protecting whales, seals and polar bears

Republican efforts in Congress aim to roll back one of the U.S.’s longest-standing pieces of environmental legislation, the ...
The Santa Barbara Independent

Newsom Signs First-in-Nation Law to Ban Ultra-Processed Food in School Lunches

California health officials will now decide which ingredients, additives, dyes, and other forms of processing don’t belong in school meals and K-12 cafeterias.
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Hudson Valley Justice Center report urges continuation of rent control in Kingston

A report by the Hudson Valley Justice Center calls on the city to continue full rent control under the Emergency Tenant Protection Act, based on the citywide vacancy rate and not ...
Tax Guru

ITAT Mumbai gives partial relief to Developer in JDA TDS dispute – Section 194IC held applicable even for leasehold land, but benefit of proviso to Sect 201(1) may still ...

Mumbai ITAT clarified that perpetual leasehold rights are equivalent to ownership for the purpose of a specified agreement" under Section 45(5A)/194-IC, requiring 10% TDS on JDA monetary ...
Premium Times

How foreign company awarded multi-billion contracts by Benue govt exploits Nigerian workers

This Lebanese company, which pays many Nigerian workers below the national minimum wage and denies them labour rights, is a ...