Legal
Legal matters are a core focus for local and state government agencies, encompassing the creation, interpretation, and enforcement of laws and regulations that govern public affairs. Legal frameworks ensure that government actions are consistent with the rule of law and protect citizens’ rights. Though by no means a perfect system – enforcement inequities continue to make the headlines – local leaders strive to create laws that work fairly for all.
The bill creates a federal prison ombudsman to collect complaints via a hotline and online form, then investigate and report dangerous conditions to the AG and Congress
The bill would end a requirement that Medicare patients be transported to emergency facilities for providers to receive reimbursement
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The rule authorizes county election workers to open and scan absentee ballots in advance, but those votes can’t be counted until polls close at 7 p.m. on June 9
Mayors and local government professionals joined together to discuss increased state preemption during the coronavirus pandemic, revealing opportunities to improve home rule
The ruling marks the first successful challenge of public health orders meant to slow the spread of COVID-19; local governments are now stepping in to enact their own
Several mostly rural Pennsylvania counties have begun making reopening plans in defiance of the governor’s orders
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The Sheriff’s Office announced last week that it would resume enforcing residential evictions that predated the pandemic, as allowed by state law. Elected leaders, however, panned the move as “inhumane”
Citing virus concerns, Gov. Gavin Newsom announced on Friday that every voter in the state would be receiving a November ballot by mail
Citizen pushback has led some officials to rescind mandatory face mask rules in recent days
Mayor Marty Walsh wants the Trump administration to focus on getting the country back open again, not immigration policy
Some governors have suggested they would consider moving to an all-mail voting system for the November general election
Pelosi’s remarks put her in direct conflict with Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, who has expressed opposition to such funding
Tough choices to confront governments amid coronavirus, economic pause as Cassidy-Menendez legislation proposes relief
A federal judge ruled the U.S. Justice Department overstepped its bounds when it withheld millions of dollars in funding to state and local agencies
Two sheriffs said the order violates citizen’s First Amendment rights and will not be enforced despite state officials’ statements that sheriffs don’t have the authority to go against the order
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