#Municipal Law

[villainihavedonethymotheronao3]

vox machina: half of a coed secret society currently facing university crackdown due to excessive rowdiness and flagpole scaling get a sizable townhouse; there they handle lizard escapes, child support requests, police scrutiny, many villainous professors, and members who won't stop getting engaged to each other.

the mighty nein: paranoid houseboat owners renting the absolutely cheapest moorings at a marina in a midsized european canal city band together against judgemental neighbors/local boat safety inspections/the concept of decay/ecosystem degradation in their waterways/their own dark pasts/two art-student ass cults; against all odds succeed at everything.

bell’s hells: posters on a queer housing page in toronto pack 6-11 people (depending on the day) into a two bedroom; ping-pong between icily polite spy warfare and cloying codependence, all while ostensibly working together to save a critically endangered species of salamander—end up involved in years old industrial drama opposing their friend’s shady mining corporation mom.

#critical role #vox machina WOULD be a frat but they’re too British #so instead they’re a nightclimbers ripoff somewhere on the US east coast #half of them have engagement rings by the end of senior year #an overlapping half go on to be respected leaders #this is why you always argue down the drunk and disorderly charges #the mighty nein are a minor municipal terror in cluj-napoca or split #maybe Amsterdam? #at least one of them has a fake passport and they all refuse to talk to cops #alarming collective knowledge of extradition laws that doubles when they adopt Essen #despite beau (or perhaps because) beau works at a respected human rights ngo #and bells hells have subdivided their living room with plywood sheets and once got visited by csis #fortunately Orym’s security clearance is lapsed unfortunately they’re never going to give him one again #they have vague aspirations of retiring to the middle of nowhere one day but can’t imagine living apart #they have and will let people they just met tonight crash on their floor (the couch is taken)

[writing-with-olive]

So as we're heading into the American primaries, now is a super good time to see if you're registered to vote. Remember: even if you've been registered in the past, it's possible you've been removed from the registry without being notified. Go check.

Also, now's a really good time to put into your calendar when the relevant dates are for voting. If you plan on voting for election day, this link lists when that is in your state.

Note that voter ID laws may have changed since last time you voted. This map by ballotpedia shows the requirements by state. These rules may be different in the event that you are showing up to register and vote at the same time.

If you're unhappy with all of the options, remember that voting is not the only form of civic engagement you can engage in - getting engaged in your local community is still very much an option that is on the table and is effective. Voting and community organizing are not mutually exclusive acts. While the presidential race is the most prominent it is not the only race that's happening, and that local races that will affect your life far more directly are also on the ballot. Go vote.

#2024 primary #2024 election #politics #civic engagement #voting #voter registration #early voting #voting day #absentee ballot #voter id laws #voter id #american politics #democrat #republican #swing state #unlikely voter #democracy #presidential race #municipal elections #state elections

[allthedesiredusernamesaretaken]

... endless amount of knowledge ...

Munich Municipal Law Library, Munich, Germany

Housed in Neues Rathaus, a Gothic Revival masterpiece, this enchanting library features a captivating spiral staircase adorned with vine and leaf motifs.

#endless amount of knowledge #library #munich municipal law library #munich #germany #spiral staircase #books #reading #reading books

[cockmcstuffins]

yes i started playing clan generator

and yes i accomplished my sole goal in playing clan generator

cat city bitch cat cat city bitch

#it's a cat municipality!!! #at this point they should be able to develop more complex infrastructure #and put into place voting laws and zoning mandates #when i tried to do this in the browser version it crashed the game

[aondaneedles]

Flooding 2 - Revenge of the septic tank

#fuck everything #second time in two weeks #but sure #it's my in-laws fault for building wrong #(40 years ago) #not an error on the municipality's part when they redid the canalisation #every fucking household in that neighborhood is drowning #non sims #text

[leohtttbriar]

that slate article about rehnquist "secretly" making the country worse with his "behind the scenes" "editing" of other justice's opinions and his loud memos? yeah none of that is surprising and it is beyond frustrating that supposedly "liberal" media is only recently figuring out that the courts have been the arena for misogynist racist fascist policy-making since the beginning of goddamn time.

oh, rehnquist liked the plessy v fergusen ruling? but didn't say so loud and proud all the time? why are we all so behind on treating justices like politicians. rehnquist presented his disdain of the reconstruction amendments in an "acceptable" way. gorsuch is just lying about taking all "text" at face value. legal discourse IS rhetoric, y'all. this shouldn't be groundbreaking.

#obviously it's still good to publish these articles!!!! #and to keep pointing out that justices are not acting on the law in the way everyone thinks they should #there's more integrity in a municipal court than there is in the supreme one #but stillllll

[wadegriffith]

The new 52,000 sqft Lubbock Police Department Headquarters in Downtown Lubbock, Texas was designed by Parkhill and built by Lee Lewis Construction.

Amenities such as multi-purpose meeting spaces, collaboration rooms, break areas, and a fitness center create a comfortable space that promotes the strong mental and physical health of officers.

The facility will host the motors division, records, criminal investigations, key personnel of the patrol division, communications and dispatch staff, as well as the City of Lubbock Fire Marshal's office. This co-location of the various departments will encourage collaboration and communication during investigations.

© Wade Griffith Photography 2024

#lubbock #police department #headquarters #amenities #collaboration #architecture #interior design #municipal #law enforcement

[minnesotafollower]

Overwhelmed U.S. Immigration Court System

The U.S. immigration court system is overwhelmed with its current 2.5 million open cases with those seeking asylum waiting an average of 5.8 years for a trial or hearing on the merits. This primarily is due to shortfalls in the federal immigration budget.[1] A leading example of these problems is the immigration court in Omaha, Nebraska with jurisdiction over cases in that state plus Iowa, which…

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#Guatemala #U.S. Immigration Court (Omaha Neb. #U.S. immigration courts #U.S. immigration law #U.S. need for immigrants #U.S. states & municipalities

[if-you-fan-a-fire]

"Asks Tobacco Dealers Ignore Early Closing," The Globe and Mail. October 3, 1942. Page 4. ---- Harry Rohrer, president of the Toronto Newsdealers and Tobacconists' Association, said last night he had requested members of the association to remain open after the 10 p.m. closing deadline in protest against sale of tobacco after this hour in restaurants and hotels. Mr. Rohrer said the association has 354 members and he had advised many of them by telephone to remain open in protest. His own shop on Bloor Street West would remain open until midnight, he asserted.

"We are going to disregard the closing by-law until such time as Mayor Conboy lives up to his promise that restaurants and hotels would also be prevented from selling cigarets at 10 p.m." declared Mr. Rohrer. The early closing by-law became effective Thursday, Oct. 1 It stipulates that drug stores and tobacco shops, which formerly remained open until late hours, must close at 10 p.m. with the exception of Saturdays, when the closing hour was set at midnight. Opposition to the by-law was expressed by Mr. Rohrer and other members of the Toronto Newsdealers and Tobacconists' Association when the matter was pending before City Council. "During the fight against the bylaw, we questioned the ability of the city to regulate tobacco sales in restaurants and hotels," asserted Mr. Rohrer. "We pointed out the city could not stop Sunday selling of tobacco by drug stores and restaurants. The mayor said that when the by-law was passed he would make certain that there were not sales in restaurants and hotels after ur closing hours." Members of his association consider the by-law was "railroaded" through City Council, Mr. Rohrer maintained. Its effect is discriminatory against newsdealers and tobacconists, he contended. Legal counsel has been retained by the association to test validity of the by-law if prosecutions follow action of the tobacconists in remaining open after 10 p.m., Mr. Rohrer sald. "We took the matter up with the police when we found hotels and restaurants were selling after 10 p.m.," asserted Mr. Rohrer. "They told us they had no power to do anything. We then decided to stay open and test the by-law." Mayor Conboy is attempting to regulate tobacco sales in restaurants under new licenses to be is- sued in January, Mr. Rohrer stated. This will mean that restaurants will "have a harvest of sales" for three months with resultant loss of business to tobacconists, he claimed. "We found that our business dropped about 10 per cent on Thursday when we closed at 10 p.m.," stated Mr. Rohrer. "It will drop further if people get to know they can obtain tobacco in restaurants and hotels. "As president of the association, I am remaining open after 10 p.m… and have advised members who have contacted me to do the same thing. "As regards hotels, we know the city cannot regulate their business because they come under Provincial jurisdiction," he continued. "However, the mayor told us he would fix this up with the Ontario. Liquor Commission." Mayor Conboy could not be reached for comment

#toronto #business lobby #small business owners #capitalist association #small business ideology #tobacco store #cigarette shop #newsstands #corner stores #regulation of tobacco #tobacco in canada #wartime rationing #canada during world war 2 #blue laws #city council #municipal politics

[dilfkuza]

thinking about Kiryu so much today has given me the urge to finish some of my kazumaji fics + start 2 more. dont ask me how many are already sitting in my drafts <3

#time to research japanese marriage laws again ig lets see if anything's changed since 2019 #'Cy what do you mean *again*?' the variety of things i have researched for college classes is incredible #anyways yeah i wanna make a kazumaji proposal fic but idk if i wanna make it goofy or more serious. gotta do the research 1st #by research i mean looking into the proof of partnership and which prefectures/municipalities use it again and seeing laws -> #on marriages performed outside of Japan. plus i just got a news article about a bill that passed yesterday so i gotta read up on that and- #look ik i dont HAVE to make it realistic and i can just have my fun fictional proposal but man... #college has kinda ruined me in that i GOTTA do the research first ykwim? they rewired my brain #idkidk maybe i'll just have them get fake documents for Goromi or somethin if im feeling silly goofy that'd work just as well in fic #i have 3 that are almost already done though that im gonna edit and post in the next few days. only one is lighthearted though oopsie #im so in denial im adding more kazumaji into the ecosystem to ignore the lad8 info 😌✌️ peace and love on planet earth #bulletin board

[sunnynimhan]

From being the first elected Youth President to being an elected corporator for Pune Municipal Corporation, Sunny Nimhan has come a long way. Sunny has done BE Civil from Pune University and Ms. in Property and construction management from University of Melbourne Australlia.

Sunny Nimhan also is the only cororator in India who has completed a stupendous task of cycling from Delhi to Pune. Spreading awareness regarding environmental issues and health was Sunny’s intention behind this wonderful feat of cycling 1540 kms. He was awarded Efficient Corprator by Maharashtra Rajya Patrkar Parishad Sangha in 2016 for his illustrious work.

Sunny Nimhan is a Managing Director of Sunny’s World, an internationally acclaimed fun destination for family, corporates and for weekend getaways, well equipped with world-class leisure, biggest adventure park and recreational facilities.

Multifaceted Sunny is Co-Owner of a well-known food chain Thikana. Thikana has there branches at Hinjewadi, FC Road and Baner in Pune.

He is also the Director of Gold’s Gym, Law College Rond.

#From being the first elected Youth President to being an elected corporator for Pune Municipal Corporation #Sunny Nimhan has come a long way. Sunny has done BE Civil from Pune University and Ms. in Property and construction management from Univers #Sunny Nimhan also is the only cororator in India who has completed a stupendous task of cycling from Delhi to Pune. Spreading awareness reg #Sunny Nimhan is a Managing Director of Sunny’s World #an internationally acclaimed fun destination for family #corporates and for weekend getaways #well equipped with world-class leisure #biggest adventure park and recreational facilities. #Multifaceted Sunny is Co-Owner of a well-known food chain Thikana. Thikana has there branches at Hinjewadi #FC Road and Baner in Pune. #He is also the Director of Gold’s Gym #Law College Rond.

[reasonsforhope]

Holy crap, I didn't think Biden would be able to get the Climate Corps established without Congress. This is SUCH fantastic news.

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"After being thwarted by Congress, President Joe Biden will use his executive authority to create a New Deal-style American Climate Corps that will serve as a major green jobs training program.

In an announcement Wednesday, the White House said the program will employ more than 20,000 young adults who will build trails, plant trees, help install solar panels and do other work to boost conservation and help prevent catastrophic wildfires.

The climate corps had been proposed in early versions of the sweeping climate law approved last year but was jettisoned amid strong opposition from Republicans and concerns about cost.

Democrats and environmental advocacy groups never gave up on the plan and pushed Biden in recent weeks to issue an executive order authorizing what the White House now calls the American Climate Corps.

“After years of demonstrating and fighting for a Climate Corps, we turned a generational rallying cry into a real jobs program that will put a new generation to work stopping the climate crisis,” said Varshini Prakash, executive director of the Sunrise Movement, an environmental group that has led the push for a climate corps.

With the new corps “and the historic climate investments won by our broader movement, the path towards a Green New Deal is beginning to become visible,” Prakash said...

...Environmental activists hailed the new jobs program, which is modeled after the Civilian Conservation Corps, created in the 1930s by President Franklin D. Roosevelt, a Democrat, as part of the New Deal...

Lawmakers Weigh In

More than 50 Democratic lawmakers, including Massachusetts Sen. Ed Markey and New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, had also encouraged Biden to create a climate corps, saying in a letter on Monday that “the climate crisis demands a whole-of-government response at an unprecedented scale.”

The lawmakers cited deadly heat waves in the Southwest and across the nation, as well as dangerous floods in New England and devastating wildfires on the Hawaiian island of Maui, among recent examples of climate-related disasters.

Democrats called creation of the climate corps “historic” and the first step toward fulfilling the vision of the Green New Deal.

“Today President Biden listened to the (environmental) movement, and he delivered with an American Climate Corps,” a beaming Markey said at a celebratory news conference outside the Capitol.

“We are starting to turn the green dream into a green reality,” added Ocasio-Cortez, who co-sponsored the Green New Deal legislation with Markey four years ago.

“You all are changing the world,” she told young activists.

Program Details and Grant Deadlines

The initiative will provide job training and service opportunities to work on a wide range of projects, including restoring coastal wetlands to protect communities from storm surges and flooding; clean energy projects such as wind and solar power; managing forests to prevent catastrophic wildfires; and energy efficient solutions to cut energy bills for consumers, the White House said.

Creation of the climate corps comes as the Environmental Protection Agency launches a $4.6 billion grant competition for states, municipalities and tribes to cut climate pollution and advance environmental justice. The Climate Pollution Reduction Grants are funded by the 2022 climate law and are intended to drive community-driven solutions to slow climate change.

EPA Administrator Michael Regan said the grants will help “communities so they can chart their own paths toward the clean energy future.”

The deadline for states and municipalities to apply is April 1, with grants expected in late 2024. Tribes and territories must apply by May 1, with grants expected by early 2025."

-via Boston.com, September 21, 2023

#climate change #climate crisis #climate anxiety #climate news #climate corps #biden #biden administration #democrats #voting matters #congress #environmental activism #environmental protection agency #environmental justice #climate activism #united states #us politics #good news #hope #hope posting #green jobs #hope punk #seriously this is SUCH a huge deal #climate hope #green energy #disaster preparedness #natural disasters #ecosystem restoration

[jovialbasementbouquetblr]

2023: Urban Law Enforcement Bureau/Chengguan

The much-maligned (see for example the 2013 The Atlantic report Meet the ‘Chengguan’: China’s Violent, Hated Local Cops Chinese urban enforcement force chengguan now have a rural counterpart the nongguan Comprehensive agricultural administrative enforcement . To preceding title I added a link to a Google Translate Chinese-English translation of the Chinese language Wikipedia article on the…

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#agriculture #chengguan #city #excessive force #governance #history #law enforcement #municipal #nongguan #police #rural #urban #urban enforcement

[petnews2day]

Surat to ramp up stray dog sterilisation activities

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Surat to ramp up stray dog sterilisation activities

News Cities Ahmedabad Surat to ramp up stray dog sterilisation activities According to SMC sources, 40 more cages are coming up at Bhestan pound centre to accommodate 650 stray dogs at a time. After the stray dog attack on a two- year-old girl, the Surat civic body had increased the number of dog cages at […]

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#express opinion #India News #india stray dog issue #india stray dog law #india stray dog sterilisation programme #indian express #stray dog attacks india #stray dog problem india #Surat Municipal Corporation #Dog News

[poorikhabar]

सड़क पर थूका तो आप भी कहे जा सकते हैं " मिस्टर पीकू" और भरना पड़ सकता है जुर्माना

उत्तर प्रदेश में अब शहरों में सड़क पर थूकने पर जुर्माना भरना होगा. उत्तर प्रदेश के सभी निकायों में इसे लागू किया गया| अब से शहरो में सार्वजनिक स्थल में थूकने पर 250 रुपये तक जुर्माना लगेगा. 6 लाख से कम आबादी वाले शहरों में 150 जुर्माना लगेगा वहीँ 50 रुपये जुर्माना नगर पंचायतों में लगाया जाएगा| उस प्रकार खुले में पेशाब करने वालों पर भी भारी जुर्माना लगेगा. निकाय अधिकारी कटेगा चालान शहरों में…

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#Anti-littering #Behavioural change #Civic responsibility #Cleanliness #Enforcement #Environmental protection #Fine #Health hazard #lucknow #Municipal laws #penalty #Public places #Public spitting #Social awareness #Uttar Pradesh

[opheliaoversteers]

I hate texas liquor laws w every fiber of my being

Why did my current county decide beer and wine and liquor were ok like ten years ago so we don’t have to cross county lines

Why do i have to wait till noon on sundays to buy alcohol anywhere in the state

Why does my hometown not allow liquor and spirit sales and make me drive across city lines to get anything but beer and wine

#ophies thots #ok literally i freaked tf out when we went to target in colorado and they just. had alcohol #other than a single small aisle of shit beer and wine #fuckers had a whole ass docs in their target #also back home i was lucky bc at least i was literally on the city line so i could easily pass into neighboring towns to buy liquor but fuck #why do we have such archaic ass laws #and I’m speaking as someone who worked for my hometowns city attorney office #I’ve read the municipal code front to back #i can tell you all our laws on liquor and pygmy goats and small pigs