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Workers Fearful of the Coronavirus Are Getting Fired and Losing Their Benefits (NY Times)
By Jack Healy DENVER — After scraping by for weeks on unemployment checks and peanut butter sandwiches, Jake Lyon recently received the call that many who temporarily lost their jobs because of the coronavirus pandemic have anticipated: The college-town tea shop where...
As coronavirus spreads, so do reports of companies mistreating workers (Washington Post)
By Christian Davenport, Abha Bhattarai and Jena McGregor She could wear her protective mask while seeing her patients. Many were, after all, elderly, with respiratory problems, susceptible to getting severely sick from the novel coronavirus. And so Laura Moreno, a...
Injunction sought by medical marijuana proponents would delay SQ 788 implementation, AG says (Tulsa World)
By Harrison Grimwood Tulsa World An emergency injunction sought for Oklahoma’s most recently passed medical marijuana regulations would hamper implementation of State Question 788, state officials argue. Oklahoma Attorney General Mike Hunter’s office argued...
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Double jeopardy rules of criminal procedure do not apply to impeachment
As the impeachment trial of President Donald J. Trump gets underway Americans will undoubtedly be flooded with an array of misinformation relative to what exactly the term “impeachment” means and what the process entails. The idea of impeachment is based in English...
Are we doing the right thing with our juvenile bureau in Canadian County?
According to the most recent census, Canadian County has approximately 145,000 residents. When I went through Leadership Canadian County a few years ago, we were one of the top 10 fastest growing counties in the US. I have been an Oklahoman for the last 28 years and...
Credit checks needed for marijuana dispensaries
One of the great things about owning my own business is I get to be selective about which clients I work with and can do much more unique work with my clients than I can when I worked in a traditional corporate practice. As many of you know, over the last year I’ve...
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2020 Pending Legislation on Cannabis [VIDEO]
Summary of the 2020 proposed legislation on Medical Marijuana in Oklahoma.
Unemployment Benefits & FMLA in the COVID Pandemic [VIDEO]
Recorded live on Facebook, on March 25, 2020
Attorney reacts to AG marijuana recommendation [VIDEO]
Attorney Rachel Bussett reacts to Attorney General Mike Hunter's letter advising the Health Board to amend the rules they approved regulating medical marijuana. Hunter advises, “The current rules contain provisions that are inconsistent with the plain language of...