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Here are some more laws that go in effect Sunday: Public Act 97-0383 expands the list of those arrested or convicted of certain crimes who are required to submit to DNA testing. Crimes include first-degree murder, home invasion, predatory criminal sexual assault of a child, aggravated criminal sexual assault and criminal sexual assault. Public Act [...]

IOWA CITY, Iowa – Hills Bank and Trust Co. was named as the University of Iowa’s financial services provider Friday, as part of a five year contract. The contract provides for two Hills Bank campus branch locations — one each at the Iowa Memorial Union and at the Hospitals and Clinics — the university said. [...]

TORONTO, ONTARIO, Dec 30, 2011 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) – Grasslands Entertainment Inc. , now Lakeside Minerals Inc. (the “Company”), is pleased to announce the completion of the reverse take-over (“RTO”) with Lakeside Minerals Corp. (“Lakeside”) and the name change from Grasslands Entertainment Inc. to Lakeside Minerals Inc. Concurrent with the RTO, on December 20, 2011, [...]

A new year brings hundreds of new laws for California residents. Ten of those laws were authored or co-authored by Assemblyman Marty Block and Sen. Joel Anderson both of whom represent the Mt. Helix and Spring Valley areas. Here’s a complete list of laws that will go into effect beginning Sunday. AB 188: Disabled Veterans [...]

(CNN) — New laws going into effect Sunday cover some of the nation’s most contentious issues, from immigration to abortion, while others deal with tanning beds, tuition and where you can sell a pet. In all, nearly 40,000 laws were enacted in 2011, according to the National Conference of State Legislatures. Some take effect New [...]

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Financial services veteran Michael Kramer has been named chief executive officer and director of First Security Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: FSGI – News). As previously announced on December 6, 2011, Mr. Kramer was appointed as chief executive officer of FSGBank, N.A., the wholly-owned community-bank subsidiary of First Security. FSGBank is a $1.1 billion [...]

Hungary just approved a new central bank law, to the dismay of the International Monetary Fund and European Union. It’s the same law that caused the two international organizations to withdraw their support for Hungary’s bailout earlier this month. The law changes the way Hungary’s central bank is managed, in a way the EU and [...]

“My view is that markets staying flat is the ideal situation and markets may well fall significantly,” she said. “There will be more focus on dividend-producing holdings at a time when growth stagnates and you would be wise to consider a mixture of UK and global holdings.” MG RECOVERY If you are looking for a [...]

A federal appeals court has reinstated a lawsuit filed by a conservative, former anti-abortion activist who claims she was passed over for a job at the University of Iowa’s College of Law because of opposition from liberal faculty members. Teresa R. Wagner alleges that Carolyn Jones, former dean of the College of Law, “discriminated against [...]

(CNN) — New laws going into effect Sunday cover some of the nation’s most contentious issues, from immigration to abortion, while others deal with tanning beds, tuition and where you can sell a pet. In all, nearly 40,000 laws were enacted in 2011, according to the National Conference of State Legislatures. Some take effect New [...]