Tag Archives: enforce

FACT SHEET: The Biden Administration Cracks Down on Ghost Guns, Ensures That ATF Has the Leadership it Needs to Enforce Our Gun Laws

Today, President Biden and Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco will deliver remarks in the Rose Garden to announce additional steps the Administration is taking to combat gun crime. Ensuring that ATF has the leadership it needs to enforce our commonsense gun laws and fight gun crime. The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF)… Read More »

California lets private citizens enforce state labor laws. The Supreme Court might put an end to that

The U.S. Supreme Court will hear a case this month that could prevent many Californians from taking their employers to court on claims that they violated state labor laws, such as paying minimum wages and requirements for overtime, meal and rest breaks. Most large companies, in their employment contracts, require workers to take those disputes… Read More »

Who will help Austin enforce its traffic laws?

Thursday, February 24, 2022 by Jo Clifton Although Austin continues to address dangerous driving behaviors through engineering and educational efforts, traffic fatalities continue to happen. The issue “remains a critical one for the city to analyze and address moving forward,” according to a follow-up audit presented to the City Council Audit & Finance Committee on… Read More »

What is Oakland doing to enforce traffic laws? You asked, so we explored

Since The Oaklandside began surveying readers last September to gather opinions about our city’s dangerous roadways, we’ve heard from almost 150 residents who’ve weighed in on topics ranging from potholes to roadway design. One recurring theme has been traffic-law enforcement, or a perceived lack thereof: About a third of all respondents have told us they… Read More »

Sanwo-Olu should strongly enforce Lagos traffic law

THE re-imposition of a sweeping ban on the operations of commercial motorcycles, or okada, in six local government areas, demonstrates the amateurish approach of the Lagos State Government to governance and the enforcement of laws. Last week, in response to the brutal murder and immolation of a resident by okada operators, Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu for… Read More »