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Services for most-vulnerable people at risk after NICs rise, charities say

Care providers, GPs and pharmacists warn increased costs will cause cuts and job losses

The Guardian - UK · Nov 1, 2024

Budget 2024: Reeves reveals £40bn in tax rises as she promises to rebuild public services

Chancellor announces increases in taxation for businesses and the wealthy, and more money for the NHS and schools

The Guardian - UK · Oct 30, 2024

No Pseudonymity in Lawsuit Challenging N.Y.'s Involuntary Commitment System as It Affects Gun Rights

In P.D. v. Sullivan (S.D.N.Y.), plaintiff alleges: New York State Mental Hygiene Law 9.39 is used to admit individuals to a hospital solely for emergency observation and evaluation as a person "alleged" to have a mental illness. An admission under MHL 9.39 is not a formal adjudication that an individual…

Reason · Apr 24, 2024

Northern Ireland civil service chief invites party leaders to meeting to discuss 'governance gap'

"The budget challenge is compounded by a governance gap."

Belfast Live · May 22, 2023

Editorial: Guns for criminals? Texas judge’s gun rights ruling makes us less safe

When it comes to gun laws in this country, we are tipping from tragedy into farce. To be sure, the result will be yet more tragedy.

Tribune News Service · Sep 21, 2022

New gun law’s critics could pressure states over reporting of juvenile records

WASHINGTON — The new federal law passed in response to a series of mass shootings includes provisions to better incorporate juvenile records into the federal background check system, but states vary greatly in the way they approach access to guns and the background checks themselves.

Tribune News Service · Jul 8, 2022

Cornyn calls Uvalde killer ‘ticking time bomb,’ sees progress on Senate gun deal

WASHINGTON — Sen. John Cornyn said Thursday the 18-year-old responsible for the Uvalde school massacre fit an all-too-common profile of mass shooters: alienated young men with mental health issues.

Tribune News Service · Jun 9, 2022

After Uvalde massacre Cruz digs in on gun rights, Cornyn mulls modest changes

WASHINGTON – Sens. John Cornyn and Ted Cruz both cast themselves as staunch Second Amendment supporters. Both enjoy A+ ratings from the NRA.

Tribune News Service · Jun 6, 2022

GOP talk of school 'hardening' panned as fig leaf by Democrats - Roll Call

Senate Republicans are floating the idea of more federal grant funding for school safety measures after a mass shooting in Texas.

Roll Call · May 25, 2022

Income tax: When does national insurance rise and what does it mean for me?

National insurance is going up, but so are the thresholds. So will we be paying more or less tax?

Bristol Post · Apr 1, 2022