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Cape Coral and Fort Myers residents, did you know your license plate is being recorded?

Police in Cape Coral and Fort Myers are keeping an electronic eye on motorists and have been for quite some time, but now they are adding even more recording devices. The readers allow police to check traffic for stolen vehicles, Silver and Amber alerts and wanted persons. Even as New Civil Liberties Alliance is filing lawsuits, including the possibility of…
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Lobbyists Accuse SEC of “Backdoor Regulation” on 12b-1 Fees

Four industry groups have filed another petition before the SEC accusing the regulator of using “backdoor regulation” of 12b-1 fees. “This petition is about the Securities and Exchange Commission’s thirty-year effort to effectively outlaw Rule 12b-1 fees, and the concerted campaign of subregulatory sabotage upon which it embarked when it could not get its way through…
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PPP Changes Weaken Lawsuits Over Felony Restrictions, DOJ Argues

Recent guidance concerning a federal pandemic relief program undercuts lawsuits against the Small Business Administration for barring loan seekers with criminal records, the Trump administration said in a court filing. The memo, filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland, highlights Wednesday changes to the Paycheck Protection Program that limit a criminal justice restriction in…
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County OKs license plate reader option

Lee County is expanding the ability of law enforcement to use license plate readers along local roadways. The Lee County Board of County Commissioners this week OK’d allowing the Cape Coral and Fort Myers police departments to use poles along county roads for the readers. Read the full article TweetShareShare0 Shares
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Trump's Circuit Judges Take Aim At Regulators

Dismantling regulations has been a top priority of President Donald Trump since he came to office. To that end, his 50-plus appointees to the U.S. circuit courts are fast at work. The White House has made opposition to the “administrative state,” or public administration through regulatory agencies, a key litmus test for selecting federal circuit…
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