Toyota settlement signals tougher auto safety era for carmakers
The $1.2 billion Toyota payment to avoid criminal prosecution signals a shift in enforcement. The DOJ can weigh heavier penalties and public statements, foreshadowing possible big fines for GM over ignition-switch recalls, with experts expecting potential impacts on profits and compliance approach.
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Toyota
U.S
Justice Department
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Eric Holder
General Motors Co
NHTSA
Henning
Compassionate Distributors Eyes Roswell Satellite Cannabis Shop
Compassionate Distributors plans a Roswell satellite for medical cannabis under New Mexico rules. The shop will feature full camera surveillance and buzz-in doors, with final health department inspection pending. Local patients welcome expanded access while delivery routes continue for Hobbs and Carlsbad.
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New Mexico
Health Department
Compassionate Distributors
Roswell
Denson
Department of Health
DOH
Hobbs
Carlsbad
New Mexico Courthouse Sees High Jury Trial Load
Hudson notes more than 12 000 filings and 89 000 filings sent to judges while Chaves County hosts 204 jury trials last year. About 100 000 people visited the courthouse. 10 judges averaged 20 trials each. Romero and Rogers explain careers and views on fairness. Arnett campaigns on local roots education and experience with law practice and business.
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Hudson
Chaves County
Romero
Carlsbad
University of New Mexico
University of Dayton
Ohio
WIPP
District Attorney's Office
Rogers
Eugene de Los Santos
Robert Corn
John) Halvorson
Bobby Arnett
Governor wants NM to stop collecting union dues
New Mexico Governor Susana Martinez urged an end to state payroll withholdings for union dues, arguing fair share payments burden nonmembers. The move, raised at a Albuquerque real estate luncheon, faces union opposition and arbitration risk. The policy targets about 13 dollars per paycheck, affecting AFSCME and CWA members and nonmembers alike.
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Albuquerque
New Mexico
Susana Martinez
Albuquerque Journal
Martinez
Nivia Thames
State Personnel Office
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Wayne State University
Fair Share
American Federation of State
Communication Workers of America
Thames
Miles Conway
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Mina
Dhoiegneat Wert ‘A Cooler ‘Corporation
Mansfield
I We
Kohler Company
Briggs
ASPEN
WG Price
Peti
Sylvania
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