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 Week of January 8, 2009 (Miami Today)
CONTRACTS COMING: Though Miami-Dade has yet to set a date for commissioners to consider Marlins ballpark contracts, officials expect a vote this month on final construction, non-relocation, assurance and management agreements.
 A year of politics and natural wonders (Hi-Desert Star)
Banks changed hands and a bear visited. Gale-force winds and snow stopped traffic. Discount stores thrived in a tough economy and the Wal-Mart Supercenter was approved. It was a busy year. Here are some highlights.
 END OF THE YEAR: State Supreme Court Says Same-Sex Couples Have Constitutional Right to Marry...Lee Edmon Becomes ... (Metropolitan News-Enterprise)
1— Jean M. Lawler, who became the first female partner at Murchison & Cumming, LLP in 1993, took over as managing partner of the firm. 3—Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger reappointed Michael Hersek as state public defender....Two denials of parole to a former motorcycle club member by then-Gov.
 Weather makes employers make payroll decisions (South Sound Business Examiner)
It's what some are calling the storm of the decade and it seems out of place in the Puget Sound. Unfortunately, the storm is here and businesses are having to make unfamiliar payroll decisions.For example, should employees who can't leave their houses due to the snow be docked a day's pay? Must the employer treat salaried and hourly employees differently? Are employees allowed to make up work ...