Study: AZ Boycott Cost State $140M
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A new report shows the boycott of Arizona in the wake of a controversial immigration law has cost the state more than $140 million.
The analysis commissioned by the Center for American Progress says lost hotel revenue in the first four months after the bill signing was about $45 million. The state also lost $96 million that visitors would have spent during their stays.
The study released on Thursday says meetings and conventions will probably continue to be lost for more than a year. That will multiply the impact of a boycott called by immigrant-rights groups after Republican Gov. Jan Brewer signed the state's new law in April.
The study was paid for by the group, a liberal-leaning think tank, but conducted by the respected Scottsdale-based economic firm Elliott D. Pollack & Co.
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Grounds for Divorce in Ohio - Sylkatis Law, LLC
A divorce in Ohio is filed when there is typically “fault” by one of the parties and party not at “fault” seeks to end the marriage. A court in Ohio may grant a divorce for the following reasons:
• Willful absence of the adverse party for one year
• Adultery
• Extreme cruelty
• Fraudulent contract
• Any gross neglect of duty
• Habitual drunkenness
• Imprisonment in a correctional institution at the time of filing the complaint
• Procurement of a divorce outside this state by the other party
Additionally, there are two “no-fault” basis for which a court may grant a divorce:
• When the parties have, without interruption for one year, lived separate and apart without cohabitation
• Incompatibility, unless denied by either party
However, whether or not the the court grants the divorce for “fault” or not, in Ohio the party not at “fault” will not get a bigger slice of the marital property.