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Virginia House GOP Pushes Through Hotly Debated Abortion Restrictions
RICHMOND, Va. (CBSDC/AP) — A Republican supermajority has muscled two of the most restrictive anti-abortion bills in years through the Virginia House, despite bitter yet futile objections from...
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Maryland House Gives Initial OK Double “Flush Tax”
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (CBSDC/AP) — The Maryland House of Delegates has given initial approval to a budget package and a doubling of the state’s “flush tax.” The House advanced the budget package and the tax...
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Lesser Penalty for Marijuana Highlights New Maryland Laws
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (CBSDC/AP) — A host of new laws will take effect in Maryland on Monday. Here is a glance at some of the more notable new laws on the books: CHEMOTHERAPY PARITY Health insurance companies...
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Gay-Marriage Forces Seek Win At Polls
BOWIE, Md. (AP) — Irene Huskens has the wedding venue picked out: a charming bed-and-breakfast in southern Maryland. But the wedding is no sure thing. The plans made by Huskens, a 43-year-old police...
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Immigration Reform Advocates Target South Carolina
WASHINGTON (AP) — Business leaders, Republicans and religious groups in favor of overhauling immigration laws announced a new focus Wednesday on South Carolina, where a key Senate supporter, Republican...
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Boehner: Congress Should Be Judged On How Many Laws It Repeals, Not Creates
Speaking with Bob Schieffer on CBS’ “Face the Nation” on Sunday, Speaker of the House John Boehner (R-Ohio) said that Congress “should not be judged on how many new laws we create, we ought to be...
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DC On Fast Track To Decriminalizing Pot Possession
WASHINGTON (AP) — It took nearly 15 years after voters approved medical marijuana for it to become available in the District of Columbia, but the next major change to pot laws in the nation’s capital...
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New Maryland Laws: Speed Limits, Criminal Records, Divorces
ANNAPOLIS, Md. — New laws approved in Maryland’s last legislative session take effect Thursday. Here are some things to know about them: ___ SECOND CHANCE People with certain nonviolent misdemeanor...
View ArticleRalph Northam Will Ask For ‘Votes And Laws’ Not ‘Thoughts And Prayers’...
(CBS News) — Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam on Tuesday announced plans to recall state legislators to consider new legislation to address gun violence in the wake of a workplace shooting in Virginia...
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