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Senate OKs regulations for medicinal marijuana
California would take steps to regulate the sale of medical marijuana under a bill approved Monday by the state Senate, restricting cannabis dispensaries that federal prosecutors say have grown out of control. California voters first supported legalizing marijuana to treat illness in 1996, but federal prosecutors recently cracked down. They ...
Alabama schools get authority to hire security
The Alabama Legislature has authorized city and county school systems to hire armed security guards to protect students. The Senate voted 21-0 Monday to go along with changes the House made to a school security bill sponsored by Republican Sen. Dick Brewbaker of Montgomery. The bill now goes to the ...
Ohio bill would make more gov't meetings public
A proposal in the state Senate would require more government meetings to be open to the public and expand the possible penalties for violating Ohio's open meetings law. The legislation proposed by state Sen. Shannon Jones, a Republican from Springboro, has prompted concern among some public officials who worry that ...
NH Senate backs conservation, higher education
The Senate Finance Committee voted Monday to tentatively set the University System of New Hampshire's aid at $153 million — the same amount as the House but $12 million less than the system's trustees say they need to honor a pledge to freeze tuition. The committee addressed that and other ...
Large funnel cloud touches down near Oklahoma City
A large tornado is bearing down near Oklahoma City, part of a series of severe storms expected across portions of the Midwest. Television footage shows a funnel cloud touching down southwest of the city on Monday, and radar indicates it is moving toward the state's capital city. The Oklahoma House ...
Okla. House suspends work as tornado sirens blare
The Oklahoma House has temporarily suspended its daily session and members were urged to head to the basement of the Capitol after tornado sirens sounded outside the building. Faxon Republican Rep. Don Armes was presiding over the House Monday afternoon when he said troopers alerted him to worsening weather conditions ...
Senate budget committee stalls Medicaid expansion
State senators rejected a proposal on Monday for Louisiana to offer government-subsidized health insurance to the working poor through the federal health overhaul law known as the Affordable Care Act. The 7-3 vote by the Senate Finance Committee largely fell along party lines, with all but one Republican voting against ...
Michigan Democrats lay out auto insurance bills
Detroit's Democratic state House Caucus is laying out an effort to change Michigan's auto insurance policies. The package of legislation was revealed during a news conference Monday in Detroit. Republicans control the state Legislature. Under the proposal, insurance companies couldn't use credit history, education or occupation in determining a person's ...
State workers who smoke would pay $50 fee
State workers who smoke would have to pay $50 more per month for health insurance under a proposal by Gov. Scott Walker. The Legislature's Joint Finance Committee planned to take up the issue Tuesday. The nonpartisan Legislative Fiscal Bureau estimates that the fee will generate $6 million over the next ...
Recent editorials published in Iowa newspapers
Telegraph Herald. May 17, 2013. Top outrage? Take your pick It's been quite a week for President Obama and his administration. In the span of just a few days, the White House has had to address these outrageous (and, in at least one case, criminal) acts: — The Internal Revenue ...
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