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Tenn. GOP supermajority struggles to find footing
Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam began the year by dismissing what he called misguided predictions that the new Republican supermajority in state government would devolve into infighting. Haslam went so far as to announce in his annual State of the State address in January that such a narrative "makes caricatures out ...
Corbett signs anti-abortion coverage bill in Pa.
Pennsylvania is joining about 20 other states in limiting coverage of abortions under health care insurance policies offered in a federally-run insurance marketplace starting next year under a sweeping federal law. The office of Gov. Tom Corbett, a Republican who opposes abortion rights, said he signed the bill Monday, without ...
Correction: Editorial Rdp story
In the South Carolina editorial roundup for June 11, The Associated Press reported erroneously that an editorial about the Legislature was by the Aiken Standard. It was The State newspaper. A corrected version of the story is below: South Carolina editorial roundup Summary of recent South Carolina newspaper editorials By ...
Maine House to consider dental hygienist bill
A bill that proponents say would expand access to critically needed dental care in Maine is likely to be heard in the state House of Representatives this week. The bill would create a new category of dental hygienists called dental hygiene therapists who, after additional training, could do some procedures ...
Democrats: Restore Christie health clinic cuts
Female legislators are making another attempt to restore the funding for women's health centers that Gov. Chris Christie cut from the budget. Seven Democrats are sponsoring legislation to restore $7.5 million for clinics that perform family planning services and cancer screenings, mostly for lower-income women. The measure stipulates that the ...
3 open Ga. congressional races dominated by GOP
With three U.S. House seats in Georgia wide open in 2014, the chance to go to Washington is already attracting a crowd of several state legislators, a minister, a surgeon, a political novice and an ex-congressman seeking a comeback. So far, not one is a Democrat. So far there are ...
NH lawmakers negotiating medical marijuana changes
The New Hampshire Senate and House support allowing seriously ill people to use marijuana in their medical treatment, but they don't agree on how broadly to soften drug laws. Negotiators for the chambers meet Tuesday to try to resolve their differences. The Senate bowed to Gov. Maggie Hassan's wishes and ...
Lawmakers expand Medicaid in final budget voting
The Legislature passed a major piece of the federal Affordable Care Act on Saturday, opting to expand Medicaid to 1.4 million low-income Californians, as it rushed to meet its deadline to complete a state budget. The action came a day after lawmakers passed the main budget bill outlining a $96.3 ...
In Ga., a push to change civil forfeiture laws
Alda Gentile was not arrested. She was not charged with a crime. Yet police in Georgia seized $11,530 in cash that Gentile said she had in a car for a house-hunting trip in Florida. Police confiscated the money after stopping the car, driven by her son, for speeding. They searched ...
'M' or 'F'? Outdated IDs worry transgender people
Lauren Grey didn't think much about the gender recorded on her Illinois driver's license until she went to test-drive a new car. Although she had been living as a woman for months and easily obtained a license with her new name and a picture reflecting her feminine appearance, Grey's ID ...
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