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OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Oklahoma Republican Gov. Mary Fallin on Friday vetoed legislation that would make it a felony for doctors to perform an abortion, a measure that would have effectively outlawed the procedure in the state. In vetoing the measure, Fallin said it was vague and would not withstand a
Massachusetts
BOSTON – The sponsor of a bill that would limit payments for accrued sick-leave and vacation time for government workers who retire acknowledged Tuesday that her bill is unlikely to become law this session but urged fellow lawmakers to nonetheless take steps against "extraordinary payouts." "Taxpayers are angry,
Massachusetts
Supporters of a proposed constitutional amendment adding a surtax on incomes over $1 million are looking ahead to a year of planning and outreach after lawmakers on Wednesday advanced the amendment to the next legislative session. [perfectpullquote align="full" cite="" link="" color=""
campus life
PHOENIX – Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey signed a measure Monday opening all state college and university campuses to unfettered speech, ending a policy of establishing specific zones where people can speak freely. "The First Amendment right of free speech is a bedrock founding principle of our republic," Ducey, a
Massachusetts
BOSTON – The Massachusetts Senate on Thursday overwhelmingly approved a bill to guarantee access to public facilities, including sex-segregated bathrooms and locker rooms based on their self-selected gender identity. The so-called bathroom bill (S 735) passed by a lopsided 33-4 in the 40 seat chamber, with all four votes cast against
Massachusetts
BOSTON – Parents wishing to surrender a newborn under the state's baby safe-haven law could arrange a meeting to give an infant to an emergency responder by calling 911 under a bill passed Thursday by the Massachusetts House of Representatives that would amend the statute. Passed in 2004, the
driving
WASHINGTON (AP) — Motorists are being convicted of driving under the influence of marijuana based on arbitrary state standards that have no connection to whether the driver was actually impaired, says a study by the nation's largest auto club. The problem is only growing as more states contemplate legalizing
Massachusetts
RALEIGH, N.C. – North Carolina Gov. Pat McCrory, facing a Monday ultimatum from President Barack Obama's Justice Department over enforcing a law requiring citizens to use bathrooms and changing rooms that correspond with their biological sex, responded by suing the department. Later that afternoon, the Justice Department punched
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