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29 Jun 2011, 6:27 am by Bill Raftery
The Senate approved the revised version unanimously on June 6, however the legislature could adjourn as early as tomorrow and it is unclear if the House will have any opportunity to take up the SJR. [read post]
28 Jun 2011, 5:42 pm by David Kopel
” In New Jersey,  women had the formal right to vote until the legislature changed the law in 1807.Stengel: “Your doctor’s stethoscope was made in one state and was shipped to and sold in another. [read post]
28 Jun 2011, 1:26 pm
The New York state Senate failed to pass a law in 2009, despite support of the bill from the then-Governor.The new Marriage Equality statute has religious exemptions, which were also hard-fought, and several otherwise conservative state senators who voted for the bill specifically referenced the “protections” for religious entities contained in the law, and absent from the previous bill. [read post]
28 Jun 2011, 12:45 pm
The proposed law involves a new 1 percent tax on paid health care claims and was introduced by the legislature as Senate Bill No. 348. [read post]
28 Jun 2011, 5:35 am by Teri Rodriguez
Jeff Wentworth (San Antonio) acknowledged the Court’s efforts on the Senate floor.In part, the resolution reads: “RESOLVED, That the 82nd Legislature of the State of Texas, 1st Called Session, hereby commend the members of the Texas Supreme Court for their actions in support of legal aid services and honor them for their work in promoting access to justice for the state’s most vulnerable citizens; and, be it further RESOLVED, That an official… [read post]
28 Jun 2011, 5:35 am by Teri Rodriguez
Jeff Wentworth (San Antonio) acknowledged the Court’s efforts on the Senate floor.In part, the resolution reads: “RESOLVED, That the 82nd Legislature of the State of Texas, 1st Called Session, hereby commend the members of the Texas Supreme Court for their actions in support of legal aid services and honor them for their work in promoting access to justice for the state’s most vulnerable citizens; and, be it further RESOLVED, That an official… [read post]
27 Jun 2011, 12:46 pm by Nathan Koppel
Blagojevich was arrested in 2008 and removed from office by the state legislature the following year. [read post]
27 Jun 2011, 12:40 pm by Big Tent Democrat
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo did a great thing when he maneuvered the New York State legislature into approving gay marriage. [read post]
27 Jun 2011, 8:41 am by Adam Thierer
Rockefeller Gives Up on Parenting at Senate Violence Hearing Can Government Improve Video Game Ratings? [read post]
27 Jun 2011, 7:32 am by David Kravets
” Leland Yee, the California senator from San Francisco who authored the law, blasted the court’s decision. [read post]
27 Jun 2011, 5:39 am by Donald Barbati
  The bill was fast-tracked through the Legislature after Christie struck a deal with Democrats and Republicans who lead the Senate and Assembly. [read post]
25 Jun 2011, 8:17 pm
A great day for the Empire State. 2) Andrew Cuomo is now the front-runner for the Democratic Presidential nomination in 2016. [read post]
25 Jun 2011, 2:22 pm by Edward A. Fallone
  This foundational interpretive approach applies to the procedural rules that the legislature is expected to follow when passing a law or when otherwise fulfilling its constitutional duties as the lawmaking branch of the state government. [read post]
25 Jun 2011, 9:34 am by Gritsforbreakfast
"Of those 76 cases, 78.5 percent came back with DNA matching someone in the Combined DNA Index System maintained by the state, crime lab forensic DNA analyst Jessica Esparza said.Burglaries had an 84 percent hit rate against CDIS, meaning 84 percent of the time an unknown burglary suspect will be named by the system, Esparza said. [read post]
25 Jun 2011, 9:15 am by Ashby Jones
The Democratic-led state Assembly had already signed off on the bill, so after the Senate vote, the only remaining piece of business required to turn the bill into law was for Gov. [read post]
25 Jun 2011, 8:09 am by Betsy McKenzie
The bill passed in a state where Republicans actually control the legislature by a slim margin. [read post]
25 Jun 2011, 7:46 am by John Culhane
That defensive game just got a lot tougher, especially since it was Republicans that made the difference in the state senate: Senator Skelos, the majority leader, allowed the measure to come to a vote; and in the end four Republicans put the measure over the top. [read post]