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Lawmakers in Veracruz made it Mexico's 17th state to pass legislation declaring life begins at conception, then adopted a proposal that requires Congress to consider amending the constitution to outlaw abortion. A majority of the country's 32 states have...
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The unemployment rate in California is the highest in 70 years- 12+%. At the start of this past summer, the government began issuing IOU’s instead of wages. California is the eighth largest economy in the entire world, with a population of 37 million....
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The most forlorn provision in the California Constitution — the seldom-met deadline for the Legislature to pass a new state budget — kicks in Monday with no chance that it will be honored. More News Lawmakers haven't approved a budget by the June 15...
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After driving through a snowstorm, Iowa state lawmakers shoveled into Des Moines, got sworn in and gave speeches on what they hope to accomplish in the next 110 days during the 83rd General Assembly. The themes of Democrats' speeches: Balance the budget,...
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This article was published in the August 4, 2008, edition of The New York Observer During a televised speech carried statewide, Governor David Paterson adopted a new, tougher line with Albany legislators, vowing to reconvene the legislative session so...
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