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Thursday September 9, 2010
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Crime & Courts NewsNY: Read up, Ms. RiceIn a normal year, well over 10,000 bills are proposed in the state Legislature. Some are old bills, recycled from past years. Others are duplicates, put in for political bragging rights. One bill might become law, while another just like it, or similar, might die. So we can understand a layman losing track of things. But not a lawyer. Not a district attorney. And certainly not a would-be attorney general.
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OH: Part-time judges moved to full-time under new state lawHUBER HEIGHTS, Ohio -- A new Ohio law that took effect Wednesday, Sept. 8, transformed Montgomery County's two area courts into municipal courts and will change the permanent judgeships from part-time to full-time positions.
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OH: Ohio apologized to 'Idol' star for illegal snoopingAmerican Idol runner-up Crystal Bowersox gained national acclaim belting out her style of folksy blues on the popular TV show.
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OR: Man killed in altercation with Vancouver police was Oregon Guard memberOfficials with the Oregon Army National Guard said this afternoon that the 22-year-old man shot and killed earlier this week by Vancouver police officers was a member of the Guard who served in Iraq.
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PA: Do 'environmental extremists' pose criminal threat to gas drilling?As debate over natural gas drilling in the Marcellus shale reaches a fever pitch, state and federal authorities are warning Pennsylvania law enforcement that "environmental extremists" pose an increasing threat to security and to the energy sector.
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PA: Casino kids- The law already deals with negligent adultsNo one with good sense would think it's OK to leave a child alone in a parked car while the adults hit the slot machines, yet at casinos in Pennsylvania and across the nation, parents have done exactly that.
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PA: Pennsylvania gaming board rebuffs treasurerPennsylvania Treasurer Rob McCord accepted more than $80,000 in campaign contributions from lobbyists and lawyers representing casinos, creating the "potential appearance of corruption" if he gets an expanded role on the state Gaming Control Board, gambling regulators say in a court filing.
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PA: Jane Orie document dispute before judgeAn Allegheny County judge has scheduled a hearing on the release of documents related to the grand jury investigation of state Sen. Jane Orie, R-McCandless, for later this month.
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PA: Orie-Zappala go-between has central role in probesThe little-known political operative who acted as an intermediary to forestall the prosecution of state Sen. Jane Orie boasted of easy access to District Attorney Stephen A. Zappala Jr., passed along gossip the senator's lawyers initially hoped to use in her defense, and now finds himself in a legal morass with both sides wondering about his motives.
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UT: Law enforcement council to study alcohol programThe council that certifies Utah law enforcement officers is studying a proposal to provide education and counseling for alcohol abuse.
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WA: State Supreme Court, Gregoire reject killer's request for stayWhile condemned killer Cal Coburn Brown's latest pleas for a reprieve were turned down Wednesday by the state Supreme Court and Gov. Chris Gregoire, he planned to remain "hopeful" that a stay would be issued at the eleventh hour, according to Judith Kay, a University of Puget Sound ethics professor.
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WA: State considers next move on campaign spendingState officials are mulling their next steps after a federal judge overturned a state law limiting campaign contributions in the final weeks of ballot measure campaigns.
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WA: Gregoire denies clemency for Cal Coburn BrownYAKIMA, Wash. -- In a state in which executions are uncommon, Cal Coburn Brown's lethal injection Friday will be the first time since 2001 that Washington has carried out its capital punishment.
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WI: U.S. names new leader in Asian carp fightCHICAGO -- There is a new federal boss in the fight to keep Asian carp from invading Lake Michigan.
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WY: Friends, family mourn loss of former Wyoming Supreme Court justiceA former Wyoming Supreme Court justice who spent more than 2 1/2 decades on the state's highest court died last weekend in Rio Rancho, N.M.
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VA: Lawmakers cool to ABC privatizing planA complex plan to privatize state liquor operations that Gov. Bob McDonnell unveiled Wednesday could make it easier to find a place to buy a bottle of booze; deliver hundreds of millions for road needs; and end Virginia's hand in selling distilled spirits.
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NJ: Gov. Christie sets sights on reforming financial disclosure laws for legislatureRARITAN, N.J. — Rolling out a much-anticipated ethics package at his second town hall meeting of the month, Gov. Chris Christie Wednesday set his sights on the Democrat-controlled Legislature.
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PA: Public schools are sitting on $2.75 billion, data showsGov. Ed Rendell has made increasing investments in public schools his top priority. But much of that money has wound up in public schools' rainy day funds. Since Rendell came to Harrisburg, public schools have amassed $2.75 billion in reserve accounts.
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LA: State's doctors hit with demandsThe state health agency failed to timely implement Medicaid budget cuts and, now, thousands of Louisiana physicians must repay some $17 million in overpayments they received during the last year.
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DE: Aon to offer more monitoring for Delaware retireesBowing to a massive outcry from 22,000 state pensioners whose Social Security numbers were published online, the company that made the mistake will give them three years of free credit monitoring instead of just one.
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