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Spitzer stays -- for now

Tue, 03/10/2009 - 23:00
See Stateline.org's complete roundup of related news storiesEmbarrassing sexual scandals have tripped up at least seven sitting governors before New York’s Eliot Spitzer (D), but only one resigned from office over the impropriety.
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State misses deadline to close Pontiac prison

Thu, 07/03/2008 - 12:35
A state senator says the Illinois Department of Corrections has missed a deadline to file paperwork outlining its plan to close the aging Pontiac Correctional Center.
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Attorney general guest speaker at state police chiefs conference

Thu, 07/03/2008 - 09:30
Attorney General Troy King said Wednesday that he is pleased that the Legislature has passed a bill that pays death benefits to designated members of a police officer or firefighter's family if the officer or firefighter is killed in the line of duty.
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Alabama troopers rev up campaign to stop aggressive driving around trucks

Thu, 07/03/2008 - 09:30
The Alabama Department of Public Safety on Wednesday launched a statewide crackdown on aggressive driving involving trucks and other vehicles around trucks. The program focuses on car and commercial vehicle drivers.
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2 Ark. ballot measure backers to submit signatures

Thu, 07/03/2008 - 09:30
Supporters of a ballot measure targeting illegal immigrants and another aimed at banning homosexuals from adopting or fostering children said Wednesday they're ready to submit petitions to place their measures on the November ballot.
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Parole Board recommends clemency for convicted murderer

Thu, 07/03/2008 - 09:30
The state Parole Board on Wednesday recommended executive clemency for a man sentenced to life in prison for the 1990 beating death of a Piggott man.
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Napolitano pulls out late wins in Legislature

Thu, 07/03/2008 - 09:30
Just over a week ago, the bulk of Democratic Gov. Janet Napolitano's legislative agenda was in doubt.
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Migrant initiatives won't be on ballot

Thu, 07/03/2008 - 09:30
Two voter initiatives designed to toughen Arizona illegal-immigration laws will not appear on the fall ballot, the chairman of the campaigns told supporters this week.
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Mesa police to question arrestees' migrant status

Thu, 07/03/2008 - 09:30
Mesa unveiled a new immigration-enforcement policy Wednesday, making it clear that everyone arrested in the city will be asked about their immigration status.
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Schwab's legacy may be more frequent executions

Thu, 07/03/2008 - 09:30
Mark Dean Schwab's execution, Florida's first in more than 18 months, is the start of more lethal injections for the 386 prisoners on the state's death row.
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Isle journalists get 'shield' law

Thu, 07/03/2008 - 09:30
Hawaii journalists will have limited protection from being forced to tell the police or courts who provided them information for news stories under a bill that Gov. Linda Lingle signed into law yesterday.
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Culver announces judicial appointments

Thu, 07/03/2008 - 09:30
Gov. Chet Culver has announced two new judicial appointments. Culver is appointing Sixth District Court Judge Amanda Potterfield, of Tiffin, to the Iowa Court of Appeals and Dubuque Attorney Michael Shubatt as judge for Iowa Judicial District 1A.
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Petition challenges Iowa's smoking ban

Thu, 07/03/2008 - 09:30
Bar and restaurant owners upset with the statewide smoking ban that went into effect Tuesday are taking legal action in an attempt to overturn the law.
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Group sues to halt smoking ban

Thu, 07/03/2008 - 09:30
A group of bar and restaurant owners has filed a lawsuit in Polk County District Court seeking to overturn a new statewide smoking ban.
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State won't appeal ruling on adult-materials law

Thu, 07/03/2008 - 09:30
Indiana's attorney general will not appeal a ruling that struck down a law requiring retailers to register with the state if they sell sexually explicit material.
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Two teens plead guilty in tormenting of black youth

Thu, 07/03/2008 - 09:30
Two Kansas men admitted Wednesday in federal court to tying up a black youth, shouting racial epithets and urinating on him to get him to leave their rural community.
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Tuition for illegals' kids still an issue

Thu, 07/03/2008 - 09:30
The U.S. Supreme Court has refused to review a case challenging a 2004 Kansas law allowing some illegal immigrants to pay in-state tuition to public universities and colleges.
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Grand jury doesn't charge Tiller

Thu, 07/03/2008 - 09:30
The grand jury investigating Wichita abortion provider George Tiller adjourned Wednesday afternoon without a criminal indictment.
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Hate crime decried

Thu, 07/03/2008 - 09:30
Two men from the Waterville/Blue Rapids area of northeast Kansas pleaded guilty Wednesday to trying to intimidate a black youth into leaving their community
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State probes fireworks incident

Thu, 07/03/2008 - 09:30
FAIRFIELD TWP., Ky. -- A man who dashed through flames and exploding fireworks to escape his burning garage could face felony charges for manufacturing fireworks without a license, the fire chief said Wednesday.
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