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Toll Roads Hit Speed Bumps
As states increasingly look to toll roads and leases for quick road-funding fixes, the public, consumer advocates and motorist and trucking associations are putting up barriers to pay-as-you-drive proposals.more -
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States Say No to Teen Tanning
No smoking. No drinking. No talking on cell phones while driving. Now, the latest no-no in state laws aimed at underage teens is indoor tanning.more -
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Some Rookie Governors Fumble
From Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick (D) indulging in $12,000 drapes for his office to Colorado Gov. Bill Ritter (D) enraging labor supporters with his first veto, some of this year's freshmen governors have gotten off to a wobbly start.more -
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Legislators Barring Electronic Distractions
Since 1997, when North Dakota state senators pioneered a ban on the use of electronic devices when their august body was open for business, the parliamentary rules of more and more legislatures require cell phones, computers and other high-tech distractions to be turned off or left at the door. Maine's House of Representatives is the latest to join the legislative rebellion against the myriad intrusions of the Digital Age.more -
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Colorado State of the State Address 2007
DENVER , Jan. 11 - Following is the prepared text of Gov. Bill Ritter's (D) 2007 state of the state address: INTRODUCTION Lieutenant Governor O'Brien, President Fitz-Gerald, Speaker Romanoff, Mayor Hickenlooper, members of the Cabinet, the state Board of Education, Supreme Court justices, Treasurer Kennedy, Atto
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Are you a citizen? Prove it
Worries about voter fraud, terrorism and illegal immigration are driving a surge in stiff new identification requirements. To weed out the few, all Americans growingly need a paper trail to qualify for some of the perks of citizenship -- from driver's licenses to Medicaid help.more -
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Three new govs look ahead to 2007
Three incoming governors have the bread-and-butter issues of schools, taxes and health care atop their agendas, but their state's role in making the United States more energy independent also ranks as a high priority. Stateline.org talks to the governors-elect of Colorado, Florida and Maryland about their legislative goals.more -
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Immigration Hardliners Trailing in Ariz., Colo.
A backlash over illegal immigration is seeping into state races even hundreds of miles from the Mexican border this election. But in two of the hottest flashpoints in the immigration debate -- Arizona and Colorado -- Republican state and congressional candidates taking the hard line on immigration aren't necessarily prevailing.more -
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Strictest Immigration Laws Put to the Test
Frustrated by the federal government's failure to stop illegal border crossings, state and local governments are experimenting with new -- and potentially unconstitutional -- ways to deter illegal immigrants, making it harder for them to get jobs, driver's licenses or housing. Some of the toughest new laws are coming out of city halls in towns like Hazleton, Pa., and Riverside, N.J.more -
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Democrats Have Edge in Statehouse Races
NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Democrats are likely to make gains in state legislative races this year, but it's a toss-up whether the seats they win will be enough to overtake control of a handful of narrowly divided statehouses, a panel of election experts said at the National Conference of State Legislatures annual conference here.more
