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Connecticut state Representative Pat Dillon introduced a bill (HB 5083) that would prevent companies from offshoring the drafting, reviewing or analyz...
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A House-Senate committee pursuing rules for drilling into West Virginia's share of the Marcellus shale finished drafting its bill Monday but won't decide whether to advance it to the full Legislature until Wednesday.
The lawmakers added a final handful of amendments to the bill, meant to provide oversight for developing the rich natural gas reserve.
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Prompted by the recent suicides of two students, Massachusetts state House lawmakers on Monday will review a bill that would add bullying prevention to statewide education goals and hold schools responsible for bullying problems.
The bill, passed unanimously by the state Senate on Thursday, requires schools to implement procedures for reporting, investigating and determining punishment for bullying, including notifying law enforcement. Although the bill does not criminalize bullying, it will make schools accountable for bullying if they do not report or take action against such behavior.
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In the practice of EQUITY courts, a paper filed with a cou...
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By Mary E. O'Leary Register Topics Editor
The state's health care advocate is proposing legislation that would open up review of health insurance rate increases in Connecticut, while allowing his office and the attorney general to act as intervenors and appeal decisions to the courts.
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West Virginia lawmakers hope to focus this week on a single, catchall bill for developing the Marcellus shale natural gas field.
The legislation up for review seeks to address industry needs, environmental concerns, and the rights of mineral and surface owners.
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Failing to clean snow and ice from your car or truck could lead to a brush with the law, if a bill set for a hearing Thursday in Augusta gains traction.
A proposal from Rep. Jane Knapp, R-Gorham, would let police ticket motorists who drive on the highway without making "a reasonable effort" to completely remove "solid precipitation." It goes before the Legislature's Transportation Committee on Thursday at 1 p.m.
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... time Representative Paul had introduced this bill to the House in the last six years. (2) At each in...
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JACKSON - The Mississippi Senate voted in favor of a bill that would force the state's attorney general to go through a public review process before entering contracts with private attorneys.
The bill, which passed 29-18, was supported by critics of Democrat Atty. Gen. Jim Hood, who say he has given lucrative state contracts to private attorneys, some of whom have donated to his political campaigns.
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February 2012 -- As of February 1, 2012, most of the amendments to the Act respecting health services and social services brought under the Act to imp...