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By Tom McParland | May 18, 2017
The Delaware Senate on Thursday gave final approval to a pair of bills aimed at preventing the over-prescription of opioid drugs and authorizing the Department of Justice to assist patients being denied treatment for substance abuse. The move rounds out Delaware Attorney General Matt Denn's legislative package to fight the state's growing opioid crisis.
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By Victoria Hudgins | May 18, 2017
The state Senate passed an amendment, SB 222, that would create new judge positions in Pennsylvania's Courts of Common Pleas. Out of the seven changes the bill calls for, none are decreases, but Senate voting documents show legislators went back-and-forth on how many judges should preside in Delaware County's Court of Common Pleas.
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By Michael Booth | May 18, 2017
A committee of the New Jersey Legislature on Thursday recommended passage of a bill that would codify the state Supreme Court's holding that the two-year statute of limitations for filing racial discrimination claims cannot be shortened in employment contracts or agreements.
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By Cheryl Miller | May 18, 2017
California's chief marijuana regulator on Thursday told a gathering of growers, government officials and would-be entrepreneurs that the state will have a regulatory structure in place to oversee a developing multibillion-dollar cannabis market by Jan. 1.
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By Victoria Hudgins | May 18, 2017
State Sen. Sharif Street, D-Philadelphia, is the prime sponsor of a proposed amendment presented as a "fix to a drafting error in our election code."
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By Samantha Joseph | May 17, 2017
Attorney-developer Dennis Eisinger wants to ban tobacco smoking in Florida condominiums.
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By Michael Booth | May 16, 2017
Defense lawyers and prosecutors argued before the New Jersey Supreme Court over whether law enforcement should make witnesses available for cross-examination in pretrial detention hearings for criminal suspects.
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By Michael Booth | May 15, 2017
State Sen. Nicholas Scutari, a ranking Democrat who took up the mantle of marijuana legalization several years ago, introduced legislation on Monday that would allow recreational use of small amounts of the drug for adults 21 and over.
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By Michael Booth | May 12, 2017
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie has conditionally vetoed legislation that would have established an absolute bar to marriage for anyone under the age of 18.
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By Victoria Hudgins | May 11, 2017
Pennsylvanians may need to start showing their passports for domestic flights if the state legislature doesn't pass a bill bringing state ID and driver license laws into compliance with the federal Real ID Act.
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