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trump birth control religious opt-out properly blocked: ninth circuit

The decision blocks the administration from enforcing California, Delaware, Virginia, Maryland, New York, Illinois, Washington, Minnesota, Connecticut, North Carolina, Vermont, Rhode Island, Hawaii, and District of Columbia.. ..

district of columbia v. heller

Justice Stevens thinks it significant that the Virginia, New York, and North Carolina Second Amendment proposals were “embedded … within a group of principles that are distinctly military in meaning,” such as statements about the danger of standing armies. ..

state & local executive branches

report from Democrats explores the economic benefits of legalization, from House Energy and Commerce Committee scolds the DEA and drug distributors over massive shipments of opioids to West Virginia, New York City Mayor Bill De Blasio climbs on board the legalization bandwagon,..

congress

report from Democrats explores the economic benefits of legalization, from House Energy and Commerce Committee scolds the DEA and drug distributors over massive shipments of opioids to West Virginia, New York City Mayor Bill De Blasio climbs on board the legalization bandwagon, and..

federal government

report from Democrats explores the economic benefits of legalization, from House Energy and Commerce Committee scolds the DEA and drug distributors over massive shipments of opioids to West Virginia, New York City Mayor Bill De Blasio climbs on board the legalization bandwagon,..

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daily on healthcare: maternal deaths bill heads to trump…federal

California, Delaware, Virginia, New York, and Maryland, will not have to abide by Trump administration's rules that say employers do not have to pay for birth control coverage for their workers if they have any religious or moral objections to them. ..

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nearly a dozen states are suffering from ‘chronic budget stress’

handful of states including West Virginia, New York and Indiana have made important strides in reducing major shortfalls in their employee pension plans, many others are just treading water or losing ground, as The Fiscal Times reported last year. ..

immigration

The top ten states with high concentrations of Latino voters are California, Texas, New York, Florida, Arizona, Colorado, Georgia, New Mexico, Virginia, and Nevada. In 2008, Democrats won California, New York, Florida, Colorado, New Mexico,..

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states face a $1 trillion pension problem: here are the worst 10

While handful of states including West Virginia, New York and Indiana have made important strides in reducing major shortfalls in their employee pension plans, many others are just treading water or losing ground, according to new study by Pew Charitable Trust.. ... The ten best..

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