Politics : Lawmaking


California, Vermont and New York all enacted their bans in 2012, and in the current legislative session, lawmakers in 29 states have introduced measures that would tighten restrictions on teen tanning.

  • Is Maryland the New Massachusetts or California?
  • Over the past two years, Maryland has enacted laws that represent a dramatic liberal shift, even for a state long dominated by Democrats.


  • Bill Linking Welfare to Grades Passes Tennessee House
  • After a lengthy and passionate debate, a House committee approved legislation that would reduce welfare benefits for families whose children are failing school.



  • Connecticut Governor to Sign Gun Bill
  • After more than 13 hours of debate that was at moments impassioned and agonized, the General Assembly approved an historic and far-reaching gun-control bill that proponents said was their toughest-in-the-nation response to the Newtown school massacre.
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  • Maryland House OKs Strict Gun Bill
  • The House of Delegates voted to give Maryland one of the toughest gun laws in the nation, passing a bill that would ban the sale of assault-type weapons, set a 10-bullet limit on magazines and require fingerprints and a license to buy a handgun.

  • Virginia Lawmakers Give Final OK to Landmark Transportation-Funding Plan
  • The Virginia General Assembly, reconvening Wednesday for a one-day session to consider legislation vetoed or amended by Gov. Robert F. McDonnell, gave its final approval to a landmark transportation-funding plan that the governor said would raise nearly $6 billion over five years.


  • Tennessee Gov. Haslam Drops School Voucher Plan
  • Gov. Bill Haslam abruptly withdrew his proposal for school vouchers after he and the bill’s sponsor in the state Senate failed to get guarantees from fellow Republicans that they would not try to expand the measure.





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