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Editorial Roundup: West Virginia
Gazette-Mail. May 25, 2023. Editorial: Gov. Justice’s distant style catching on It didn’t take long for Gov. Jim Justice, who can get a little hair-brained from time to time and is very thin-skinned, to recognize the appeal of conducting public briefings online...
Editorial Roundup: Pennsylvania
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. May 27, 2023. Editorial: Don’t punish medical marijuana drivers without cause Pennsylvania drivers can be charged with a DUI, regardless of demonstrated impairment, if marijuana is detected in their system. Some tests can detect marijuana...
Minnesota governor signs bill legalizing recreational marijuana starting in August
ST. PAUL, Minnesota (AP) — Surrounded by dozens of cheering people in green clothes, Minnesota Democratic Gov. Tim Walz signed a bill Tuesday to legalize recreational marijuana for people over the age of 21 starting in August, making Minnesota the 23rd state to legalize the substance for adults....
North Carolina senator pushing medical marijuana bill describes smoking pot during cancer fight
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — The North Carolina General Assembly's chief advocate for legalizing medical marijuana in the state revealed publicly on Tuesday how he smoked pot over 20 years ago to withstand discomforts of intense chemotherapy during a fight with cancer. Sen. Bill Rabon of...
Editorial Roundup: Texas
Austin American-Statesman. May 28, 2023. Editorial: Paxton faces a long-overdue day of reckoning During eight-and-a-half years in office, scandal-ridden Attorney General Ken Paxton evaded legal and political accountability for a laundry list of alleged misconduct...
Parents described as 'monsters' in horrific abuse that killed 10-month-old in England
LONDON (AP) — An English couple who fought to get their baby son back from child services and then abused him so severely the 10-month-old was dead just over a month later were sentenced to life in prison for murder Friday in what a judge described as a case of “unimaginable cruelty." ...
Editorial Roundup: Minnesota
Minneapolis Star Tribune. May 22, 2023. Editorial: State gambles on government solutions DFL didn’t stop at spending the surplus, betting on a second Minnesota Miracle. Minnesota’s elected leaders are wrapping up a legislative session for the ages...
Editorial Roundup: Pennsylvania
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. May 22, 2023. Editorial: Ban handheld devices while driving Pennsylvania is the only state among its neighbors to permit the use of handheld wireless electronic devices while driving. It’s time for the commonwealth to ban this risky habit,...
Delaware committee approves state pay raises, adds funds for marijuana industry
DOVER, Del. (AP) — Members of the Delaware legislature’s budget-writing committee began marking up Gov. John Carney’s spending plan for the upcoming fiscal year on Tuesday by approving across-the-board pay raises of up to 9% for state employees. The Joint Finance Committee...
What will Minnesota lawmakers do for an encore in 2024 after momentous 2023 legislative session?
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — The Minnesota Legislature isn't scheduled to reconvene until Feb. 12 but with the curtain barely down on the momentous 2023 session there's already discussion about what lawmakers might do for an encore. Democrats are proud they checked off all of the 30...
