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Wisconsin lawmakers approve venture capital bill
State lawmakers on Tuesday approved legislation that would invest millions of dollars in public and private money in Wisconsin startups despite criticism that the investment targets only limited industries. The bipartisan legislation, sponsored by Sen. Alberta Darling, R-River Hills, would create a program that invests $25 million from the state ...
Ohio lawmakers offer 2 bills to change Medicaid
Proposed changes to the Medicaid program in Ohio are unlikely to clear the Legislature before lawmakers break at the end of the month, the Republican leader of the House said Tuesday. Ohio legislators have been trying to find common ground on the federal-state health program for the poor and disabled ...
Texas House lawmakers debate youth punishment
Members of a key Texas House panel said Tuesday they feel conflicted about approving proposed new punishments for 17-year-olds who are convicted of capital murder with the mandatory possibility of parole after 40 years in prison. With the end of the special legislative session looming, such reservations may cause problems ...
Budget director: Ohio's unused surplus about $397M
The state should have almost $397 million in uncommitted funds leftover at end of the current budget year, Ohio's budget director said Tuesday before a legislative panel that's working to put the final touches on the next state spending plan. Lawmakers face a June 30 deadline to pass the $61.7 ...
Pa. Senate OKs bill to expand DNA tests in crimes
A bill to require DNA testing of suspects accused of certain crimes in Pennsylvania is headed to the state House of Representatives for the second time in two years. The Senate approved the bill sponsored by Majority Leader Dominic Pileggi, voting 39-to-8 on Tuesday. The House and Senate passed competing ...
Tentative NH union deals settled
New Hampshire has negotiated tentative contracts with state labor unions. The state announced the agreements Tuesday night during negotiations over a new state budget. The deal provides workers with their first raises in five years. Wages will rise 1.5 percent on July 1; 2.25 percent on July 1, 2014; and ...
Wis. Republicans looking to curtail mine protests
Republicans are looking to curtail public access to an iron mine site in far northwestern Wisconsin in hopes of stopping protesters from interfering with the project. The state budget will be amended to give the state Department of Natural Resources authority to pass rules restricting access, Republican Assembly Speaker Robin ...
Oklahoma corrections head quits amid flaps
Oklahoma's prisons chief resigned amid disagreements over whether more state corrections facilities should be run by private companies and whether his agency properly documented money held in reserve, but the governor's office said Tuesday she did not ask for him to step aside. Corrections Director Justin Jones announced to his ...
Ind. BMV renews fight over gay youth group plates
Indiana's Bureau of Motor Vehicles extended its battle this week over specialty auto license plates for a group that counsels gay and lesbian youth, ordering an administrative law judge to review her findings that the agency improperly revoked the group's specialty license plate last year. BMV Commissioner Scott Waddell late ...
NH lawmakers reconcile medical marijuana bills
House and Senate negotiators reached a deal on a medical marijuana bill Tuesday, positioning New Hampshire to join more than a dozen other states in legalizing the drug for seriously ill patients. Both chambers had previously passed the bill, but the Senate version eliminated a House-proposed option for patients to ...
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