Lawmaker seeks tighter safeguards for personal info gathered by investigators

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“If you have the information ahead of time, you can compromise peoples lives.”

Dems beat GOP in committee duel over concealed-carry

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“We as legislators need to trust our citizens. I don’t believe we should have to carry any permit.”

Support goes viral for pol’s bid to ban photo-cops

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“The e-mails I am getting in droves are all in favor of doing away with the cameras.”

New legislation heaps costs on courts, chief justice says

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“Every year, the legislature passes about 400 laws, and every year, the appellate courts pass about 3,800 applications, and so it places an enormous amount of stress and strain to keep up with things for a trial judge.”

Feds lean on banks, put squeeze on dispensaries, pol says

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“It’s just a ticking time bomb, and it’s just going to get worse the more we force this industry to work on a cash basis.”

Panel poised to expel ‘zero-tolerance’ policies from schools

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“Schools and parents are going to love what this bill does … Other states are watching what we do on this and I think we’ll be on the leading edge of this issue.”

Now on the books: more disclosure = greater safety

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“It’s important that we do this because we need to protect the most vulnerable—young children. The added background check ensures their safety.”

New laws aim to curb the rate of return—to prison

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“… when victims and offenders meet face to face, offenders learn about the impact of their crime from the victims”

‘Zero-tolerance’ school rules under fire, eyed by panel

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“It can be just as detrimental to over-discipline as it is to under-discipline. There are just too many instances where kids are caught up in this policy unjustifiably.”

State ed board chair says notice rule puts parents first

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“Parents are bosses in the school system and deserve to be as fully informed as the school districts are. We need to put the safety of children … ahead of the interests of dues-paying employees …”