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By Michael Booth | February 6, 2018
Under such a contract, a woman agrees to carry the fertilized egg of another woman through pregnancy. The bill requires the surrogate mother to immediately forfeit all maternity rights.
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By Christine Sexton, News Service of Florida | February 6, 2018
After lobbying the Legislature to makes changes to the workers' compensation insurance system for the past 18 months, business leaders are backing off this year.
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By Daniel Weisberg | February 6, 2018
If the courts finally allow 'Wright v. New York' to move ahead, the plaintiffs have a strong chance to prevail—and to usher in legal changes that have already benefited students in other states.
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By Brendan Farrington, Associated Press | February 6, 2018
Former Orlando police officer Gerry Realin isn't the same since he spent five hours in the Pulse nightclub among the bodies of those killed in what was then the nation's deadliest mass shooting.
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By Michael Booth | February 5, 2018
The bill was moved without discussion. Appearing in favor of the measure, but not testifying, were representatives of the judiciary's Office of Government Services, the New Jersey State Bar Association and labor unions. None appeared in opposition.
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By Josefa Velasquez | February 5, 2018
Dozens of lawyers and lobbyists had a role in bringing a legal marijuana industry to New York state. The law firms and lobby shops that were involved in and pushed the rise of medical marijuana are now gearing up for the next frontier: a recreational scheme.
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By Joe Reedy, Associated Press | February 5, 2018
Legislation aimed at fighting opioid abuse in Florida has raised concerns among doctors over provisions to impose limits as short as three days for prescriptions of the potentially addictive painkillers.
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By P.J. Dannunzio | February 5, 2018
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday allowed redistricting of Pennsylvania's congressional map to continue, denying a request from state Republican leaders to delay the process.
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By Karen Winarsky and Justin Russo | February 5, 2018
While the issue of “Dreamers” rightly dominates the news, more quietly, a sea change has begun in U.S. policy toward foreign professional workers due to President Donald Trump's “Buy American, Hire American” executive order.
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By Samantha Joseph | February 2, 2018
"They must plod through a gauntlet of constitutionally infirm hurdles," U.S. District Court Judge Mark E. Walker wrote. "No more."
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