By BRIAN WITTE ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — The Maryland General Assembly has approved a measure to allow medical marijuana programs at academic medical research centers that decide to participate. read more Source:
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Maryland lawmakers pass bill forcing teachers to pay union fees, reversing right to work trend
Maryland lawmakers agreed this week to require all public school teachers to pay union fees – a move that bolsters the state’s connection to organized labor as others move toward a right-to-work status. Source: FOXNews.com
Kansas lawmakers pass measure banning sex-selective abortions
Kansas legislators gave final passage to a sweeping anti-abortion measure Friday night, sending Gov. Sam Brownback a bill that declares life begins “at fertilization” while blocking tax breaks for abortion providers and banning abortions performed solely because of the baby’s sex. Source: FOXNews.com
Maryland lawmakers pass tough gun control bill
Maryland’s already-strong gun laws will become among the strictest in the nation with a measure passed by the General Assembly Thursday, sending the bill to the Democratic governor who proposed the legislation in the aftermath of December’s massacre at a Newtown, Conn., elementary school. Source: FOXNews.com