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by Steven Ertelt LifeNews.com Editor July 21, 2008 Sioux Falls, SD (LifeNews.com) -- Monday was the first day that Planned Parenthood, which operates the only abortion business in South Dakota, had to comply with a new state law telling women the truth about abortion. Rather than tell women abortion kills children and has numerous risks, Planned Parenthood temporarily closed its doors.

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NASHVILLE, Tenn. — A new Tennessee law is enlisting the power of shame to discourage drunken driving — even though law enforcement, the governor and various experts are calling it an expensive and bad idea. Starting Jan. 1, convicted drunken drivers are required to do 24 hours of roadside cleanup while wearing orange vests emblazoned with the phrase "I am a Drunk Driver." The new law is aimed at first-time offenders, says one of its sponsors, state Rep. Charles Curtiss. "You cause them to go out and pick up trash in front of their friends and neighbors, the embarrassment is...

Florida's Favorite Governor, Jeb Bush TALLAHASSEE -- The wining and dining of Florida lawmakers by Capitol lobbyists was banned Tuesday under a sweeping ethics measure signed into law by Gov. Jeb Bush. The prohibition on free meals, drinks and other gifts brings Florida into the forefront of states with the strictest gift prohibitions in the nation, experts say. "Today's a very important day for integrity in government, integrity in the process," Bush said, in signing the legislation approved during a four-day special session earlier this month. The measure also will force lobbyists to disclose for the first time the level...

Washington - As a first-grader, Garrett Nash blurted out answers before his teacher called on him. He tickled a student sitting next to him and sometimes bolted out of lines. One cold day, he left school without his winter coat. Michelle Nash thought her son's behaviour was typical for a child adjusting to a full day of classes, but school officials suspected he had a hyperactivity disorder. They recommended giving him Ritalin, a stimulant used to treat children with that problem. She refused. "I just said I'm not going to do it," said Nash, 40. "And their response was, "You...

SANTA FE (AP) - Businessman Gerald Peters, a friend and campaign contributor to Gov. Bill Richardson, has bought a ranch near Chama that could benefit from a tax break for private hunting resorts that the governor signed into law this year. Peters purchased the 12,463-acre Quinlan Ranch for $14 million, according to documents filed three weeks ago in Rio Arriba County. The ranch is in prime elk country near another ranch in which he owns an interest, according to a spokeswoman for Peters, whose holdings include art galleries, restaurants and commercial property. "It's just a beautiful area he's loved and...

SACRAMENTO (AP) - Jesse Ceniceros was at the top of his profession as a mechanic for Lockheed when he was injured on the job and fell into California's workers' compensation maze. Now, out of work, hobbled by pain and in need of hip replacements, he may lose tens of thousands of dollars in benefits because of a key part of the sweeping changes in the 91-year-old system that were pushed through the Legislature earlier this year by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger. Other workers who suffer serious work-related injuries could face the same problem if courts decide the new law requires doctors...

New law levies harsher penalties for illegal racing By Andrea Ball AMERICAN-STATESMAN STAFF Friday, January 23, 2004 An Austin man accused of instigating a drag race in which his co-worker was killed is facing criminal charges under a new state law that levies harsher penalties for illegal racing. Richard Carrasquillo, 22, was charged Wednesday with racing on a highway. He is accused of starting a street race Saturday during which 19-year-old Alexander Vasquez crashed into a utility pole. This is the first time the Austin Police Department has filed felony racing charges since the law was enacted Sept. 1. The...

Boost to legal aid for indigent residents in works [Jeb signs new law: The Civil Legal Justice Act] Sunday, July 14, 2002 By MARY KELLI BRIDGES, mkbridges@naplesnews.com Collier and Lee counties are among a few areas that soon will benefit from a new law to help provide civil legal assistance for the indigent. The Civil Legal Justice Act became effective May 30, when Gov. Jeb Bush signed it into law. It's intended to provide legal services for individuals who can't afford to hire their own attorneys but who are in need of basic assistance, such as receiving veterans services, Medicaid...

CBS News: "Some shady moving companies quote one price before the move, and then jack it up after they have possession of the furniture. Government regulators in this area are severely understaffed. More..." Dear Mr. Dan Rather: I watched the your CBS News this evening, and I think you owe Gov. Jeb Bush and all law-abiding FL citizens two on-air apologies for your news show's incomplete -- and deceptive -- reporting tonight. I was especially interested in seeing the "Eye on America" segment about the nice couple who moved, and was ripped off by unethical movers. The movers first...

March 29, 2002 Seizure-Alert Dogs May Get Seeing-Eye Status in FL [FL GOP lawmaker leads the nation] (NYT) By DANA CANEDY MIAMI, March 28 - For Connie Standley, the final indignity came when the manager of a fast food restaurant asked why she was bringing her service dogs into his business in the Florida panhandle when she was obviously not blind. "He kept saying to me that these are not guide dogs," Ms. Standley, who has epilepsy, recalled of a trip home from the Grand Canyon last year. "I said, `No, they are seizure-alert dogs,' and he kept on saying...