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| | Encyclopedia: State legislature |
 | | List of state legislatures in the United States | | | State legislatures appointed the U.S. Senators from their respective states until the ratification of the 17th Amendment to the United States Constitution in 1917 brought about the direct election of Senators by the voters. | | | State legislatures are the lawmaking bodies of the 50 states in the United States of America. |
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http://www.nationmaster.com/encyclopedia/State-legislature
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| | Nebraska - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
| | Nebraska's Legislature is also the only one in the United States that is nonpartisan. | | | Nebraska's unicameral legislature today has rules that bills can contain only one subject, and must be given at least five days of consideration. | | | Nebraska is the only state in the United States with a unicameral legislature; that is, a legislature with only one house. |
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nebraska
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| | Vermont - definition of Vermont in Encyclopedia |
| | The Vermont's state legislature is the Vermont General Assembly, a bicameral body composed of the Vermont House of Representatives (the lower house) and the Vermont Senate (the upper house). | | | The state legislature chose the second option by creating the institution of civil union; the bill, which was supported by about half of the state's voters, was passed by the legislature, and signed into law by Governor Howard Dean. | | | Vermont (1999) the Vermont Supreme Court ruled that, under the Constitution of Vermont, the State of Vermont must either allow same-sex marriage or provide a separate but equal status for them. |
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http://encyclopedia.laborlawtalk.com/Vermont
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| | The Supreme Court shall have jurisdiction in all cases relating to the revenue, civil cases in which the state is a party, mandamus, quo warranto, habeas corpus, election contests involving state officers other than members of the Legislature, and such appellate jurisdiction as may be provided by law. | | | Members of the Legislature in all cases except treason, felony or breach of the peace, shall be privileged from arrest during the session of the Legislature, and for fifteen days next before the commencement and after the termination thereof. | | | When the Legislature is redistricted, the members elected prior to the redistricting shall continue in office, and the law providing for such redistricting shall where necessary specify the newly established district which they shall represent for the balance of their term. |
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http://info.neded.org/stathand/parttwo/nebconst.html
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| | Nebraska's Unicameral Legislature - House Research |
| | Neither the constitution nor the legislature imposes a time limit on the introduction of bills, except for a legislative rule requiring that bills sponsored by the executive branch be introduced before the first deadline for committee action. | | | But Nebraska allows an unlimited number of members to be co-authors on a single bill, whereas in Minnesota, a bill may have no more than five co-authors (a rule that causes multiple introductions of some popular bills by various five-member groups). | | | Nebraska was an early leader of the "open meeting" movement in state legislatures, partly in response to concerns that an unchecked unicameral body might take ill-considered, hasty legislative action. |
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http://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/hrd/pubs/nebunic.htm
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| | Oregon Blue Book State Symbols |
| | The legislature recognized that milk production and the manufacture of dairy products are major contributors to the economic well-being of Oregon agriculture. | | | The Thunder-egg (geode) was named state rock by the 1965 Legislature after rockhounds throughout Oregon voted it first choice. | | | Below the shield, which is part of the state seal, is written "1859" the year of Oregon's admission to the union as the 33rd state. |
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http://bluebook.state.or.us/kids/symbols/symbols.htm
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| | Oregon judge orders halt to gay weddings, but gives legal recognition to same-sex marriages |
| | Bearden told the county to cease issuing same-sex licenses until the Oregon Legislature has a chance to fashion a new law, perhaps allowing Vermont-style civil unions. | | | In other developments Tuesday, a California Assembly committee approved a bill legalizing same-sex marriage in the state, although the bill's sponsor said such a "milestone event" didn't change what will be an uphill battle to pass it in the full Legislature. | | | He gave the Oregon Legislature 90 days from the start of its next session to come up with the new law. |
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http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/news/archive/2004/04/20/national1806EDT0749.DTL
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| | STENBERG V. CARHART |
| | The legislatures’ evident concern was with permitting a procedure that resembles infanticide and threatens to dehumanize the fetus. | | | One doctor testifying before a committee of the Nebraska Legislature stated that partial birth abortion involves three “very risky procedures”: dilation of the cervix, using instruments blindly, and conversion of the fetus. | | | Congress and numerous state legislatures, including Nebraska’s, have described this procedure as “partial birth abortion,” reflecting the fact that the fetus is all but born when the physician causes its death. |
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http://www2.law.cornell.edu/supct/html/99-830.ZD3.html
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| | ASLCS - The Journal - A Unicameral Legislature |
| | Finally, how "representative" the Nebraska Legislature is compared to the other 49 states is left to one's own analytical perspective. | | | In addition, Nebraska's legislative rules essentially require four readings of bills as opposed to the more traditional three readings found in other state legislatures. | | | Richard Marvel, the Nebraska Legislature's first two-term speaker, concluded in his doctoral thesis that "decision-making in the unicameral was a complex operation involving a struggle between the conservative and liberal elements of the state."9 Marvel also concluded that moderation highlighted the decision-making process. |
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http://www.ncsl.org/programs/legman/aslcs/odonspg96.htm
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| | World Law: Russia |
| | They have force throughout Russia, which means that until both houses of the Legislature act, the President has the power to rule by decree. | | | Only acts on martial law and on a state of emergency require confirmation by the Duma. | | | And as in the case of land reform, as long as the Federal Assembly remains at loggerheads, there are limited grounds for any judicial remedy. |
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http://www.jurist.law.pitt.edu/world/ruscor1.htm
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| | nestatutes2.html |
| | They are published in a paperback format periodically while the legislature is in session, and then cumulated in a final hardbound volume(s) usually published within 120 days following the close of the legislative session. | | | Both the paperback and bound volumes of the Laws of Nebraska contain section indexes listing all the Nebraska statute sections that have been amended or repealed by legislation during that session of the Legislature. | | | The Clerk of the Legislature will update statutes if you provide the section number. |
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http://www.unl.edu/lawcoll/schmid/guides/nestatutes2.html
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| | Nebraska -- Sources [ ALSO! -- U.S. Law ] |
| | See also a database of statewide ballot measures maintained by the National Conference of State Legislatures. | | | See a description of the policy and practice for release and publication of Nebraska appellate courts' opinions (from the Schmid Law Library at the University of Nebraska College of Law). | | | The official codification is Revised Statutes of Nebraska, 1943. |
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http://www.lawsource.com/also/usa.cgi?ne
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| | Introduction to Nebraska, The Cornhuskers State Capital Lincoln |
| | The Tree Planters State: Officially designated by an act of the Nebraska legislature on April 4, 1895, "The Tree Planters State" nickname was offered as a more fitting representation of the state than others that were in use at the time. | | | The Blackwater State: Nebraska was sometimes called "The Blackwater State" because of the rich black Nebraska soil that darkened the streams. | | | The Antelope State: This nickname was given to Nebraska, around 1870, to honor the abundant antelope that graced the state's prairies. |
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http://www.netstate.com/states/intro/ne_intro.htm
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| | Term Limits (Again) for the Oregon Legislature |
| | As Oregon labored under the nation's highest unemployment rate, our "experienced" Legislature, led by those incumbents with the longest tenure, refused to spend within our means. | | | With a variety of other arbitrary and irregular applications of rules during both the signature gathering and counting/validation phases, we joined a coalition and brought our case to U.S. District Court of Oregon. | | | Accordingly, no candidate's name shall be placed upon a ballot for an elected office, or appointed to such office, if being elected or appointed to that office, will cause that person to exceed these limits. |
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http://www.oregontermlimits.org/
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| | New York City - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
| | New York’s portrayal on television is similarly varied, with a disproportionate number of crime dramas taking place in the city despite the fact that it is one of the safest cities in which to live in the United States. | | | Instead, there is a single Civil Court, with a presence in each borough and city-wide jurisdiction, and a Criminal Court for each New York City county which handles lesser criminal offenses and domestic violence cases, a responsibility shared with the Family Court. | | | List of high schools in New York City |
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_City
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| | Nebraska Public Records Statutes |
| | The purpose of this statute is "to guarantee that public government records are public." Introducer's Statement of Purpose for LB 505, 72nd Nebraska Legislature (1961). | | | In that regard, the Legislature deleted portions of the original bill which specifically provided that the actual cost of making copies of public records could not include the cost of salaries of public employees. | | | Under LB 509, passed in 1995, the lawful custodian of legislative correspondence, memoranda and records of telephone calls shall, upon approval of the Legislature's Executive Board, release those records, with the exception of records of telephone calls designated as sensitive or confidential by individual legislators, to any person performing an audit of the Legislature. |
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http://www.ago.state.ne.us/content/content/records_statutes.html
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| | Nebraska: State and Local Government on the Net |
| | Compare Nebraska attorneys by experience, ratings, and cost with Legalmatch. | | | Free listing of Nebraska's criminal defense lawyers handling any criminal related charges. | | | Our free service will help you connect to a Nebraska attorney to discuss about your injury. |
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http://www.statelocalgov.net/state-ne.cfm
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| | JURIST - Paper Chase: Nebraska high court overrules legislature on amended murder sentence |
| | Alexis Unkovic at 11:05 AM ET [JURIST] The Nebraska Supreme Court ruled [PDF text] Friday that members of the Nebraska Legislature [official website] overstepped their authority when they changed the minimum sentence for first-degree murder from life in prison to life in prison without parole in 2002. | | | JURIST - Paper Chase: Nebraska high court overrules legislature on amended murder sentence | | | The legislature changed state law during the special session to say that it is up to a jury, not a judge, to decide whether a defendant convicted of first-degree murder should get death. |
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http://jurist.law.pitt.edu/paperchase/2005/10/nebraska-high-court-overrules.php
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| | JournalStar.com |
| | Even if the majority of the Legislature supports the idea of the bill, they may hesitate to pass it because of possible legal challenges that could follow. | | | And the Legislature's Education Committee worried about possible court challenges to the bill during last year's session, Schimek said. | | | A bill before the Legislature seeks to change that, offering the children of illegal immigrants the same in-state tuition already extended to the rest of Nebraska's prospective students. |
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http://www.journalstar.com/articles/2005/01/19/local/doc41eda49c6eebf513277212.txt
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| | Salem, Oregon Public Library Online Encyclopedia |
| | Legislature appropriates twelve hundred dollars to make the State Library "...one of which the state might be proud." | | | A nearly four year, worldwide manhunt was ended on June 24, 1927, when three brothers were delivered to Oregon State Prison, sentenced to life imprisonment. | | | World news Cutting wheel can opener is invented in the United States. |
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http://www.salemhistory.net/time_line/timeline.htm
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| | Virginia - Encyclopedia.WorldSearch |
| | Virginia is one of the states that seceded from the Union to become the Confederacy during the Civil War. | | | Virginia is one of the original 13 states of the United States that revolted against British rule in the American Revolution and is generally classified as part of the South. | | | Later the rules for voting changed, making it necessary for men to own at least fifty acres (200,000 m²) of land in order to vote. |
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http://encyclopedia.worldsearch.com/virginia.htm
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| | AllRefer.com - Stamp Act (U.S. History) - Encyclopedia |
| | The congress adopted the Declaration of Rights and Grievances; it declared that freeborn Englishmen could not be taxed without their consent, and, since the colonists were not represented in Parliament, any tax imposed on them without the consent of their colonial legislatures was unconstitutional. | | | The act was vehemently denounced in the colonies by those it most affected: businessmen, merchants, journalists, lawyers, and other powerful persons. | | | The first direct tax to be levied on the American colonies, it required that all newspapers, pamphlets, legal documents, commercial bills, advertisements, and other papers issued in the colonies bear a stamp. |
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http://reference.allrefer.com/encyclopedia/S/StampAct.html
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| | Nebraska |
| | The legislature created the Nebraska Information Technology Commission to develop a statewide strategy to ensure that the telecommunications infrastructure needed to remain competitive was planned, coordinated, and put in place in a timely fashion. | | | Today, the transponder beams NETV programs across the United States and allows Nebraska's colleges and universities to provide distance learning across the state and around the country. | | | School administrators have interpreted LB 860's wording to mean that schools should have Internet access by 2000 and have proceeded accordingly. |
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http://www.benton.org/publibrary/State/nebraska.html
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| | Vermont Legislature |
| | The state gem shall be the grossular garnet. | | | He may, in his discretion and on such terms as he finds appropriate, distribute said state flags to other states, to state officials, departments and agencies, and to such other persons as he may determine should have them in the interest of the state. | | | The Vermont development board may, with the prior written consent of the governor, reproduce the seal of the state of Vermont in any state sponsored publication whether or not advertising is included in such publication. |
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http://www.stateanimals.com/vtleg.html
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| | The Oregon Legislature |
| | The legislature approved potentially devastating cuts to the Department of Consumer and Business Services budget for regulating occupational safety and health and the workers' comp system. | | | It's crucial that Oregon workers continue to contact members of our legislature and the governor. | | | On May 10, 2001, the Oregon Supreme Court in a unanimous decision, ruled that Terry Smothers, an injured worker, had had his constitutional right of "remedy by due course of law for injury done him in his person, property, or reputation" violated as a result of the "Exclusive Remedy" provision in Oregon Workers' Compensation. |
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http://www.injuredworker.org/OR_Legislature.htm
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| | Vermont State Center Welcomes You |
| | The State legislature chose the second option by creating the institution of civil union ; the bill, which was supported by about half of the state's voters, was passed by the legislature, and signed into law by Governor Howard Dean. | | | Vermont is one of the least populous states in the Union. | | | The most recent controversy to stir up major political conflict in the state was the adoption of civil unions, an institution which grants same-sex couples nearly all the rights and privileges of marriage. |
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http://www.vermontstatecenter.com/
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| | Nebraska Connects: Gambling-Your Verdict |
| | The items to look for on the ballot are Amendment 3, advanced by a majority of the State Legislature, and Initiatives 417, 418, 419 and 420, put on the ballot with a citizen's petition drive. | | | Here is the evidence provided by "Yes On Amendment 3" in support of the constitutional amendment placed on the ballot by the Nebraska State Legislature. | | | Here is the evidence provided by "Keep the Money In Nebraska" in support of the initiatives placed on the ballot by a petition drive. |
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http://net.unl.edu/ne_connects/gambling
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| | There is No |
| | The right of a State, by action of its legislature, to change its mind at any time before the final proclamation of ratification is issued by the Secretary of State has been confirmed in connection with other constitutional amendments. | | | A total of 16 legislatures out of 37 failed legally to ratify the "Fourteenth Amendment." 4. | | | New legislatures were thereupon chosen and forced to "ratify" under penalty of continued exile from the Union. |
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http://www.usa-the-republic.com/amendment_14/No%2014th%20Amendment.html
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| | The Constitution Act, 1867 |
| | There shall be a Session of the Legislature of Ontario and of that of Quebec once at least in every Year, so that Twelve Months shall not intervene between the last Sitting of the Legislature in each Province in one Session and its first Sitting in the next Session. | | | The Governor General shall from Time to Time, in the Queen's Name, by Instrument under the Great Seal of Canada, summon qualified Persons to the Senate; and, subject to the Provisions of this Act, every Person so summoned shall become and be a Member of the Senate and a Senator. | | | The Constitution of the Executive Authority in each of the Provinces of Nova Scotia and New Brunswick shall, subject to the Provisions of this Act, continue as it exists at the Union until altered under the Authority of this Act. |
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http://www.solon.org/Constitutions/Canada/English/ca_1867.html
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| | Recall Leaders of the Oregon Legislature |
| | However, this session the Oregon legislature decided NOT to ask the people what they thought of term limits and instead took the cowardly act of "suing" their constituents to have term limits overthrown in the courts. | | | Oregon's Term Limits law has come under increasing attack by the Republican controlled legislature and Oregon's Democrat Governor. | | | Perhaps it is time that Senator Trow (who will have been in the Legislature for 28 years when his term ends in 2002) steps aside for a more energetic "citizen" legislator to take his place. |
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http://www.oregontermlimits.org/emails.html
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