Twenty-six states require hazardous waste transporters to obtain special permits or licenses and 15 states require hazardous waste transporters to register with the state.

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In 2015, nearly 3,500 people were killed in crashes involving distracted driving. Comes now Apple, which has announced a "Do Not Disturb While Driving" feature for the next iteration of the iPhone's iOS 11 operating system.

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Until June 1, Illinois only required a simple majority in each chamber to pass a budget. Since lawmakers failed to meet that June 1 deadline again this year, a three-fifths majority vote in each chamber is now required to pass the budget.

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The Department of Justice (DOJ) has filed a brief asking the U.S. Supreme Court to review the recent decision by the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals temporarily preventing the president’s revised travel ban from going into effect.

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After our story about all-mail voting was published in the May issue of The Canvass, I spoke with Natalie Landreth, an attorney with the Native American Rights Fund and learned that I’d missed a “downside.”

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In areas where there are not enough doctors and nurses to keep up with the demand for their services—such as rural and underserved urban areas—state legislators are broadening the roles of some licensed health professionals through “scope of practice” laws.

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States and local governments have an interest in their voter rolls being accurate. Voters have an interest in remaining registered to vote. These interests collide in Husted v. A. Philip Randolph Institute.

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