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Articles tagged with: Washington and Alabama
Copper Thefts Trigger Widespread Crackdown
A Texas legislator made headlines this week for shooting a man allegedly stealing copper pipes from a new home the lawmaker is constructing. Copper theft is so rampant that 20 states - including Texas - passed laws this year to try to squelch shady scrap-metal sales. more
Related Tags: texas, recycling, police, church, virginia, west-virginia
Legislators Barring Electronic Distractions
Since 1997, when North Dakota state senators pioneered a ban on the use of electronic devices while official deliberations were underway, the parliamentary rules of more and more legislatures require cell phones, computers and other electronic distractions to be turned off or left at the door. more
Related Tags: text-messages, maryland, north-carolina, instant-messaging, oregon, colorado, connecticut, myriad, oklahoma
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