New York State Votes to Reduce Drug Sentences
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After ten years of effort, the strict Rockefeller drug penalties instituted in the 1970's may be softened.
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New York City prosecutors on Tuesday  endorsed the United States' first proposed law to ban  registered sex offenders from social networking sites like  Facebook and MySpace, officials said.
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A new study shows public education efforts have been successful in reducing the number of teenagers who smoke cigarettes or use illegal drugs.
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Gov. Eliot Spitzer of New York is adopting a less combative stance in his second State of the State.
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New York's highest court ruled Tuesday that the state wrongly confined convicted sex offenders in psychiatric facilities after their prison sentences ended.
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Spain plans to jail people who sell drugs to sportsmen and women as part of a zero-tolerance crack down on banned drugs, sports minister Jaime Lissavetsky said on Tuesday.
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New Jersey lawmakers have voted to abolish the death penalty in the state, sending the governor a bill he has already said he will sign. The measure will make New Jersey the first state in more than 40 years to outlaw capital punishment.
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At a time when heroin and OxyContin use are reaching epidemic proportions, the state has slashed its 960 detox beds to 431, axed six of its 22 substance abuse programs, and continues to turn away hundreds of addicts.
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By LARRY SANDLER  A measure to crack down on loitering by suspected gang members won new life Thursday with the backing of a Milwaukee Common Council committee.
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Gov. Jon S. Corzine signed into law a measure repealing New Jerseyâs death penalty, making the state the first in a generation to abolish capital punishment.
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Aggressive efforts to curb smoking led to a sharp drop in the number of smokers in New York City in the past few years, U.S. health experts said on Thursday.
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Gov. Eliot Spitzer said the deal would improve New Yorkâs business climate.
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Mayor Bloomberg announced that the number of city-issued parking placards to city employees will be reduced by at least 20 percent. New steps will be taken to reduce misuse of the permits.
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Recent scandals and the election of Gov. Eliot Spitzer have taken a toll on the party scene among state legislators.
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Americans decided a raft of weighty ballot issues ranging from electing their president, to legalising pot, to scrapping a ban on bartenders serving spirits from mini-bottles.
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Lawmakers in New Jersey vote to abolish the death penalty, making it the first US state to do so in more than 40 years.
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Ministers say attempts to stop drug users from re-offending through treatment are proving successful.