N.H. governor signs civil unions law
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Gov. John Lynch signed a law Thursday establishing civil unions for same-sex couples in New Hampshire, allowing them to apply for the same rights as married people as early as January.
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Arizona Governor Janet Napolitano signs into law a bill penalising employers who hire illegal immigrant workers.
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Couples who live together in North Dakota will no longer be considered criminals after the House agreed Thursday to repeal the law that has been on books since statehood.
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Facing pressure from the state's top court, the New Jersey Legislature voted Thursday to give gay and lesbian couples the rights and privileges of marriage, while using the term "civil unions" to describe the partnerships.
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Legislators and the governor brokered a deal that ended the state budget impasse Monday night, and state workers will return to the job after nearly 24,000 people were sent home without pay.
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New Hampshire is becoming the fourth state to legalize civil unions and about 20 couples decided to be the first to take advantage of the new law with a late-night ceremony on the Statehouse steps.
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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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Arnold Schwarzenegger, who almost  saw his bid for California governor derailed a year ago because  revelations of his past groping of women, signed a law on  Thursday requiring companies to provide sexual harassment  training.
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M. Jodi Rell was sworn in Thursday as Connecticut&#39;s governor, promising to restore &quot;faith, integrity and honor&quot; after taking over from John G. Rowland, who resigned amid a federal corruption investigation and a threatened impeachment.
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Unmarried couples who live together in North Dakota will no longer be considered criminals after the House agreed Thursday to repeal the law that has been on books since statehood.
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Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger on Wednesday signed into law a sweeping global warming initiative that imposes the nation's first cap on greenhouse gas emissions, saying the effort kicks off "a bold new era of environmental protection."
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Six months after a half-ton boulder loosened by a strip-mining operation tumbled down a hill and crushed a 3-year-old boy in his bed, the governor signed tougher new safety legislation Thursday as the youngster's parents looked on.
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A governor of a small Northeastern state announces his resignation, driven from office by a gay sex scandal. It happened in New Jersey and it happens again on "Law &amp; Order."
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Dozens of gay and lesbian couples lined up to register as domestic partners Monday as a new Washington state law went into effect.
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Hungary's parliament passed a law late on Monday that allows same-sex couples to register a civil partnership with many of the rights and obligations of marriage.
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Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich on Wednesday signed a law moving up the state's primary to Feb. 5, a move certain to help Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama, the state's junior senator.
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By Christina Nuckols, The Virginian-Pilot, Norfolk, Va.  Feb. 23--RICHMOND -- Gov. Timothy M.