Sentences with phrase «signed a law legalizing»
Since Nelson Rockefeller signed a law legalizing abortion here in 1970, New York has not elected a pro-life governor, and a June poll showed voters, after several questions explaining the legislation, supported a Cuomo - backed proposal to change abortion law and establish an affirmative right to an abortion by a 56 - 31 margin.
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People familiar with his push note that Cuomo has received several requests to solemnize gay weddings since 2011, when he signed a law legalizing -LSB-...]
However, hemp cultivation was banned in the U.S. until 2014 when President Barack Obama signed a law legalizing growing hemp for research.
August 1, 2013 Gov. Pat Quinn signs law legalizing medical marijuana Gov. Pat Quinn signed a bill legalizing the use of marijuana for medical purposes in Illinois at a ceremony today in the University of Chicago Medicine Center for Care and Discovery.
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In late April 2016, Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam signed into law a bill legalizing cash - based daily fantasy contests.
Once Governor Mark Dayton signs the law, as he is expected to tomorrow, Minnesota will be the 12th state to legalize gay marriage.
Other states to recently legalize medical marijuana include Maryland and Minnesota, which both signed bills into laws earlier this year, while Illinois and New Hampshire both signed on to some form of legalization last year.
In that case, Governor Chris Christie signed a bill into law that legalized sports betting in the state, however, the federal ban on gambling still needs to be overturned before that bill can be passed.
So - called free - range parenting will soon be the law of the land in Utah after the governor signed what appears to be the country's first measure to formally legalize allowing kids to do things on their own to foster self - sufficiency.
SALT LAKE CITY (AP)-- So - called free - range parenting will soon be the law of the land in Utah after the governor signed what appears to be the country's first measure to formally legalize allowing kids to do things on their own to foster self - sufficiency.
The bill legalizing same - sex marriage was signed into law in March by Democratic Governor Martin O'Malley.
Jubilant throngs of New Yorkers lined Fifth Avenue Sunday for the city's annual Gay Pride Parade - an event which took on special significance this year after an historic bill legalizing same - sex marriage was signed into law last week.
On Monday, Vermont Gov. Phil Scott, a Republican, signed recreational marijuana legislation into law, though with «mixed emotions» — making Vermont the ninth state to legalize adult - use marijuana, joining Colorado, Oregon, California, Washington, Nevada, Maine, Massachusetts and Washington, D.C., which all have legalization on the books.
(CNN)- Delaware became the eleventh state in the nation to legalize same - sex marriage Tuesday after the State Senate approved the measure and the state's governor signed it into law.
In New Hampshire, where same - sex marriage was legalized last year, conservative groups are running ads against Democratic Gov. John Lynch, who signed the marriage law and is up for reelection.
Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed a bill into law at Madison Square Garden that legalizes mixed - martial arts, with events planned for MSG as well as upstate venues.
Cuomo, who signed legislation legalizing same - sex marriage in New York into law in 2011, announced that he would sign an executive order prohibiting state agencies and authorities from doing business with companies that encourage or tolerate discrimination.
Cuomo signed into law a bill that legalizes daily fantasy sports websites and gives the state Gaming Commission the power to regulate them.
Fantasy sports companies and enthusiasts are eagerly awaiting word from Cuomo on whether he'll sign a bill legalizing daily online betting into law.
Gov. David Paterson Gov. David Paterson signed into law last night a measure that legalizes the residential use of industrial loft buildings and expands...
Gov. Cuomo signs the medical marijuana law, making New York the 23rd state to legalize the drug to treat patients on Monday July 7, 2014.
The Brazilian President Luis Inacio «Lula» da Silva is set to sign into law a bill (Bill 458) that would formalize and legalize companies and individuals that are currently squatting on what amounts to Brazilian rainforest.