2013 Session: Which Bills Passed, Which Bills Failed

Published May 20, 2013

2013 session: Which bills passed, which bills failed

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DRUG OFFENDERS (FAILED): Relaxes minimum mandatory prison sentences for people who abuse prescription painkillers and removes oxycodone and hydrocodone from the list of trafficking substances. (HB 159) … WASTEWATER (SIGNED INTO LAW): Eases the …
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ACLU-NC on Senate Bill 594: 'Cruel, costly, and blatantly unconstitutional…'

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If a citizen truly has a substance abuse problem and needs help, the state should help to get that person into treatment – not simply kick them and their children off of crucial support services. Current law allows the state to make drug treatment a …
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BP Oil Spill Settlements to Nonprofits: Mechanics and Lessons

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The foundation's 990 indicated three grants to Alabama-based organizations (two United Ways, one Red Cross), one in Mississippi (United Way), and none in Louisiana or Florida, the four states hardest hit by the Deepwater Horizon oil rig explosion …
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