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War on Plastic Bags Hits Granite Wall:New Hampshire Senate Kills Anti-Plastic Straws, Anti-Plastic Bags Bills

Matthew McDonald

The New Hampshire Senate has rejected bills aimed at plastic straws and plastic bags.

Democrats who control the chamber decided to abandon the measures Wednesday after debate on floor, according to The Concord Monitor.

Why A Pro-Abortion Rhode Island State Senator Killed An All-Nine-Months Abortion Bill
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Why A Pro-Abortion Rhode Island State Senator Killed An All-Nine-Months Abortion Bill

Matthew McDonald

A Democratic state senator in Rhode Island who supports legal abortion provided the one-vote majority to kill a bill in committee that would have removed most restrictions on late-term abortions, saying the bill "goes well beyond Roe v. Wade."

The Rhode Island Senate Judiciary Committee rejected the bill Tuesday night on a 5-4 vote. Some analysts had previously thought the bill would garner 5-4 support from the committee, but state Senator Stephen Archambault (D-Smithfield) flipped the expected result by voting no.

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