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State Legislative Roundup

By Steve Hall

There is a state legislative news today from Connecticut, Maryland, and Virginia.  Let's begin in Connecticut with, "Death Penalty Bill On Agenda For Wednesday Public Hearing; Bill Would Attempt To Streamline Process," posted by Amanda Falcone at the Hartford Courant's Capital Watch blog. The death penalty issue is back and will be discussed at a judiciary committee public hearing Wednesday. The hearing is scheduled to begin at 1 p.m. in room 2C of the legislative office building. Last year, lawmakers in both the House and the Senate voted to abolish the death penalty, but did not have the numbers to override Gov. M. Jodi Rell's veto. This year's bill would not get rid of capital punishment, but it would attempt to streamline the complicated death penalty process...continue to full post

Full post as published by StandDown Texas Project on March 09, 2010 (boomark / email).