Who's Doing Good New Laws? Is It Dems? Is It DEMS? Yes It IS!
[ The new House and Speaker are icing on a very nice cake, as described so well at (slightly weird) Wonkette: ]
Who's Doing Good New Laws? Is It Dems? Is It DEMS? Yes It IS!
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As ever, the new year brings with it a bunch of new laws going into effect and new people in office, so let's take a moment to pet and love some nifty new developments in the states. Maybe not all the states (Bad Georgia! Bad!) but there's some Good Laws and Good Government out there. Here, have a Snausage and celebrate!
California: That Doggie (And Kitty, And Bunny) In The Window Has To Come From A Shelter, Hooray!
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Wisconsin: Dem Governor-Elect Won't SIT For Republican Power Grab
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Treats EVERYWHERE!
There's also a nice grab bag of improved laws going into effect around the country. Idaho, Utah, and Nebraska will be expanding Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act after voters passed initiatives -- they were all sick of their legislatures' foot-dragging. The new benefits won't all go into effect right away, but holy crap, we had to find an excuse to mention the one progressive thing in Idaho for AGES.
California, Illinois, and Oregon have new restrictions on guns that go into effect this week.
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The minimum wage is being raised in a whole bunch of places, including New York, California, and 20 others, hooray! A whole bunch of cities are also raising their minimum wage, too -- in all, the National Employment Law Project estimates about 17 million workers will see increases in the minimum wage this year.
And then there are all the states whose legislatures have taken action to reflect the #MeToo movement:
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https://www.wonkette.com/whos-doing-good-new-laws-is-it-dems-is-it-dems-yes-it-is
[ We can stand some good news overload occasionally, right? ]