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Some consumers oppose smart meters in Md.
Jonathan Libber likes his analog utility meter just fine.
And no amount of debate will convince him that new wireless, digital "smart meters" being installed by Baltimore Gas & Electric and other utilities around the country would help conserve energy,...Tags: Radio, Consumers, Regulatory Policy and Organizations, Headaches, Energy
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Smart meter opponents make their case to regulators
Smart meter opponents asked state regulators at a hearing Tuesday to allow ratepayers to say "no" to new digital, wireless devices because of safety, privacy and security concerns.
The Maryland Public Service Commission is considering whether...Tags: Radio, Baltimore Gas and Electric Co., Electronics, Civil and Public Service, Government
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O'Malley chosen to lead Democratic governors
Martin O'Malley was selected by his peers Wednesday to chair the Democratic Governors Association, a platform from which he says he will build the party and promote candidates who will invest in education and infrastructure. "Our agenda is one of...
Tags: Executive Branch, Martin O'Malley, Democratic Party, Regional Authority, Elections
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CORRECTED-Vermont passes law allowing doctor-assisted suicide
Reuters(In May 20 story, corrects Edward Mahoney's affiliation to Vermont Alliance for Ethical Healthcare, not True Dignity Vermont) By Jason McLure May 20 (Reuters) - Vermont on Monday became the fourth U.S. state to end legal penalties for doctors who...Tags: Justice System, Ethics, Laws, Assisted Suicide, Euthanasia
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Vermont passes law allowing doctor-assisted suicide
Reuters(Reuters) - Vermont on Monday became the fourth U.S. state to end legal penalties for doctors who prescribe medication to terminally ill patients seeking to end their own lives. The law, which includes a number of safeguards over the next three years...Tags: Justice System, Ethics, Laws, Assisted Suicide, Euthanasia
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Vermont governor signs 'death with dignity' measure
With the strokes from three gubernatorial pens, Vermont on Monday became the fourth state in the country to allow doctors to prescribe lethal medication to terminally ill patients. Gov. Peter Shumlin signed the measure in a state House ceremony in...
Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Palliative Care
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Vermont set to become third U.S. state to allow assisted suicide
ReutersBy Scott Malone BOSTON, May 14 (Reuters) - Vermont is poised to become the third U.S. state to allow doctor-assisted suicide, after its legislature passed a bill allowing physicians to prescribe lethal drugs to terminally ill patients. The bill passed...Tags: Executive Branch, General Practitioners, Suicide, Assisted Suicide, Euthanasia
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Vermont House OKs right-to-die bill; governor expected to sign it
Vermont is on track to become the fourth state to allow severely ill patients to end their lives under medical supervision. The state’s House of Representatives voted 75 to 65 on Monday night to approve the “Patient Choice at End of Life&...
Tags: Vermont Legislature, Executive Branch, Ethics, Regional Authority, Assisted Suicide
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Vermont moves toward decriminalizing small amounts of marijuana
ReutersBy Zach Howard May 13 (Reuters) - Vermont's legislature on Monday approved a bill that would decriminalize the possession of small amounts of marijuana, a measure the state's governor expects to sign into law in the coming weeks. The move sets up the...Tags: Heroin, Executive Branch, Prisons, Prescription Drugs, Laws
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GOP governors take a pragmatic turn
WASHINGTON (AP) — Many Republican governors who worked to thwart much of President Barack Obama's first-term agenda are shifting gears and softening their rhetoric now that his run was extended for four more years and they're facing their own re-...
Tags: CBS Corp., Justice System, Martin O'Malley, U.S. Congress, Personal Income
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Governors: Looming cuts threaten economic gains
WASHINGTON (AP) — Governors are becoming prominent voices in the fight to cut the federal deficit, warning that Capitol Hill's latest budget stalemate is causing fresh uncertainty that threatens economic progress. State leaders attending the...
Tags: Layoffs and Downsizing, Executive Branch, Terry Branstad, U.S. Congress, Interior Policy
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