Read more state law stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/40339/state-law.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 5:58:32 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/71510/calif-will-honor-harvey-milk.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagReversing his position on a bill he vetoed a year ago, Arnold Schwarzenegger has signed off on bill making May 22 an annual day of recognition in honor of gay rights pioneer Harvey Milk. The San Francisco supervisor, who was assassinated in 1978, was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom...http://www.newser.com/story/71510/calif-will-honor-harvey-milk.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 12 Oct 2009 17:53:32 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/61883/advocates-push-for-rear-seatbelt-laws.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagHighway safety advocates are pushing for a federal transportation bill to include incentives for states to make safety belts mandatory for all passengers, but opponents say the move would set a precedent for the government to tell citizens what to do, USA Today reports. Though studies show that rear seatbelts...http://www.newser.com/story/61883/advocates-push-for-rear-seatbelt-laws.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 15 Jun 2009 9:50:01 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/60919/nh-legalizes-gay-marriage.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagNew Hampshire became the sixth state to allow same-sex marriage when Gov. John Lynch signed legislation this afternoon shortly after it was approved by lawmakers, the AP reports. Legislators hammered out a new version clearly spelling out that churches and religious groups would not be forced to officiate at gay...http://www.newser.com/story/60919/nh-legalizes-gay-marriage.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 03 Jun 2009 16:34:13 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/59793/obama-overrules-the-overruling-of-state-laws.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagPresident Obama is rewriting another set of rules inherited from his predecessor. This time, the Washington Post reports, it’s President Bush’s policy of overriding state laws with federal regulations, known as “preemption.” Says an activist, “It's environmental law, it's drug law, it's mortgage law, it's a whole host of areas...http://www.newser.com/story/59793/obama-overrules-the-overruling-of-state-laws.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 22 May 2009 8:03:14 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/58518/nyc-charges-working-homeless-shelter-rent.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagNew York City has quietly begun to enforce a 1997 state law requiring homeless shelter residents who have jobs to contribute to the cost of their temporary housing, the New York Times reports. The move, which follows a 2007 audit that forced the city to return funding to the state,...http://www.newser.com/story/58518/nyc-charges-working-homeless-shelter-rent.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 09 May 2009 12:20:02 CDT