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Midday Newscast: January 29, 2009

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A lawmaker says the state might have enough money to save a prescription drug subsidy program if it’s willing to crack down on salaries at some nonprofit agencies; a new group in state government has begun looking for ways to help businesses that are struggling in the recession;
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Midday Newscast: December 10, 2008

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A lawyer and former part-time Family Court judge is losing her law license for three months because marijuana was found in her house; activists say they’re happy that the U.S. Supreme Court has decided not to take up a child custody case between two women;
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Court upholds visitation rights in same-sex custody battle

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A Vermont woman has won a legal victory in a case that tested whether a ban on same sex unions could affect a child custody dispute. The decision by the U.S. Supreme Court was hailed by gay rights activists. But a lawyer for the Vermont woman says she’s still fighting for the right to see her child.
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Va. court hears arguments in lesbian custody case

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The Virginia Supreme Court heard conflicting views on whether the state’s ban on gay marriages and civil unions essentially voids a Vermont court’s child visitation order in a dispute between two former lesbian partners.