Melissa August, Autumn De Leon, Michelle Derrow, Aisha Durham, Daniel S. Levy, Lina Lofaro, Michelle Orecklin, David Spitz and Chris Taylor
The following laws that have taken effect within the past month prove real work is getting done in state capitols.
SOUTH CAROLINA banned the sale of urine
IDAHO rescinded a $1,000 cap on prize money for charity rubber-duck races
MARYLAND declared students who plant bombs may lose their driver’s license
HAWAII named the hula, once banned as a heathen practice, the official state dance
NEW MEXICO declared “Red or Green?” (as in chili sauce) the official state question
KANSAS repealed the ban on the consumption of alcohol in the state capitol from Dec. 28, 1999, to Jan. 1, 2000
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