States set to enact new laws on guns, pornography, taxes and even fuzzy dice - WTOP News

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

57% : Missouri also will reduce its income tax rate while expanding tax exemptions for Social Security benefits and military training pay.
56% : The state also is replacing gender-specific terms in state law; "mother" is being replaced with "birthing parent" and "father" with "non-birthing parent.
49% : The new year brings a variety of new laws on taxes and wages -- perennial issues for state governments.More than 20 states will raise minimum wages for workers, further widening the gap between state requirements and the federal minimum, which has been static at $7.25 an hour since July 2009.
46% : By contrast, a new Illinois law would block state funding for public libraries that ban or restrict books.
44% : "In Colorado, new buildings wholly or partly owned by government entities will be required to have on every floor where there are public restrooms at least one that does not specify the gender of the users.
40% : Lower-income workers and retirees also stand to benefit from expanded tax breaks.

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