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NewsBill would increase penalty for violating domestic violence restraining ordersByGilman HalstedJanuary 8, 2010Download
A legislative committee approved a bill yesterday that would increase penalties for violating a domestic violence restraining order. But not before a lengthy debate between two senators over
the merits of the bill. Gil Halsted reports…
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