Bank offices would be permitted in any state where the state legislature did not immediately refuse permission.

VOA: special.2009.01.29

One part of the compromise permitted California to enter the Union as a free state.

VOA: special.2009.04.09

(Speech) Nemtsov says Mr.Medvedev could carry out his program if he demanded the resignation of Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, insisted that state TV directors lift censorship, permitted independent political activity, and most importantly,punished those who falsify election results.

VOA: standard.2009.11.12

What scared her off were a couple of key Justice Department announcements, issued while it was pending, indicating that activities permitted under state law would not necessarily be shielded from federal prosecution.

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Two years ago only one state permitted concealed carry at public institutions, compared with five today.

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However, the act of 1988 specified that gambling on tribal lands had to conform to existing state law: that is, tribes could offer only the sort of thing the state already permitted.

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