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Morning Docket: 03.02.22
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* Come back when you’re older, spud: Bill to make tobacco purchasing age 21 passed Idaho’s Senate. [Daily News]
* Not enough of a good thing: a spike in need for legal help fighting evictions is hurting legal services. [The Real Deal]
* New Florida law makes panhandling a fineable offense. No clue how the state is gonna collect on that ticket. [FOX]
* Mask off: mask mandates got banned in Virginia schools. We’re like 5 minutes away from hand sanitizer being contraband. [WRIC]
* Deep rooted: Idaho wants to use contract to make sure that its Med students actually practice there once they earn their honorifics. [Idaho Capital Sun]
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