TIME OFF: New Jersey moved Monday to become the third state to require companies to offer six weeks of paid leave to workers wishing to care for a new child or sick relative. The state Senate approved the bill, which Gov. Jon Corzine said he’ll sign.
DO YOU SWEAR: U.S. Sen. David Vitter of Louisiana may be called to testify on behalf of a woman accused of running an upscale Washington prostitution service, attorneys said Monday at the opening of trial in Washington, D.C. Vitter, a Republican senator in his first term, has acknowledged being involved with Deborah Palfrey’s escort service.
FEE-FREE: New York state legislators rejected a proposal on Monday to charge motorists an extra fee to drive in Manhattan, a plan advocates hoped would curb traffic and pollution.
TEXAS ATTACK: A man in Ft. Worth drove up and fired at a child’s birthday party late Sunday, killing a woman and 5-year-old girl. Four were wounded.
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