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New state laws for 2023: Higher minimum wage, lower taxes and legal jaywalking
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Taxes will fall and minimum wages rise for residents in numerous states as a variety of new laws take effect Sunday that could affect people's finances and, in some cases, their personal liberties.
Some new laws could affect access to abortion. Others will ease restrictions on marijuana and concealed guns, or eliminate the need to pay to get out of jail.
Jaywalkers will get a reprieve in California, thanks to a new law prohibiting police from stopping pedestrians for traffic violations unless they are in immediate danger of being hit by a vehicle.
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