11.   Hands Off Washington successfully led the opposition to two proposed ballot initiatives that would have prevented the state from giving gays protection under its anti-discrimination laws.

12.   He takes credit for legislation important to Nevadans, including a bill that prevents states from taxing the pensions of retirees who move to other states.

13.   It would also prevent states from sending welfare checks to teenage mothers who set up independent households.

14.   Last week, two congressmen from Virginia and Minnesota proposed federal legislation that would prevent states from relying solely on test scores to award diplomas.

15.   Likewise, he said, Congress should not prevent a state from increasing welfare payments when additional children are born to women already on welfare.

16.   Manufacturers today lost a court fight to prevent states from breathing new life into product-liability lawsuits by retroactively removing legal time limits.

17.   Most large companies are self-insured, and federal law generally prevents states from regulating their health-benefit plans.

18.   Most large companies are self-insured, and federal law generally prevents states from regulating these health-benefit plans.

19.   Nelson said this shortage had prevented the state from expanding the number of college preparatory courses, like chemistry and calculus.

20.   Nursing homes and hospitals oppose repeal, saying it the amendment prevents states from arbitrarily cutting Medicaid reimbursements to them to solve their own budget problems.