71.   The Dole-Packwood proposal would allow states to decide whether to receive the money as a block grant.

72.   The governors would keep federal standards for nursing homes, but would let states decide how they should be enforced.

73.   The federal government allows each state to decide what medications can be self-prescribed.

74.   The House overwhelmingly passed a bill Friday to outlaw gay marriage in federal law even if a state decides to allow same-sex couples to marry.

75.   The governors would let states decide whether to provide welfare and food assistance to legal aliens.

76.   The House plan gives control of welfare programs to the states in the form of block grants, allowing states to decide how to spend the money.

77.   The measure, known as the Defense of Marriage Act, would still allow states to decide whether to recognize same-sex marriages.

78.   The participants will be invited to bid for mining rights if the state decides to reopen the field commercially.

79.   The Republican-led House voted Friday to dismantle major federal welfare programs and allow states to decide how best to care for the poor.

80.   The Senate voted to let states decide what their speed limits should be.