- Move afoot to revive spring training bill 4 Jul 2008 07:59 GMT
... they could revisit the Southern Arizona baseball legislation if they include it on their agenda. ... last week, but it was in the Senate where things got sidetracked. Supporters had the ... baseball legislation and a slew of other bills died. "It's unfortunate it ended the way it ...
- US Congress may hit dry hole over oil speculators 4 Jul 2008 07:58 GMT
... US lawmakers have introduced a spate of bills to rein in market speculators blamed for pushing up ... solutions. Of all the bills introduced, the legislation that could have the biggest impact and ... getting any bill cleared through both the Senate and the House of Representatives that would ...
- July 2nd? 4 Jul 2008 07:21 GMT
... By ANDREW TREES, Special to The Washington Post Friday, July ... the Constitution, was not always right. Dismissing bills of rights as mere "parchment barriers," he argued against ... first Treasury secretary, Alexander Hamilton, proposed that Senate and presidential terms be for life. He ...
- Gov't wants to include more provisions in cybercrime bill 4 Jul 2008 06:58 GMT
... an Internet Piracy Act filed at the House of Representatives. Sy said the group hopes to finish ... these proposed laws before the opening of Congress in late July. The Department of Justice ... force to deal with cybersecurity issues in legislation and investigation. The group was created to ...
- $28.2 billion state budget OK'd 4 Jul 2008 06:56 GMT
... oil shipments in the bay. House and Senate negotiators decided to keep a sales tax exemption ... economic development strategy lately," Sen. Montigny said. Rep. Antonio F.D. Cabral, D-New Bedford, fought for ... health care law. Thursday, Gov. Patrick signed legislation to close several corporate tax loopholes that ...
- Young Mayors, Grizzled Vet Highlight Possible Gubernatorial Hopefuls 4 Jul 2008 06:55 GMT
... back an office often held by moderate Republicans like Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger to decide whether ... employee unions, after signing mandatory collective bargaining legislation in 1976 that dramatically boosted union clout. Democratic activist Steve ... as governor is because his time in the Capitol ended well before a two-term limit ...
- Today in Texas history: Texans ratify annexation by U.S. 4 Jul 2008 06:55 GMT
... Only July 4, 1845, Texas ratified annexation legislation approved earlier by the United States Congress ... to the United States Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in ...
- We hold key on Medicare prices 4 Jul 2008 06:33 GMT
... to know. It starts with the news. "Congress soon may raise the Medicare premiums even ... few days they will vote on crucial legislation that will affect how much we each ... general inflation ... a vote in the Senate on whether to raise premiums even higher is imminent." ...
- More Texas doctors opting out of Medicare 4 Jul 2008 06:32 GMT
... the percentage will continue to plummet if Congress doesn't arrive at a long-term solution soon. ... 10.6 percent cut. CMS intervened after the Senate voted last week not to take up legislation passed by the House. That would have ...
- Honoring what Founders were wrong about, as well 4 Jul 2008 06:29 GMT
... Honoring what Founders were wrong about, as well Article ... the Constitution, was not always right. Dismissing bills of rights as mere "parchment barriers," he argued against ... first Treasury secretary, Alexander Hamilton, proposed that Senate and presidential terms be for life. He ...
- Obama may revise his timetable for Iraq withdrawal 4 Jul 2008 06:29 GMT
... including a pact with Colombia pending in Congress. Obama has questioned the existing pacts. "I ... McCain has been a force in the Senate for legislation that would create a path to citizenship ...
- Grades for Florida schools under review 4 Jul 2008 06:20 GMT
... -- which has already passed the full Senate -- may not close a partisan rift ... taking off the agenda three easy-to-pass Democratic bills, including one to create a license plate benefiting ... steadily proposed revamping the FCAT, but their legislation has gone nowhere in the Republican-controlled Legislature. ...
- Fears of job loss grow as Transco changes hands 4 Jul 2008 06:11 GMT
... Both the Senate and House versions of the Franchise Bill ... "But as we see it, the pending bills in Congress that would pave way for private ownership ...
- Reporter's Notebook: Huffman leads party to win 4 Jul 2008 06:11 GMT
... That would be natural for a liberal Democrat having to ... to deal with California's band of conservative GOP lawmakers. But Huffman wasn't talking about the ... his wife and three sons, pay medical bills and home-related expenses. Liz Nelson, who teaches at ...
- Wednesday was the day for U.S. to celebrate 4 Jul 2008 05:29 GMT
... Wednesday was the day for U.S. to celebrate Wednesday ... the Constitution, was not always right. Dismissing bills of rights as mere “parchment barriers,” he argued against ... first Treasury secretary, Alexander Hamilton, proposed that Senate and presidential terms be for life. He ...
- St. Paul / Taste of Minnesota aims for zero waste 4 Jul 2008 05:28 GMT
... St. Paul / Taste of Minnesota aims for zero waste Article ... store in Perham owned by Republican state Rep. Dean Simpson. Francis Michelle Williams, 25, of ... for fuel-related expenses. Wisconsin Public Service customer bills will go up $2.74 a month. That number also ...
- Sonics blame game becomes factor in gubernatorial race 4 Jul 2008 05:28 GMT
... a deal to let the team leave, Republican gubernatorial candidate Dino Rossi and his allies ... but that is far from a certainty. Senate Majority Leader Lisa Brown, D-Spokane, raised several ... if there was a way to pass legislation to get state authorization for taxes to ...
- Deficit in view as Pa. lawmakers consider budget 4 Jul 2008 05:28 GMT
... The foundering national economy that slowed state tax collections ... briefings for rank-and-file lawmakers. The House and Senate adjourned Thursday night, with votes on a ... liquor stores and lottery to pay some bills. They also put off $114 million in planned ...
- Bill could boost soybean subsidy 4 Jul 2008 05:20 GMT
... State lawmakers might soon see to it that soybeans ... but an antidote for the oil-addicted. A Senate bill before the House would give producers ... will be voted on with the budget bills this week. "I think it's a big win for ...
- Cox sues Blues over funds 4 Jul 2008 04:36 GMT
... is illegal; case could doom state insurance legislation. Christina Rogers and Gary Heinlein / The ... could doom legislation now stalled in a Senate subcommittee that would allow the Accident Fund ... nonprofit insurer. Critics of the Accident Fund bills, including the Coalition for a Fair & Competitive ...
- Slow down, save money: Hurried drivers resist gas-conserving move 4 Jul 2008 04:36 GMT
... Conference of State Legislatures scan of pending bills shows legislation has been introduced in Alabama calling for ... in the Legislature. Matt Marsden, spokesman for Senate Majority Leader Mike Bishop, R-Rochester, said any ...
- Cashing Out: The Bail Bonds Industry in Baltimore Is Huge, Complicated, and Largely Unregulated 4 Jul 2008 04:36 GMT
... The Bail Bonds Industry in Baltimore Is Huge, Complicated, and ... baby out." She passes a stack of bills through a slot in the window, along with ... Judiciary and Economic Matters committee. The Maryland Senate has taken no action. According to a ...
- Johnson Gives Just-Completed Legislative Session a C- 4 Jul 2008 04:35 GMT
... taken to address important issues and vital legislation that was left unaddressable. "Much of what ... Legislature." Long a cause championed by the Senate Democratic Conference, the Legislature took its first ... catalyst to attract new jobs. Other notable bills passed included legislation to protect children from dangerous ...
- Walt Disney World fires back on guns at work 4 Jul 2008 04:35 GMT
... Florida Retail Federation -- had vigorously opposed legislation intended to ensure that employees could store ... Peaden, who sponsored the bill in the Senate. "But not Disney. Not at all." But on ... fireworks used in its theme parks. State Rep. Stan Mayfield, a Vero Beach Republican also ...
- Crist signs dating violence act into law with victims' families on hand 4 Jul 2008 04:34 GMT
... the families. Crist also signed 11 other bills relating to law enforcement, including new laws to ... committed an act of dating violence. The legislation was passed unanimously by the House and Senate earlier this year in an unusually quick ...
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