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Legislation would allow digital billboards next to L.A.'s proposed NFL stadium
SACRAMENTO — An influential state senator has a plan to allow electronic billboard ads that are currently banned by state law — including pitches for beer and gambling — next to a proposed NFL stadium in Los Angeles. The proposal,...
Tags: AEG, Fran Pavley, Justice System, Philip Anschutz, Highway Transportation
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AP analysis: Obama's budget tries to bridge political gap
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama's first budget of his new term is a political straddle, aimed at enticing Republicans into a new round of deficit negotiations while trying to keep faith with Democrats who favor higher taxes in service of...
Tags: Personal Income, Medicare, U.S. Senate, Mitch McConnell, Washington, DC
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Gardiner says new Expressway board will keep Dyer
Central Florida Political Pulse - Orlando SentinelTALLAHASSEE — Looks like Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer might get to keep his seat on a new regional toll authority after all. A bill, SB 952, advancing through the Senate would fold the expressway authorities in Orange, Seminole, Osceola and Lake... -
Mikulski, VA secretary pledge added staff, training in Baltimore
The Baltimore office of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, the nation's worst performer in processing disability claims, will receive more employee training, an influx of senior staff and a new digital processing system ahead of schedule, under a...
Tags: Walter Reed Army Medical Center, U.S. Congress, American Legion, U.S. Department of Defense, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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Corbett’s Medicaid Mire Campaign Fodder?
Capitol IdeasYo, If you see smoke coming from the Capitol on Tuesday, don’t panic. It’s senate Democrats trying to light a fire under Public Welfare Department to get Gov. Tom Corbett to accept Medicaid expansion that is being offered under the...... -
Senate’s $74.3 billion budget differs over education issues
Central Florida Political Pulse - Orlando SentinelTALLAHASSEE — The Senate's released its $74.3 billion budget, and it looks a lot like the House's $74.4 billion spending plan in a lot of places — with the exception of education funding where the Senate takes an approach closer to Gov. Rick... -
Negron’s push to reel insurance break brings out the big-business critics
Central Florida Political Pulse - Orlando SentinelTALLAHASSEE — Senate budget chief Joe Negron's push to end a 25-year-old tax break for insurers is drawing the ire of business groups and major political contributors put in the unusual position of defending their tax-advantages before a Republican-... -
Mikulski says she doesn't support 'Monsanto rider' in funding bill
Food safety groups are ramping up pressure on Sen. Barbara A. Mikulski over language included in a government funding bill that would make it harder for courts to block the planting of genetically engineered crops. The language, tucked into...
Tags: U.S. Congress, Politics, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Barbara A. Mikulski, Genetic Engineering
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In week three, Scott takes a bow on teacher-pay
Central Florida Political Pulse - Orlando SentinelTALLAHASSEE — The Senate's budget-writers signaled Wednesday they're likely to go along with Gov. Rick Scott's push to give teachers $480 million in new money for raises, although they plan to tie the money to student-learning gains. Instead of ... -
Progress slows on Budget Bill to avoid shutdown
WASHINGTON (AP) — A dispute over budget cuts that threaten dozens of smaller control towers with closure slowed Senate progress Tuesday on legislation to avoid a government shutdown on March 27. Sen. Jerry Moran, R-Kan., refused repeatedly to...
Tags: U.S. Senate, Government Debt, Budget Control Act of 2011, Washington, DC, John Boehner
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Progress slows on federal budget bill
WASHINGTON -- A dispute over budget cuts that threaten dozens of smaller control towers with closure slowed Senate progress Tuesday on legislation to avoid a government shutdown on March 27. Sen. Jerry Moran, R-Kan., refused repeatedly to permit...Tags: Food and Drug Administration, Government Debt, Labor Legislation, Washington, DC, Career and Workplace
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Tax-levy bill gets approval from committee
Editor's note: As part of the coverage of the 2013 legislative session, the American News will provide, on most days, a list of 10 pieces of information helpful to understanding what is — and sometimes isn’t — happening at the state...Tags: U.S. Senate, Politics, U.S. House Committee on the Judiciary, U.S. House Committee on Appropriations, Elections
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Mar 4, 2013
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Mar 28, 2013
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Mar 20, 2013
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Mar 19, 2013
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Feb 19, 2013
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