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Republican leaders in the House are refusing Gov. Jack Markell's offers to meet with their caucus while following through on threats to block tax increases unless pay cuts for state workers are taken off the table. Voting as a bloc Thursday night, House...
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Republican in the House on Thursday compared President Barack Obama's plans for the auto industry to the policies of Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, saying the White House has stripped credit holders of rights and given them to Democratic allies....
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Saying the state's finances are worse than ever, Gov. Jan Brewer is formally asking lawmakers today to hike the state sales tax by a penny for three years. Brewer also wants lawmakers to restore at least part of the currently suspended state property...
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The House debate was not as lengthy as normal, but it was still passionate at times. In a fiery speech on the House floor, House Republican leader Larry Cafero of Norwalk ripped the bill. "In my 17 years as a state representative, I have never heard as...
In addition to being a sign that Waxman and his counterparts on two other House committees think they are making progress toward marking up legislation next month, Waxman’s announcement Tuesday comes after 45 Blue Dog Democrats complained last week they...
Tags: The White House, Barack Obama, House GOP, House Republican, healthcare reform, healthcare plans, environmental shift
The Kansas Senate took a whack at the state budget deficit Tuesday, passing legislation to cut the red ink to $70 million.The legislation, which now heads to the House, would cut public schools by $82 million and most other state agencies by 2.75 percent.
Tags: Kansas Senate, Senate Democrats, GOP Senate, House Appropriations Committee, House Republican, budget deficit, Topeka
Today is officially day 114 of the session, the longest session in our state history was 118 days...BUT, these lawmakers can't get out of this that easy... they are constitutionally bound to continue until the Senate adjourns as well. NO budging on the...
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But for good turned out to be until Monday, as the Senate failed to concur with the House adjournment, so the Idaho Constitution is forcing representatives to return. Since adjournment, House Republican leaders have been blaming their return on the Senate,...
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Gov. Butch Otter went to the public Friday seeking support for the proposal. House Republican leaders, however, said they don't expect to change their minds. But the House will come back into session on Monday, if only to pass some new versions of appropriations...
Tags: Idaho House, House Republican, NBC, Idaho Values Alliance, gas tax, tax increase, Butch Otter
Texas, we will crush your frivolous attempts to take it away,” Parkinson said to a joint session of the Legislature. Kansas was chosen by the Department of Homeland Security as the site for the biosecurity lab. A Texas consortium has filed a lawsuit,...
Tags: Mark Parkinson, House Republican, Kansas