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Taiwan DPP wants special legislative session to discuss financial redistribution
Taipei :: Taiwan | 10 months ago
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The opposition Democratic Progressive Party said Friday that next week's special legislative session should discuss changes to the Act Governing the Allocation of Government Revenues and Expenditures to help the country's poorer regions.
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GOP kills civil unions in Colorado special session
Denver :: CO :: USA | 1 year ago
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A last-ditch effort by Colorado's governor to give gay couples rights similar to married couples in the state has failed. Republicans on Monday rejected civil unions legislation during a special session that Gov. John
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Colorado legislature meets on civil unions
Atlanta :: GA :: USA | 1 year ago
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House Speaker Frank McNulty, who opposes civil unions, made no secret that he also opposed the special session, which was called by Gov. John Hickenlooper, a Democrat. "Planting corn today," the Republican speaker tweeted on Sunday. "What I should be
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House starts special legislative session
Frankfort :: KY :: USA | 1 year ago
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The state House graveled into a special session shortly after noon Monday that will cost taxpayers about $60,000 a day. The House on Monday introduced bills to provide a transportation budget and curb prescription drug abuse, the two tasks of the
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Higley will wait until January to seek access to bond funds
Mesa :: AZ :: USA | over 1 year ago
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The Arizona Republic Higley Unified School District administrators plan to wait until January, when the next legislative session begins, to try to figure out ways it can access voter-approved bond money. Tony Malaj, Higley's executive director of
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State Capitol reopens
Minneapolis :: MN :: USA | almost 2 years ago
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The People's House reopened Tuesday morning at 9, but not many people showed up. Doors to the Capitol and State Office Building, locked since the state government shutdown began on July 1 reopened at the order of Gov. Mark Dayton. Dayton and
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Wilf to Dayton: 'Time is now' for new Vikings stadium
Minneapolis :: MN :: USA | almost 2 years ago
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Mondale declined to comment on the conversation. The governor's office didn't respond to requests for comment. Bagley said Wilf came away from the conversation with the sense the governor wants to solve the issue. Bagley said the team is still
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Kentucky Senate to convene today
Frankfort :: KY :: USA | 2 years ago
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The state Senate was set to reconvene this afternoon after a two-week recess for what is expected to be the final day of a special legislative session called to pass a Medicaid budget bill. The House, which finished up about two weeks ago and
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Stumbo rejects Senate budget plan, says special session likely to fail
Frankfort :: KY :: USA | 2 years ago
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House Speaker Greg Stumbo said Thursday that the Senate's plan to fix the Medicaid budget with $101 million in cuts across state government is unacceptable and probably means the issue will not be resolved in the special legislative session. "It's
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Lamwakers back in town for week of meetings
Olympia :: WA :: USA | over 2 years ago
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Washington lawmakers have returned to the state Capitol for a week of meetings, as Gov. Chris Gregoire still weighs whether to call a special session to deal with the state's budget woes. Legislators began arriving for committee meetings Monday
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