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Lawmakers go along with ComEd rate hikes, override Quinn
Chicago :: IL :: USA | 8 hours ago
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Gov. Pat Quinn's effort to block ComEd from hiking rates was rejected by state lawmakers on Wednesday. The House voted 71-44 to override Quinn's veto of the legislation, the minimum number of votes needed to do so. The vote came a day after the
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Obama threatens Keystone XL veto
Washington :: DC :: USA | 17 hours ago
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President Barack Obama would veto a House measure that would fast-track the approval of the planned Keystone XL oil pipeline, the White House said. The House of Representatives passed the so-called Northern Route Approval Act that would put the
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Bud Grant enters Legacy fray, says Dayton would veto House bill
Minneapolis :: MN :: USA | 3 days ago
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Please enter recipient valid email address. Retired Vikings coach Bud Grant, who is following the action or inaction of the Senate-House conference committee that is attempting to resolve differences between the two chambers' versions of the Legacy
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Fla. Gov. will veto 3 percent college tuition hike
Tallahassee :: FL :: USA | 3 days ago
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Fla. (AP) Florida Gov. Rick Scott , who has maintained steadfast opposition to raising the cost of college for students, will veto a proposed 3 percent tuition hike. The Republican-led Florida Legislature included the hike in a $74.5 billion budget
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Gov. Rick Scott asks university presidents to lobby for caps on tuition increases
Tallahassee :: FL :: USA | 5 days ago
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Gov. Rick Scott has all but guaranteed a veto of the three-percent tuition increase in the state budget and he recently reached out to an unlikely group to aid his cause. All 12 state university presidents were asked to sign a letter initiated by the
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Maine House sustains LePage veto
Biddeford :: ME :: USA | 8 days ago
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Representatives' 88-56 vote Tuesday was less than the two-thirds majority needed to override the veto. In his veto message last week, the governor said the bill would supersede decisions of local voters who have added residency requirements to their
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Haslam Vetoes Ag Gag Bill
Nashville :: ME :: USA | 9 days ago
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Monday, May 13, 2013 Gov. Bill Haslam, acting like someone who suddenly cares what kind of ass-backward legislation gets passed in Tennessee, vetoed the much- and rightly maligned "AgGag" Bill , aka HB 1191/SB 1248, which would have made it a crime
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Donovan vetoes finance law revise
Franklin Lakes :: NJ :: USA | 12 days ago
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The veto her second of a revised pay-to-play measure in the last eight months sets up another showdown with the freeholders who say this time they have the five votes needed to override her move, which had been anticipated. But the freeholders also
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Newspapers drop watchdog veto demand
London :: United Kingdom | 13 days ago
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Newspaper owners have backed down on demands to have a veto over the board members of any new press regulator. A statement published on behalf of major publishers said appointments should instead be made by "consensus". Some owners wanted the power
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Paid Sick Leave Passes New York City Council
New York City :: NY :: USA | 14 days ago
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They say rain on your wedding day is good luck, so rain on the passage of the paid sick leave bill is good luck for the future of workers in the City of New York, City Council Speaker Christine Quinn said. The estimated 1 million workers anticipating
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