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The Edge: On Immigration, Passage Is Only the Beginning
Posted by admin on April 12th, 2013
The Edge is National Journal’s daily look at today in Washington — and what’s coming next. The email features analysis from NJ’s top correspondents, the biggest stories of the day — and always a few surprises. To subscribe, click here. Politics News Headlines – Yahoo! News Tweet This Post
Bill to avert government shutdown inches to Senate passage
Posted by admin on March 18th, 2013
By Richard Cowan WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Senate on Monday inched closer to passage of a bill to fund federal agencies through September 30 and avoid a government shutdown at the end of this month when existing money runs out. Racing against a March 27 deadline, senators voted 63-35 to limit debate on the legislation [...]
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No Comments »Colorado gun control bills near final passage
Posted by admin on March 13th, 2013
DENVER (AP) — Ammunition limits and expanded gun background checks are nearing passage in Colorado, putting the Western state with a gun-loving frontier heritage close to becoming the first state outside the East Coast to ratchet back gun rights after last year’s mass shootings. Politics News Headlines – Yahoo! News Tweet This Post
As some states tighten gun controls, passage of most new federal gun laws looks increasingly iffy
Posted by admin on March 11th, 2013
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Posted in Breaking News Tags: controls, federal, iffy, Increasingly, Laws, Looks, Most, passage, some, States, Tighten No Comments »Queen Elizabeth II To Wed Longtime Partner Following Passage Of Gay Marriage Bill
Posted by admin on February 6th, 2013
LONDON—Following the House of Commons’ passage Tuesday of a bill that paves the way for same-sex marriage in Britain, Queen Elizabeth II publicly announced her plans to marry her longtime partner, 63-year-old Denise Whitelock, as soon as the l… Tweet This Post
Posted in Breaking News Tags: Bill, Elizabeth, Following, longtime, marriage, Partner, passage, queen No Comments »House gives final passage to fiscal cliff bill
Posted by admin on January 2nd, 2013
WASHINGTON (AP) — Legislation to block the “fiscal cliff” is headed to the White House for President Barack Obama’s signature. The bill will avoid, for now, the major tax increases and government spending cuts that had been scheduled to take effect with the new year. Politics News Headlines – Yahoo! News Tweet This Post
Republican Anger Over Tax Bill Threatens Passage
Posted by admin on January 1st, 2013
House Republicans “reacted with anger” to a Senate-passed plan to head off automatic tax increases and spending cuts, “putting the fate of the legislation in doubt just hours after it appeared Congress was nearing a resolution of the fiscal crisis,” the New York Times reports. Tweet This Post
Youth support drives passage of California tax-hike measure
Posted by admin on November 8th, 2012
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – California's 74-year-old governor, Jerry Brown, engineered a surprise victory for his tax-hike ballot proposition by tapping support at the other end of the age spectrum. Proposition 30, a temporary $ 6 billion tax hike, passed with a solid 54 percent approval on Tuesday, driven largely by a higher-than-expected turnout of young [...]
Posted in Breaking News Tags: California, drives, Measure, passage, support, taxhike, youth' No Comments »Youth support drives passage of California tax-hike measure
Posted by admin on November 8th, 2012
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – California's 74-year-old governor, Jerry Brown, engineered a surprise victory for his tax-hike ballot proposition by tapping support at the other end of the age spectrum. Proposition 30, a temporary $ 6 billion tax hike, passed with a solid 54 percent approval on Tuesday, driven largely by a higher-than-expected turnout of young [...]
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