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UPDATED: Republican statewide candidates crisscross Virginia
Assignment ManagerFresh off last weekend's Republican convention, the party's statewide ticket is crisscrossing Virginia. Gubernatorial candidate and current Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli led the candidates at a stop at the Roanoke Regional Airport Monday morning. ...Tags: Lynchburg (Lynchburg, Virginia), Ken Cuccinelli, Mark D. Obenshain, Chesapeake (Chesapeake, Virginia), Government
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House panel boosts veterans spending as other programs face sharp cuts
Associated PressWASHINGTON (AP) — With no broader budget deal in sight, a key House panel responsible for implementing sweeping cuts to agency budgets moved Wednesday to exempt veterans and largely protect spending on border safety and other homeland security...Tags: Harold Rogers, Barack Obama, National Security, Washington, DC, Republican Party
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Pennsylvania House approves bill to close Delaware Loophole and add corporate tax breaks
HARRISBURG — Companies that operate in Pennsylvania will no longer be able to avoid paying their full share of taxes by shifting some profits they earn here out of state, according to a House bill approved Monday. But the bill, which was approved...Tags: John F. Kennedy, Dominic Pileggi, Bryan Barbin, Politics, Tom Corbett
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Amid budget cutbacks, U.S. shipping sector seeks more federal funds
Reuters* In Washington, barge industry courts lawmakers from river states * Critics question plan to boost already large subsidies for waterway traffic * Shipping industry has a history of support in Congress By Andy Sullivan WASHINGTON, May 6 (Reuters) - As...Tags: Interior Policy, Democratic Party, Washington, DC, Layoffs and Downsizing, Bill Clinton
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Blue Cross' investment in Weatherford, Democrats pays off in tax break battle
Blue Cross Blue Shield invested big in House Speaker Will Weatherford during the 2012 elections. And that investment is paying off nicely for the Jacksonville health insurer. Weatherford’s House is scheduled to take up SB 1832 on the floor today....Tags: Democratic Party, Republican Party, Elections, Healthcare Provider, Politics
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Florida House moves to save tax break for insurance companies
With insurance-industry lobbyists looking on in approval, the Florida House of Representatives moved Friday to save a $220 million-a-year tax break for the industry — and make Florida drivers wait a little longer to save money on their...
Tags: Insurance, Labor Legislation, Republican Party, St. Petersburg (Pinellas, Florida), Career and Workplace
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House moves to save insurance industry tax break -- and make drivers wait for fee cuts
With insurance industry lobbyists looking on in approval, the Florida House of Representatives moved Friday to save a $220 million-a-year tax break for the industry – and make Florida drivers wait a little longer to save money on their...Tags: Insurance, Labor Legislation, Republican Party, Florida Legislature, St. Petersburg (Pinellas, Florida)
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BGF gang indictment leads to state hearings
The Baltimore SunAllegations that a cabal of Black Guerrilla Family gang members effectively took over the Baltimore City Detention Center have prompted a rare out-of-session legislative hearing on the state's prison system. The House Judiciary Committee scheduled a May...Tags: Interior Policy, U.S. House Committee on the Judiciary, Gang Activity, Government, Prosecution
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House Dems to take caucus vote against budget
Central Florida Political Pulse - Orlando SentinelTALLAHASSEE — House Democratic Leader Perry Thurston will ask his caucus to take a unified vote against the House budget in protest of House Republicans' decision not to include some sort of Medicaid expansion. “We’ve got meetings with... -
Mikulski campaign account boosted by chairmanship
In addition to having a hand on the nation's checkbook, Sen. Barbara A. Mikulski is reaping a political reward from her new assignment as chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee: a significant increase in campaign cash. The Maryland Democrat, who...Tags: Labor Legislation, Democratic Party, American Airlines, Inc., Christopher Van Hollen Jr., Baltimore County
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Michigan lawmakers split over education spending
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Majority Republicans writing Michigan's education budget not only disagree over whether to punish schools and colleges that signed lengthy labor contracts seen as delaying the effect of the new right-to-work law....
Tags: Regional Authority, Labor Legislation, Rick Snyder, Government, University of Michigan
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Thurston to persuade Dems to take caucus vote against House budget
TALLAHASSEE -- House Democratic Leader Perry Thurston will ask his caucus to take a unified vote against the House budget in protest of House Republicans' decision not to include some sort of Medicaid expansion. "We’ve got meetings with our caucus...Tags: Government Health Care, Elections, Politics, Parties and Movements, Health Insurance
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