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Pressure builds as Snyder nears Medicaid decision
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Should Gov. Rick Snyder throw his support behind a plan to extend Medicaid coverage to 470,000 Michigan residents without health insurance, it would be the second time in less than 18 months the Republican has bucked many...
Tags: Medicaid, Government Health Care, Executive Branch, Barack Obama, Rick Snyder
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Obama aides launch Organizing for Action to back his agenda
WASHINGTON -- Leaders of President Obama's reelection campaign announced Friday that they are launching a permanent advocacy organization called Organizing for Action that will enlist his supporters to fight for his policy agenda. Calling it "the next...Tags: White House, Elections, Los Angeles Times, Barack Obama, Politics
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Corbett: Feds can run PA health insurance exchange.
Capitol Ideas with John L. MicekPennsylvania will allow the federal government to step in and run the health insurance exchange mandated by the federal healthcare act, the Corbett administration announced Wednesday. Facing a Friday deadline on whether to set up the exchanges that... -
Right-to-work issue divides Michigan along labor lines
Staff WriterGov. Rick Snyder was right on one thing, right-to-work is a divisive issue. Thousands crowded the Capitol Tuesday to be heard on the law that makes it illegal for union membership to be required as a condition of employment. Pro-union groups staged...Tags: Elections, Executive Branch, Detroit Free Press, Freedom of the Press, Rick Snyder
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Michigan right-to-work activism to intensify at Capitol
Staff WriterMichigan becoming the 24th right-to-work state is all but a dry-ink guarantee. But, that won't stop pro-union supporters from gathering in Lansing Tuesday. The controversial legislation would outlaw businesses or public sectors from requiring union...Tags: Executive Branch, Government, Barack Obama, Rick Snyder, Democratic Party
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Obama 'Willing to Compromise a Little' on Fiscal Cliff
CNNWashington -- It's crunch time for avoiding the fiscal cliff as President Barack Obama and House Speaker John Boehner and their aides hold private talks on issues that will impact every American. Three weeks remain to cut a deal before the automatic...Tags: National Government, Medicaid, Trey Gowdy, Congressional Budget Office, Harry Reid
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Snyder, legislative leaders consider move on right-to-work
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — A closed-door meeting between Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder and Republican legislative leaders failed to produce a clear direction on whether to introduce right-to-work legislation limiting unions' ability to collect fees from...
Tags: Unions, Executive Branch, Elections, Rick Snyder, Democratic Party
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Fiscal cliff, here we come
Watch out, folks, this could get bumpy. With the release Monday of a proposal, or something approximating one, from House Republican leaders on a way to avert the "fiscal cliff," we now have the opening positions from both parties, neither of which...Tags: Jim DeMint, Government Health Care, Mitt Romney, Government Debt, Elections
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Unions plan new offensive after Michigan loss
WASHINGTON (AP) — Blindsided by a newlaw weakening union rights in Michigan, organized labor is preparing to target Republican governors in politically important states up for re-election in 2014 — part of a renewed offensive against perceived...
Tags: Rick Scott, Rick Snyder, Tom Barrett, AFSCME, AFL-CIO
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One more reason PA might not be a battleground state this year: Conservative groups pull their ads.
Capitol Ideas with John L. MicekThis one comes from the AP: "Mitt Romney's allies have pulled their advertising from Pennsylvania and Michigan while redoubling efforts in other battleground states. The move indicates that at least for now, efforts by outside groups to help Romney... -
Friday Morning Coffee: The weekend warmup.
Capitol Ideas with John L. MicekGood Friday Morning, Fellow Seekers. The cliches have been test-driven. The soundbites have been refined. And the themes have been articulated. And, most importantly, conventioneers have supped on food and gorged on tchotkes paid for by the gigantic... -
Koch brothers group slams Scott, Weatherford, Gaetz
Central Florida Political Pulse - Orlando SentinelTALLAHASSEE — Americans for Prosperity, the Koch brothers-backed conservative lobby group, is slamming Gov. Rick Scott and legislative leaders Will Weatherford and Don Gaetz for remarks saying they needed to move forward to implement the...
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