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Some in the Central Florida delegation gain power, and others lose it, as Weatherford makes committee assignments
Central Florida Political Pulse - Orlando SentinelHouse Speaker Will Weatherford unveiled committee assignments yesterday for the 120-member House of Representatives. Here’s a look at how Central Florida’s delegation fared. – With Chris Dorworth tossed out of the House by voters, the... -
Rep. Schiff takes oath for new term, revised congressional district
As Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Burbank) begins his seventh term in Congress, he will continue to serve on the powerful House Appropriations Committee and the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence. “We have so much to accomplish over the next two...
Tags: Adam Schiff, U.S. Congress
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Senate Democrats defend $60.4-billion Sandy aid package
WASHINGTON -- Senate Democrats took to the floor Monday to defend a $60.4-billion aid package for victims of Superstorm Sandy against critiques from Republicans and conservative organizations. The Club for Growth, a prominent conservative nonprofit...
Tags: Hurricane Sandy (2012), Conservation, Chuck Schumer, Environmental Issues, FBI
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Rep. Jackson calls it quits
Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr., the ambitious political heir to a powerful Chicago family whose once promising future collapsed amid federal ethics investigations and a diagnosis of mental illness, resigned Wednesday from the South Side congressional seat he held...
Tags: Anthony Beale, Local Government, Illinois General Assembly, Elections, Political Fundraising
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House Dems plug transportation funding plan.
Capitol Ideas with John L. MicekWith Gov. Tom Corbett set to unveil his own transportation funding proposal sometime in the coming days, Democrats in the state House have reintroduced legislation that would implement the recommendations of the administration's own funding advisory... -
Durbin: Feds to write $165 million check to state for unused prison
Clout StreetU.S. Sen. Dick Durbin said today that under President Barack Obama’s directive, the federal Department of Justice will purchase the long-unused Thomson prison in northwestern Illinois, cutting a check and bypassing the objections of a veteran...Tags: Barack Obama, Prisons, Elections, Bobby Schilling, Operation Fast and Furious
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Western PA lawmaker tries again on cell phone ban for drivers.
Capitol Ideas with John L. MicekWith a texting ban already on the books, a western Pennsylvania lawmaker says he wants to try again to force drivers to hang up their handheld cellphones when they’re behind the wheel. Rep. Joe Markosek, a Democrat from Allegheny County,...... -
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... -
Monday Morning Coffee: When it comes to #VoterID, voters are polls apart.
Capitol Ideas with John L. MicekRon Bukowski and Gary Miller stand on opposite shores in this summer’s debate over Pennsylvania’s new voter identification law. As he strolled through the Promenade Shops at Saucon Valley in Lehigh County on a blindingly sunny afternoon last... -
Tuesday Morning Coffee: Specter battling cancer again.
Capitol Ideas with John L. MicekGood Tuesday Morning, Fellow Seekers. Usually we like to kick things off with a brief joke or gag to get your morning started right. But this morning all we're going to do is offer our thoughts and best wishes to...... -
Pa House GOP elects its new(ish) leadership team.
Capitol Ideas with John L. MicekIn the immortal words of Mr. Pete Townshend, here's the new leaders, same as the old leaders, don't get fooled again. House Republicans returned their existing leadership team to power in internal elections on Tuesday. House Democrats are slated to...... -
DCFS layoffs averted, for now
Nearly 300 workers slated to be laid off from the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services have won a reprieve amid high hopes that the struggling agency can recoup funding from the state Legislature. A nearly $90 million cut in the agency's...
Tags: Prisons, Abusive Behavior, Chicago Tribune, Employees, AFSCME
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