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    Mar 20, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  1. Minimum wage bill fails in committee

    A bill to raise Maryland's minimum wage to $10 an hour failed in a Senate committee vote Wednesday, its sponsor said.  
    The Baltimore Sun
    A bill to raise Maryland's minimum wage to $10 an hour failed in a Senate committee vote Wednesday, its sponsor said.   The Raise Maryland campaign, part of a national effort, sought to increase the state's minimum per-hour wage from $7.25 to one of...

    Tags: Montgomery County (Maryland), Labor Legislation, Career and Workplace

    2. Mar 15, 2013 |Story| KTUU

  2. Alaska Senate Poised to Vote on Oil Tax Bill

    On Friday, the Senate Finance Committee continued to put the finishing touches on Governor Sean Parnell&rsquo;s oil tax reform bill or <a href=&quot;http://www.legis.state.ak.us/basis/get_bill.asp?bill=SB%20%2021&amp;session=28" target="_blank">SB21</a> as it is known in the legislature.
    Channel 2 News
    On Friday, the Senate Finance Committee continued to put the finishing touches on Governor Sean Parnell’s oil tax reform bill or SB21 as it is known in the legislature. "There is a dark cloud moving from the Senate Finance Committee to the floor...

    Tags: Sean Parnell, Regional Authority, Government, Upstream Oil and Gas Activities, Elections

    3. Mar 14, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  3. Pipeline regulation bill dies in House

    A House committee has killed a bill that would have imposed state safety regulations on interstate natural gas pipelines that run through Maryland after concerns were raised whether they would conflict with federal law. The Economic Matters Committee...

    Tags: Baltimore County, Owings Mills (Baltimore, Maryland), U.S. Congress, Robert A. Zirkin, Politics

    4. Mar 12, 2013 |Story| KTUU

  4. Committee Proposes More Changes to Oil Tax Bill

    Governor Sean Parnell's oil tax reform <a href=&quot;http://www.legis.state.ak.us/basis/get_bill.asp?bill=SB%20%2021&amp;session=28" target="_blank">bill</a> is facing another round of changes, just weeks after it was altered by the Senate Resources Committee.
    Channel 2 News
    Governor Sean Parnell's oil tax reform bill is facing another round of changes, just weeks after it was altered by the Senate Resources Committee. On Tuesday, the Senate Finance Committee made several committee substitutes. "The base rate, we did...

    Tags: Sean Parnell, Beth Kerttula, Conservation, Finance, Mark Meyer

    5. Mar 7, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  5. Sequestration was Obama's idea; now he doesn't like it?

    I was dismayed by your recent, misleading article on the Republican's responsibility for the budget sequester (The GOP sequester," Feb. 22). Jack Lew, the White House chief of staff and budget director, set up the sequester in 2011, and Rob Nabors,...

    Tags: Bob Woodward, Harry Reid, Barack Obama, Jay Carney, Budget Control Act of 2011

    6. Mar 6, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  6. Costco CEO joins effort to raise Maryland's minimum wage

    Costco and the U.S. Women's Chamber of Commerce are among more than 70 businesses and groups that support raising the minimum wage in Maryland, according Raise Maryland, a group advocating for a higher wage.
    Costco and the U.S. Women's Chamber of Commerce are among more than 70 businesses and groups that support raising the minimum wage in Maryland, according Raise Maryland, a group advocating for a higher wage. "We pay a starting hourly wage of $11.50 in...

    Tags: Corporate Officers, Labor Legislation, Career and Workplace, Business

    7. Mar 6, 2013 |Story| KTUU

  7. Gov. Sean Parnell's Crime Bill Passes Hurdle in Senate

    The Senate Judiciary Committee has advanced Gov. Sean Parnell's crime bill after weeks of deliberation.
    Channel 2 News
    The Senate Judiciary Committee has advanced Gov. Sean Parnell's crime bill after weeks of deliberation. Committee members reached a compromise Tuesday on a provision that would subject athletic volunteers to criminal penalties if they fail to report...

    Tags: Sean Parnell, Government, Justice System, Abusive Behavior, Crime, Law and Justice

    8. Feb 26, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  8. Senate committee OKs Jacob Lew nomination for Treasury secretary

    WASHINGTON -- A Senate committee voted Tuesday to confirm <a href=&quot;74579720">Jacob J. Lew</a> as Treasury Secretary despite Republican concerns about his support for higher taxes to reduce the nation's debt as well as his tenure as a Citigroup Inc. executive before joining the Obama administration.
    WASHINGTON -- A Senate committee voted Tuesday to confirm Jacob J. Lew as Treasury Secretary despite Republican concerns about his support for higher taxes to reduce the nation's debt as well as his tenure as a Citigroup Inc. executive before joining...

    Tags: Chuck Grassley, Washington, DC, Citigroup Incorporated, White House, Republican Party

    9. Feb 18, 2013 |Column| Orlando Sentinel

  9. Turning the tables on Jack Lew

    WASHINGTON -- President Obama won re-election in part by beating up on his opponent for receiving big corporate payouts in exchange for dubious work and for socking away money in tax havens such as the Cayman Islands.
    WASHINGTON -- President Obama won re-election in part by beating up on his opponent for receiving big corporate payouts in exchange for dubious work and for socking away money in tax havens such as the Cayman Islands. So it's a bit, well, rich that...

    Tags: Chuck Grassley, Pat Roberts, Washington, DC, Elections, Citigroup Incorporated

    10. Jan 9, 2013 | Allentown Morning Call

  10. In letter to McCord, PA Revenue Secretary defends planned Lottery privatization.

    Capitol Ideas with John L. Micek
    WIth a Thursday deadline looming for the Corbett administration to decide whether to accept the Camelot Group's bid to manage the $3.5 billion Pennsylvania Lottery, state Treasurer Rob McCord's office has released a letter it received from a senior...
    11. Jan 14, 2013 | Allentown Morning Call

  11. Hearing on #PaLottery comes with plenty of questions.

    Capitol Ideas
    A state Senate panel opened a hearing Monday morning on the planned privatization of the Pennsylvania Lottery. A trio of senior Corbett administration officials faced a barrage of questions from the Senate Finance Committee on its announcement last week...
    12. Jan 14, 2013 | Allentown Morning Call

  12. Monday Morning Coffee: Senate Finance Committee to take up Lottery privatization.

    Capitol Ideas
    Good Monday Morning, Fellow Seekers. If you're not at this morning's 10 a.m. session of the Senate Finance Committee, then the chances are pretty good that you'll be missing out on the hottest (and pardon the pun) ticket of 2013.......
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