legislative session

Source: news.yahoo.com --- 22 days ago
The state Legislature convened Friday for a special session called by Gov. Richardson to pass health care reform and a tax rebate -- despite growing concerns about state finances. ...

Source: www.dallasnews.com --- 19 days ago
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Source: www.moreover.com --- 14 days ago
Lewistown Sentinel Aug 24 2008 10:23PM GMT ...

Source: www.sacbee.com --- 7 days ago
Wrapping up hundreds of bills in the past week, California lawmakers finished their legislative session Sunday, but for the first time ever they did not pass a budget - and there is no deal in sight. ...

Source: blogs.trb.com --- 11 days ago
A story in today's Sun Sentinel reveals that a Palm Beach County teenager accused of sexually assaulting the family's German shepherd also had child pornography videos on his computer, showing grown men performing sex acts with little girls, police said. Surprise, surprise. Research repeatedly has shown that people who sexually abuse animals often do the same to humans they also feel they can dominate -- just as people who physically abuse animals tend toward violent crimes. It's all well and good that county officials, who removed dogs and two cats from the family's home, have banned them from owning pets. But now is another good time to point out something that really will shock you, folks: It's legal in our state to sexually assault animals. Yep, we are one of 20 states where this is true. The reason is that when states struck down laws outlawing sodomy, the ones barring sex with animals went, too. This makes it hard for prosecutors and law enforcement to pursue these cases. Sen. Nan Rich, a Democrat representing parts of Broward and Miami-Dade counties, introduced a bill last session (SB 0744) that would have fixed this, but admits it got started too late to get very far. She plans to try again. And she needs your support. There are 215 days until the 2009 Florida legislative session begins. Tell your elected senators and representatives that you want them to support Rich's measure, which I hope will be introduced again this year. ...

Source: www.desmoinesregister.com --- 3 days ago
Flooded-ravaged Iowans cannot afford to wait until January for the state Legislature to convene and offer help, a coalition of elected officials said Thursday. ...

Source: blog.al.com --- 27 days ago
Commission President Bettye Fine Collins said there is too little support for a special legislative session among the county's 26-member delegation. ...

Source: blog.al.com --- 33 days ago
Gov. Riley has said he will not call a special session unless there is unanimous support from the commission and the county delegation for a proposed remedy. ...

Source: www.centredaily.com --- 15 days ago
Pennsylvania lawmakers will face a lengthy to-do list when they return to Harrisburg next month, presumably tanned and rested from their annual two-month summer break. ...

Source: www.maine.gov --- 20 days ago
The Office of Information Technology has created a synopsis of the legislative bills for this past session (123 rd /2 nd ) that were assigned to the OIT or monitored by OIT that may have IT implications. http://janus.state.me.us/legis/LawMakerWeb/summary.asp ?ID=2800226... ...

Source: www.centredaily.com --- 15 days ago
When Pennsylvania lawmakers return to Harrisburg next month, they'll have to overcome the Capitol's chronic partisanship to get things done. ...

Source: www.wickedlocal.com --- 33 days ago
Since being elected in March, I have heard from more constituents, in support of passing climate protection legislation than on any other topic. In response to broad public support, in the last week of session, the Legislature passed the Global Warming Solutions Act. The issue of climate change has hit home. We all are feeling the pain of $4 a gallon gas prices, and the price of home heating oil is looming for next winter. The steps we take to protect our climate will both define generations to come, and will be the legacy by which this generation is judged. There are no longer questions about the dangers of climate change – they are real.   Addressing climate change and reducing our harmful emissions, however, necessitates a fundamental shift in the way we generate and consume energy. Even when the dangers of inaction are clear, changes in our driving and other consumer habits do not come easily, and sometimes seem to threaten our fundamental way of life. The cost of not acting, however, is too high. If done correctly, the remedy for climate change can also have a positive effect on both our economy and our security.   Under the Green Jobs Initiative, also passed last week, Massachusetts is uniquely poised to put people to work in rapidly growing new sectors, while cleaning up our air and cooling off our planet. Additionally, the Global Warming Solutions Act sets caps for emissions that have raised concerns with business advocacy ...

Source: www.wickedlocal.com --- 33 days ago
It ain’t over until it's over. The 2007-2008 legislative session ended in the wee hours of Aug. 1. The final twists yielded stunning successes for environmental advocates. It had already been an outstanding session: The energy bill incorporates most of the best available thinking about how to conserve electrical power and how to shift power generation to renewables like solar and wind. It also does a lot to save heating oil and gas in buildings. The biofuels bill will help us shift from fossil transportation fuels to renewable fuels that don't compete with food crops. And the green jobs bill will help the work force transition to support emissions reductions. The oceans bill will help rationalize siting of coastal energy facilities. But many of us had been disappointed not to pass a carbon emissions cap for the state. A national environmental coalition had chosen goals of a 20 percent reduction in emissions by 2020 and an 80 percent reduction by 2050. Several other states have already committed to these goals and created regulatory authority to help achieve them. State Sen. Mark Pacheco had filed legislation along these lines early in the session. Last summer, the Environment Committee, chaired by Rep. Frank Smizik and Sen. Pam Resor, had reported it favorably. The Senate had passed the cap bill earlier this year. In April, I circulated a letter which was signed by 109 of my House colleagues urging adoption of the bill as a necessary c ...

Source: www.caribbeannetnews.com --- 24 days ago
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico: Arguing that that the special legislative session convened by Puerto Rico’s House Speaker José Aponte slated to be held on September 11 is a political partisan one, the Puerto Rican Independence Party criticized the special session that has been called to honor the Puerto Rican soldiers. ...

Source: www.koat.com --- 22 days ago
Action 7 News reporter Matt Grubs will be providing instant, frequent updates throughout the legislative special session: ...

Source: www.wnyc.org --- 37 days ago
The buck stops here. That's Governor Paterson's message to New Yorkers concerning the state's fiscal crisis. Paterson's July 29 Budget Speech Paterson's July 30 Budget Update .... ...

Source: thedutchharborfisherman.com --- 2 days ago
District 37 state House Rep. Bryce Edgmon was on a visit to Unalaska on Aug. 23 following the Aug.7 close of the special legislative session. During the last session, a decision was made on the governor’s gas line proposal and energy issues resulting in a $1,200 dollar addendum to this year’s Permanent Fund dividend. “By the time we got done with the TransCanada application, (there was) only a week to consider the energy issue. Within that week’s time the Legislature came away with several short-term relief items designed to provide Alaskans with the means to keep their homes heated and the lights on over the course of the winter,” Edgmon said. However, Edgmon expressed concern that this relief excludes new residents to Alaska, including teachers who have accepted teaching jobs within the past year. “My office did a quick survey of schools in District 37, and we found that one in five teachers in Southwest Alaska will not qualify for the energy relief check or the PFD,” Edgmon said. “Recruiting and retaining teachers is an extremely important part of the community and we all know what the role of education is in Alaska.” Other accomplishments of the session were acts to add $50 million to a renewable energy fund, $60 million for a home energy rebate program, $10.3 million to the bulk fuel loan program that supports smaller communities throughout Alaska and $23 million to the power-cost equalization program for the upcoming year. T ...

Source: www.koat.com --- 22 days ago
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Source: www.fox23news.com --- 20 days ago
On the eve of a special session of the State Legislature, Governor David Paterson unveiled a new council of economic advisors, including a Nobel Prize winning economist and a former... ...

Source: www.fox23news.com --- 19 days ago
The state senate will return to the capitol today to give final legislative approval on the $500 million dollar cut on the state's current budget. ...