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U.S. Senate Committee Holding Hearing on Massachusetts Natural Gas Incident
Nov 21 2018 // U.S. senators are holding a hearing in Lawrence, Mass., to review the response to the September natural gas explosions that rocked Merrimack Valley communities. The Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation...
Bipartisan Senate Bill Would Regulate Proxy Advisors
Nov 15 2018 // Six U.S. senators on Wednesday introduced a bill that would require the U.S. securities watchdog to directly regulate firms such as Glass, Lewis & Co and Institutional Shareholder Services, which advise investors on...
Democrat Lara Leads Poizner in California Insurance Commissioner Race
Nov 7 2018 // Democrat Ricardo Lara was leading Republican-turned-independent Steve Poizner in the race for California Insurance Commissioner. Lara had 50.8 percent of the vote, leading by 105,733 votes, with 95.7 percent of precincts...
Drug Ads on TV Would Show Prices Under Trump Administration Proposal
Oct 16 2018 // The U.S. government, in an effort to increase pressure on drugmakers to lower costs for U.S. consumers, said on Monday it will propose requiring companies to include the price of their prescription medicines in television...
Trump Administration Moves to Speed Up Fully Autonomous Vehicles
Oct 5 2018 // The Trump administration is moving ahead with plans to revise safety rules that bar fully self-driving cars from the roads without equipment such as steering wheels, pedals and mirrors, according to a document made public...
Senate Approves Bill on Commercial Drones, Airline Passengers, Disaster Relief
Oct 4 2018 // Airline passengers can no longer be removed from flights under legislation that passed the Senate on Wednesday, while the government will write new rules to allow commercial drones to deliver packages and get new authority...
Glen Mulready, Republican Candidate for Oklahoma Insurance Commissioner
Oct 1 2018 // Glen Mulready has 35 years of experience in the insurance industry and is a member of the Oklahoma House of Representatives. He previously served as the House insurance committee chair and is now the floor leader...
Kimberly Fobbs, Democratic Candidate for Oklahoma Insurance Commissioner
Oct 1 2018 // While this is the first time Kimberly Fobbs has run for statewide office, she is no stranger to either politics or the insurance industry. She has long been active in Tulsa county politics and currently serves as chair of...
Kitchen Torch Behind Fire at Home of Michigan GOP Lt. Gov. Candidate
Sep 19 2018 // Republican lieutenant governor candidate Lisa Posthumus Lyons says the fire that burned down her western Michigan home started after one of her children used a kitchen torch inside the attached garage. She said at a news...
Democrats Want Trump Labor Board Member’s Recusal on Union Email Rule
Sep 19 2018 // Democratic U.S. senators led by Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts urged a Trump administration labor board appointee to recuse himself from a case that could end up being a big victory for corporations trying to make it...
Father of Man Hurt in GOP Train Crash in Virginia Sues Over Crossing
Sep 10 2018 // The father of a man injured when a trash truck he was riding in was struck by a train full of Republican lawmakers is suing over the crossing where the collision happened. Charlottesville TV stations WCAV and WVIR report...
Republican States’ Court Fight to End Obamacare Begins as Midterm Politics Heat Up
Sep 6 2018 // A Republican-led lawsuit seeking to nullify Obamacare will be spotlighted in court in the final months of congressional election campaigns, giving Democrats political fodder and sending GOP candidates in competitive races...
Senate Republicans Prepare Pre-Existing Condition Bill in Case Obamacare Nixed
Aug 27 2018 // Ten Senate Republicans have introduced legislation that would reinstate Obamacare rules that prohibit insurers from turning away people with pre-existing conditions if a new lawsuit that seeks to invalidate the healthcare...
Republicans Move to Clarify Tax Provision on Sexual Harassment Claims
Aug 21 2018 // U.S. Senate Republicans on Thursday sought to correct a section of President Donald Trump’s tax overhaul that threatened to prevent sexual harassment victims from claiming a tax deduction for the legal costs they...
Court Says Trump Administration Must Implement Chemical Safety Rule
Aug 20 2018 // A federal appeals court on Friday ordered the Trump administration to immediately implement an Obama-era chemical safety rule introduced in response to a 2013 explosion at a fertilizer plant in Texas that killed 15...
Senate Agrees with House to Renew Flood Insurance Program for 4 Months
Jul 31 2018 // Congress avoided a lapse in the federal flood insurance program when the Senate today voted 86-12 to extend authorization for the program by four months to Nov. 30. The National Flood Insurance Program would have expired...
Flood Insurance Program Will Lapse If Senate Does Not Act
Jul 30 2018 // There is not a lot time left to avoid a lapse in the federal government’s flood insurance program. The Senate is expected to follow the House, which voted last week to temporarily reauthorize the program. Senate...
Gun Control Advocates Take Aim at 3-D Printed Guns Deal by Trump Administration
Jul 27 2018 // A Texas nonprofit firm’s plan to publish technical designs for firearms online so anyone with a 3-D printer can use them to manufacture fully operational “downloadable” guns is drawing fire from New...
Corporate Fines, Penalties Plummet Under Trump Administration
Jul 26 2018 // While Donald Trump has positioned himself as a tough, “law and order” president, he has mostly excluded one group of offenders from his sights: those of the corporate class, according to a report released...
House Passes Another Stop-Gap Flood Insurance Extension; Senate Expected to Follow
Jul 25 2018 // The House of Representatives passed a measure to reauthorize the nation’s flood insurance program for four months beyond its current July 31 expiration date. The House measure to renew the National Flood Insurance...
