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Wisconsin Republicans Aim to Repeal Auto Insurance Mandates
Nov 15 2009 // Republican legislators in Wisconsin are trying to muster support for a bill that would repeal new minimum car insurance mandates. The state budget Gov. Jim Doyle signed earlier this year required all motorists to purchase...
Senate Bill Calls for New Financial Stability Agency, Insurance Office
Nov 11 2009 // A government financial stability agency would be created under a draft financial regulation reform bill from U.S. Senate Banking Committee Chairman Christopher Dodd obtained by Reuters Tuesday. The long-awaited Dodd bill...
Insurance Trades Cast Wary Eyes at Senate Financial Services Bill
Nov 11 2009 // Chairman Christopher Dodd (D-Conn.) of the Senate Banking Committee on Tuesday introduced a draft of the long-awaited financial services regulatory reform bill. While insurance industry representatives were quick to...
U.S. Senate Passes Tax Loss Credit for Business
Nov 6 2009 // U.S. companies of all sizes would get to apply losses in 2008 or 2009 to prior income over five years to receive tax refunds under a bill that passed the Senate by a unanimous vote Wednesday. The provision was added to...
Wisconsin Republicans Rail Against Auto Insurance Provisions
Nov 4 2009 // Republican legislators in Wisconsin are trying to muster support for a bill that would repeal new minimum car insurance levels. The state budget Gov. Jim Doyle signed earlier this year required all motorists to purchase...
House Republicans Plan Own Healthcare Reform Bill
Nov 3 2009 // Republicans in the House plan to offer an alternative to Democrats’ massive healthcare reform bill that would not raise taxes or require people or businesses to buy health insurance, the House Republican leader said...
Michigan Senate Rejects Ban on Location in Setting Auto Premiums
Oct 30 2009 // The Republican-led Michigan Senate has killed legislation that would have banned auto insurers from considering where a driver lives when setting rates. Democrats say the practice is unfair to motorists who pay higher...
Obama Administration to Reconsider Trucker Safety Rule on Hours
Oct 29 2009 // The Obama administration has agreed to reconsider a rule that allows long-haul truckers to drive for up to 11 hours straight, bowing to safety advocates who say longer hours could lead to greater fatigue and more...
U.S. Senate Healthcare Bill to Include Public Option with State Opt-Out
Oct 27 2009 // Democratic leader Harry Reid said Monday the U.S. Senate’s healthcare overhaul will include a government-run insurance plan that lets states opt out, handing liberals an early victory on the bill’s most...
Republicans Seek to Add Malpractice, Kill Individual Mandate in Health Bill
Oct 20 2009 // Republicans will seek amendments to parts of the Democrat’s healthcare reform they oppose, rather than push for an alternative plan to overhaul the $2.5 trillion system, a key senator said Monday. Conservatives are...
Senate Panel Passes Healthcare Bill
Oct 14 2009 // A key U.S. Senate committee endorsed a sweeping healthcare overhaul Tuesday, gaining the support of an influential Republican and delivering President Barack Obama a victory on his top domestic priority. The...
Comparison of 2 Senate Committee Health Bills
Oct 14 2009 // Now that the Senate Finance Committee has approved its version of healthcare reform legislation, Senate Democratic leaders will merge it with a more liberal bill passed earlier by the Senate Health, Education, Labor and...
Senate Finance Panel to Vote Today on Healthcare Reform Bill
Oct 13 2009 // U.S. President Barack Obama’s push for healthcare reform gathered steam Thursday as a Senate panel scheduled a key vote and Democrats in the House of Representatives moved closer to hatching a bill. The Senate...
Medical Lawsuit Curbs Would Save Billions, Congressional Study Finds
Oct 12 2009 // Limits on medical malpractice lawsuits would lead doctors to order up fewer unneeded tests and save taxpayers billions more than previously thought, budget umpires for Congress said in a reversal that puts the issue back...
Democrats’ Bill Would Reverse Supreme Court on Age Bias
Oct 8 2009 // Democrats in Congress are trying to counter another Supreme Court decision on employment discrimination, this time taking aim at a ruling that makes it harder for older workers to prove age bias. A measure introduced this...
U.S. Senate Panel Rejects Public Healthcare Option; More Votes Ahead
Sep 30 2009 // A U.S. Senate panel Tuesday rejected a government-run “public” insurance option as part of a broad healthcare overhaul, handing insurers an early victory and setting the stage for a long fight over one of the...
California’s Poizner Cheered at Republican Meeting
Sep 28 2009 // California Republicans spent much of their weekend convention soul-searching over the battered party’s future and debating a plan of attack for 2010, when they hope to capitalize on anti-tax protests and growing...
U.S. Senate Panel Takes On Health Care Plan
Sep 22 2009 // The U.S. Senate Finance Committee opened consideration of its long-delayed health care reform bill Tuesday, with affordability topping the list of concerns for Democrats who control the panel. Committee members filed 564...
Wisconsin Democrats Promise Crackdown on Drunken-Drivers
Sep 17 2009 // Democrats who control the Wisconsin Legislature promise to focus on cracking down on drunken driving this fall, among other priorities. The state Senate began its fall session Tuesday and the Assembly starts Wednesday. The...
Critics Attacked Senate Health Bill Before Its Unveiling
Sep 16 2009 // Critics in both parties assailed the Senate Finance Committee’s healthcare reform plan Tuesday, the day before the panel publishes a long-awaited bill that could form the basis for compromise in Congress. Democratic...
