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Democratic Rep. Jefferson wins House Runoff Election in La.
Dec 11 2006 // U.S. Rep. William Jefferson of Louisiana easily defeated his fellow Democratic opponent in a runoff election Dec. 10, despite an ongoing federal bribery investigation. In complete but unofficial returns, Jefferson,...
Senate Will Make Last-Ditch Effort for Disaster Dollars
Nov 30 2006 // Farm-state senators will make a last-ditch effort this week to pass agricultural disaster assistance, though it’s unlikely it will become law before the new year. North Dakota Sens. Kent Conrad and Byron Dorgan, both...
Did Green Party cost Democrats control of Michigan Senate?
Nov 20 2006 // Did Green Party cost Democrats control of Michigan Senate? One of the main reasons Republicans were swept from power was the Iraq war. Ironically, it may have helped preserve their long-standing lock on the Michigan...
Democratic Congress OK for industry traditionally tied to Republicans
Nov 20 2006 // The new Congress may be blue on Capitol Hill, but insiders say that’s not necessarily a bad color for the insurance industry. “The more things change, the more they may remain pretty much the same,” said...
Democratic Congress OK for industry traditionally tied to Republicans
Nov 19 2006 // News Currents The new Congress may be blue on Capitol Hill, but insiders say that’s not necessarily a bad color for the insurance industry. “The more things change, the more they may remain pretty much the...
Some Ask, Did Green Party Cost Democrats Control of Michigan Senate?
Nov 13 2006 // Did Green Party cost Democrats control of Michigan Senate? One of the main reasons Republicans were swept from power was the Iraq war. Ironically, it may have helped preserve their long-standing lock on the Michigan...
Kansans Re-Elect Republican Commissioner Praeger
Nov 9 2006 // Insurance Commissioner Sandy Praeger claimed victory on Tuesday as Kansas voters gave her a second four-year term. The Republican incumbent’s campaign against Rep. Bonnie Sharp, D-Kansas City, was low-key, unlike the...
Coloradoans Waited in Dark to Vote, With Democrats Prevailing
Nov 9 2006 // Hundreds if not thousands of people in the Denver area waited to vote Tuesday night after polls were officially closed, a miserable end to a day fraught with balky computers and unfamiliar new voting machines handling the...
Democratic Congress Not Necessarily Bad for Industry, Says PIA
Nov 9 2006 // The new Congress will alter the insurance agenda on Capitol Hill, but losses for the industry are not a foregone conclusion. That’s the after-the-election take by the National Association of Professional Insurance...
Beebe wins as Democrats Sweep Statewide Offices in Arkansas
Nov 9 2006 // After Democrats claimed all seven constitutional offices in Arkansas with decisive victories, Gov.-elect Mike Beebe invited Arkansans to put differences behind them and consider what they can do together to move the state...
Democrats Seize Control in State Legislatures
Nov 8 2006 // The two major parties are no longer locked in parity in state legislatures. Wresting control from the GOP in all the chambers that changed hands outright, the Democrats now control the legislatures in more states than they...
Gov. Riley, Republicans Expected to Win Big in Alabama
Nov 7 2006 // A new statewide poll indicates Alabama Gov. Bob Riley is headed to an easy re-election victory over Lt. Gov. Lucy Baxley and puts Republican candidates ahead in the races for lieutenant governor, attorney general and...
FORMER INSURANCE COMMISSIONER CANDIDATE NOW RUNNING FOR LA.’S SENATE DISTRICT 16
Nov 6 2006 // Libertarian S.B.A. Zaitoon has jumped into the special election for a Baton Rouge, La., state Senate seat. Zaitoon, fresh off an unsuccessful bid for state insurance commissioner, qualified Oct. 27 and joined physician...
Insurance political contributors favor Republicans
Nov 6 2006 // Insurance-related contributors to this year’s midterm Congres-sional races are favoring Repub-licans 2-to-1 over Democrats while the overall total given by insurance interests appears down from two years...
Former insurance commissioner candidate now running for La.’s Senate District 16
Nov 5 2006 // Libertarian S.B.A. Zaitoon has jumped into the special election for a Baton Rouge, La., state Senate seat. Zaitoon, fresh off an unsuccessful bid for state insurance commissioner, qualified Oct. 27 and joined physician...
Sharing Power Seen as Option for Evenly Split Oklahoma Senate
Oct 30 2006 // Democratic and Republican state Senate leaders in Oklahoma may follow the lead of their counterparts in other states and share power if the chamber has a tie in membership after the Nov. 7 general election, officials...
Democrats Closing Gaps, Florida CFO, AG Races Neck-and-Neck
Oct 25 2006 // Florida Republicans who last month held slight leads over Democratic challengers are now in close races for two open Cabinet seats, a new poll shows. In the attorney general race, Republican Bill McCollum was favored by 42...
Insurance Contributors Favor Republicans; Santorum, Clinton, McGavick Top Recipients
Oct 25 2006 // Insurance-related contributors to this year’s midterm Congressional races are favoring Republicans 2-to-1 over Democrats while the overall total given by insurance interests appears down from two years ago. According...
Democrats Recommend All-Perils Disaster Plan, Antitrust Repeal
Oct 22 2006 // A Democratic-controlled House would look into insurance industry practices criticized for shifting the financial burden of Hurricane Katrina claims onto the taxpayer, a lawmaker who headed a Katrina task force said...
GOP Attempt to Call Special Session in La. Faces Hurdles
Oct 18 2006 // Republican state lawmakers face steep hurdles in their attempts to call the Louisiana Legislature into special session early next month an attempt to sidestep Democratic Gov. Kathleen Blanco, who they say is moving too...
