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Corruption Trial of Ex-N.Y. Senate Leader Skelos and Son Set for November
Jul 30 2015 // Former New York Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos pleaded not guilty to new charges that he demanded payments to his son Adam from the head of an insurance administrator seeking to push favorable legislation through...
Senate Republicans Plan Another Vote to Repeal Obamacare
Jul 29 2015 // Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell championed a renewed push to bypass a filibuster and repeal Obamacare with 51 votes on Tuesday, he announced in a joint statement with Utah Senator Mike Lee, one of the most...
Massachusetts Senate OKs Bill to Prep for Changing Environment
Jul 27 2015 // The Massachusetts Senate has approved a bill supporters say will help the state better adapt to a changing environment while encouraging the growth of solar energy. The bill, which passed the Senate July 23, would require...
Senate Moves Export/Import Bank Renewal with Transportation Funding
Jul 27 2015 // The Senate advanced a proposal to extend the U.S. Export-Import Bank’s charter as part of legislation to finance highways and mass transit for three years. The 67-26 vote during an unusual Sunday session moves...
Ridesharing Rules Make it Through North Carolina Senate
Jul 27 2015 // A deal brokered between North Carolina lawmakers and ridesharing services such as Uber and Lyft to place regulations on the app-based companies has passed the Senate and will go to the House. The Senate passed a bill July...
Senate Bill Would Expand Big Rig Trucking by Teen Drivers Nationally
Jul 23 2015 // Drivers as young as 18 years old could be allowed to drive 80,000-pound trucks between states if Congress goes along with a proposal backed by the U.S. trucking industry that safety advocates say would be a disaster. The...
More Charges Added Against Former N.Y. Senate Leader Skelos and Son
Jul 22 2015 // Former New York Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos faces new charges he demanded illegal payments be made to his son Adam from the head of an insurance administrator seeking favorable legislation in Albany. The case stems...
Senate Panel Makes U-Turn on Rentals of Recalled Vehicles
Jul 16 2015 // A Senate panel killed a proposal to permit companies to continue renting vehicles that have been recalled, a measure criticized by consumer groups, automakers and even some rental-car companies. The Commerce, Science and...
Q&A: As Obama Health Law Survives, Republicans Divided Over Next Move
Jul 10 2015 // Having lost their latest war against President Barack Obama’s health care overhaul, Republicans must decide how to wage battles that could fan the issue for the 2016 elections. Last month’s Supreme Court...
Twitter, Facebook, YouTube Must Report Terrorist Activity: Senate Bill
Jul 9 2015 // Social media operators such as Twitter, Facebook and YouTube would have to notify federal authorities of online “terrorist activity,” according to the text of a bill approved by the U.S. Senate Intelligence...
Ex-Senate Candidate Grant to Run for North Carolina Insurance Commissioner
Jul 6 2015 // Unsuccessful 2014 U.S. Senate candidate Heather Grant says she’ll run for North Carolina insurance commissioner in 2016. Grant of Wilkes County said in June she will seek the Republican Party’s nomination for...
Flood Insurance Claims Underpayments Not Widespread: Senate Study
Jul 6 2015 // The U.S. government’s appeals process for reviewing flood insurance claim disputes is riddled with flaws, but there is no evidence of systematic underpayments by insurers to flood victims, an investigation by U.S....
Senate Advances Fast Track Trade Bill
Jun 24 2015 // The U.S. Senate advanced legislation that would give President Barack Obama enhanced authority to complete free-trade deals including a landmark agreement with Pacific nations. The 60-37 vote Tuesday paves the way for...
Democrats Vow One Sentence Fix If Court Ends Obamacare Subsidies
Jun 24 2015 // Democrats are prepared to quickly come up with a legislative solution should the U.S. Supreme Court rule in the next few days to invalidate a central part of President Barack Obama’s signature healthcare law, party...
Flood Insurance Claims Underpayments Not Widespread: Senate Study
Jun 22 2015 // The U.S. government’s appeals process for reviewing flood insurance claim disputes is riddled with flaws, but there is no evidence of systematic underpayments by insurers to flood victims, an investigation by U.S....
Ex-Senate Candidate to Run for North Carolina Insurance Commissioner
Jun 15 2015 // Unsuccessful 2014 U.S. Senate candidate Heather Grant says she’ll run for North Carolina insurance commissioner in 2016. Grant of Wilkes County announced Friday she will seek the Republican Party’s nomination...
Senate Fails to Advance Cybersecurity Bill
Jun 11 2015 // The U.S. Senate failed on Thursday to advance legislation to strengthen protections against cyber attacks, as Democrats banded together to oppose the measure’s inclusion in a defense policy bill President Barack...
N.H. Senate Votes Not to Change Oversight of Public Risk Pools
Jun 8 2015 // The New Hampshire Secretary of State’s office will not immediately lose its oversight of public risk pools as initially proposed in the state Senate’s budget. Senators voted to study the issue rather than...
Ex-N.Y. Senate Leader Pleads Not Guilty to Corruption Charges
Jun 1 2015 // Former New York State Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos pleaded not guilty to charges that he exploited his position to enrich his son Adam. The two men were arrested early last month on corruption charges, and federal...
Ex-N.Y. Senate Leader Accused of Getting Son No-Show Job at Insurance Co.
May 29 2015 // Former New York State Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos got his son a no-show job with a medical malpractice insurer who was lobbying the Legislature, according to a federal indictment. Father and son “engaged in a...
