Gubernatorial hopefuls target Colo. energy rules
Boston Globe
Bill Ritter and approved by the Legislature this year are burdensome and costly and have contributed to the downturn in the state's oil and gas industry. The changes include requiring buffer zones to protect waterways, minimizing drilling's...
Foes cry fowl on House over holiday break
Boston Herald
The holiday break reinforces negative public opinion about the state’s lazy Legislature, which ramped up this fall when few substantive laws were passed, said Minority Leader Bradley H. Jones (R-North Reading). “We should have had a more .....
Gainer visits the Saskatchewan Legislature
Regina Leader-Post
REGINA — A giant gopher in a green jersey turned the staid atmosphere of the legislative chamber upside down Tuesday — evidence that Rider Pride isn't bound by even the strict rules of the legislature. In a marked departure from tradition, ...
Paterson, Legislature hit wall over deficit
Press Republican
ALBANY — New York's latest attempt to avoid a California-like fiscal crisis devolved Tuesday into Gov. David Paterson seeking emergency power to close a $3.2 billion deficit because lawmakers "are afraid" of special interests. Senators prom...
Can’t Cut the Budget? Let Me Do It, Paterson Tells an Unmoved ...
New York Times
The reaction to a brief speech that Gov. David A. Paterson made via webcast on Tuesday morning seemed to ensure that. The governor asked the Legislature to grant him unilateral authority to make cuts to close a $3.2 billion budget deficit i...
State lawmaker calls for tax hikes
Detroit Free Press
Smith said she presented the proposals to her colleagues in the Legislature this morning, and would like to see action on the business and sales tax initiatives by the end of January. The new revenue could be poured into public school, welf...
Ban on texting while driving takes effect Tuesday
Denver Post
DENVER—It will soon be illegal for drivers in Colorado to text, e-mail or tweet when they're behind the wheel. The ban passed by the Legislature will take effect Tuesday. The new law will also bar drivers under 18 from talking on their cell...
Firm hired by Legislature rips Dutchess County Executive’s budget
Poughkeepsie Journal
Revenue projections and assumptions are too rosy in the county executive’s 2010 budget, which requires about $18.6 million more to balance his proposed $399 million spending plan, an outside accounting firm said. “It represents a'.6 percent...
GPS approves security guard, braces for new spending cuts
AZCentral.com
The Legislature approved this week $300 million in cuts in a special session, and Allison said he expects more cuts early next year. The district has tried to pay for SROs through applications for school safety grants offered by the Arizona...
Verizon Wireless Supports Rhode Island Legislation to Ban Texting ...
MSN Money
... texting and driving on the minds of many Americans lately, we appreciate the support of Senator Susan Sosnowski and Representative Peter Kilmartin and the rest of Rhode Island Legislature on this issue and their efforts in addressing it...
Supreme Court will hear case based on Florida's beach renourishment ...
St. Petersburg Times
In 1998, the Florida Legislature dedicated a source of funding, which is appropriated at roughly $30 million annually, for state participation in beach erosion control projects. Homeowners are often glad for the help, but the response was d...
Legislature approves $300 million in cuts
AZCentral.com
Republican Gov. Jan Brewer on Monday approved nearly $300 million in state cuts for K-12 education and social services, capping a seven-day legislative special session devoted to the budget. Legislators face the prospect of far larger spend...
