All the headlines from our Politics Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Jun 5 2013 // Rhode Island’s Republican Party chairman has joined the call for the state to default on the money it owes for its failed investment in former Red Sox pitcher Curt Schilling’s bankrupt video game company.Mark...
May 31 2013 // Connecticut’s state Senate approved legislation early Thursday that would allow immigrants to obtain driver’s licenses regardless of their legal statuses.Immigrants would be able to obtain driver’s...
May 30 2013 // The Professional Insurance Agents of New York State Inc. applauded the New York State Senate for passing a bill, S.3084-A/A.3107-B, on Wednesday, which has long been advocated by the association. The bill now moves to the...
May 30 2013 // If Republicans were writing a movie script for next year’s congressional elections, the working title might be “2014: Apocalypse of Obamacare.”The plot: The rollout of President Barack Obama’s...
May 29 2013 // A measure championed by U.S. Sen. Kay Hagan adds $5 million in new funding to the 2013 farm bill to help root out crop insurance fraud. The Senate approved Hagan’s amendment last week by a vote of 94-0. The money...
May 23 2013 // The wealthiest 20,000 U.S. farmers should pay more for taxpayer subsidized crop insurance, the Senate voted on Thursday, adopting a measure that blended deficit reduction, populism and farm program reform.Senators approved...
May 23 2013 // The U.S. Senate has approved a bill that includes funding aimed at improving Topeka’s levee system along the Kansas River.The bill approved in the Senate would provide about $15.7 million in federal matching funds...
May 22 2013 // Detroit’s Democratic state House Caucus is laying out an effort to change Michigan’s auto insurance policies.The package of legislation was revealed during a news conference in Detroit. Republicans control the...
May 22 2013 // The Nevada Senate has overwhelming approved a bill authorizing driving privilege cards for non-U.S. residents.Monday’s vote was 20-1. SB303 now goes to the Assembly where passage is expected. Republican Gov. Brian...
May 21 2013 // With the White House already reeling from three major controversies, some Republican lawmakers are zeroing in on what they perceive is another possible scandal tied to President Barack Obama’s landmark health reform...
May 21 2013 // The U.S. Senate should cut crop insurance subsidies, the most expensive part of the farm safety net, by $1 billion a year before it passes the new farm bill, the White House said on Monday.The five-year farm bill would...
May 17 2013 // More than a thousand disabled workers could finally begin receiving payments for their job-related injuries if the Missouri House gives final approval to legislation intended to replenish an insolvent state fund.SB 1,...
May 17 2013 // The Obama administration on Thursday unveiled a new proposal for regulating hydraulic fracturing on federal lands, rolling back some measures from its original, abandoned draft as it sought to ease concerns the rules would...
May 16 2013 // U.S. Senate Democratic leaders plan to hold a vote next week on President Barack Obama’s choice to lead the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, a Senate Democratic aide said on Wednesday, but they are not expected...
May 15 2013 // The state Senate passed a bill that would require California ski resorts to prepare an annual safety plan and post those reports on their websites.Lawmakers passed SB564 on a 24-8 partisan vote. The bill by Democratic Sen....
May 14 2013 // The Senate Agriculture Committee approved a farm bill on Tuesday, costing $500 billion over a decade, that would expand the scope of the federally subsidized crop insurance program and modestly trim spending on food stamps...
May 10 2013 // The New York State Senate approved three bills that aim to cut down on auto insurance scams by increasing penalties for those who commit or assist in the fraud and by giving more flexibility to insurance companies to...
May 10 2013 // The White House announced a new $150 million initiative on Thursday to get uninsured Americans covered under President Barack Obama’s healthcare reform law, as Republicans raised the volume on their calls for...
May 10 2013 // In a concession to Southern lawmakers, the new U.S. farm law would set sharply higher support prices for rice and peanut crops under a draft prepared for a Senate Agriculture Committee vote next week and released on...
May 2 2013 // The Oklahoma Senate has approved a Republican-backed plan to overhaul the state’s workers’ compensation system and to cut more than $100 million annually from injured worker benefits, sending the proposal to...