All the headlines from our Politics Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Jun 30 2010 // A U.S. Senate committee Wednesday voted to eliminate limits on liability that oil companies would face for damages stemming from offshore spills like the one in the Gulf of Mexico. The change, if approved and made law,...
Jun 25 2010 // A small group of Democratic governors this week launched a counter-attack over the federal healthcare overhaul, firing back against legal challenges from nearly two dozen state attorneys general who are seeking to overturn...
Jun 23 2010 // The widow of a World Wrestling Entertainment performer who died in a 1999 stunt says she’s suing the Connecticut-based company and its leaders, including Republican U.S. Senate candidate Linda McMahon.Martha Hart...
Jun 23 2010 // The House of Representatives has passed another temporary extension of the National Flood Insurance Program until Sept. 30, 2010.The program has been suspended from issuing new policies since May 31. Reauthorization...
Jun 21 2010 // A watchdog panel says it’s still unclear whether U.S. taxpayers will ever fully recoup the $182 billion they plowed into American International Group Inc., and the government should have used up all its options...
Jun 18 2010 // A crowded field of candidates is battling it out to become the state’s next insurance commissioner, with several vowing to fight the new federal health care law.Nine Republicans and one Democrat have entered the race...
Jun 18 2010 // The U.S. Senate yesterday again voted down a legislative package on jobless benefits, Medicare payments to doctors and business tax breaks that also contains reauthorization of the nation’s flood insurance...
Jun 15 2010 // Voters in Kansas’ Aug. 3 Republican primary will probably decide the insurance commissioner’s race.No Democratic, Libertarian or Reform Party candidates filed for the office before the June 10 deadline....
Jun 11 2010 // A watchdog panel says it’s still unclear whether U.S. taxpayers will ever fully recoup the $182 billion they plowed into American International Group Inc., and the government should have used up all its options...
Jun 10 2010 // A proposal to shield Mardi Gras float-builders from some liability claims for accidents on the parade route was scuttled by a Louisiana Senate committee after opponents argued the state shouldn’t give such...
May 21 2010 // The U.S. Senate approved a sweeping Wall Street reform bill Thursday night, capping months of wrangling over the biggest overhaul of financial regulation since the 1930s.By a vote of 59-39, the Senate approved S. 3217, the...
May 20 2010 // A Springdale, Ark., insurance agent has won the Republican nomination in Arkansas for lieutenant governor.Mark Darr will face state Sen. Shane Broadway in the fall to take over the No. 2 spot vacated by Bill Halter,...
May 19 2010 // President Barack Obama said Tuesday he was disappointed that a measure to lift limits on oil firm liability for spills had stalled in the U.S. Senate, and blasted Republicans he said had stopped it.“I am disappointed...
May 18 2010 // Democrats in the U.S. Senate are considering pushing legislation that would place no limits on the liability oil industry companies would face if they are responsible for oil spills, New Jersey Senator Robert Menendez said...
May 13 2010 // The Obama administration has urged a court to reject an attempt to block a controversial new law overhauling the U.S. healthcare system, saying it is constitutional and any challenge is premature.The reforms, a top...
May 12 2010 // The Oklahoma Senate has killed a bill that would have required owners of mobile and RV parks to provide tenants with a plan to seek shelter.The bill’s author, State Rep. Pat Ownbey, praised a mobile home park south...
May 6 2010 // A bill that provides Connecticut school districts with a financial incentive to buy school buses with seat belts is heading to the governor.The Senate gave the bill final legislative approval late Tuesday night. The...
May 6 2010 // The U.S. Senate’s debate on Wall Street reform shifted Thursday to a running battle over consumer protection and an impending challenge to Federal Reserve secrecy, with small banks also scoring a win.In the second...
May 5 2010 // Democrats fought to push their Wall Street reform forward in the U.S. Senate on Wednesday, slating more votes despite Republican resistance on a bill that is expected to pass within weeks.The chief negotiators for both...
Apr 29 2010 // A three-day U.S. Senate standoff over efforts to overhaul financial regulation ended on Wednesday as Republicans dropped efforts to block a Democratic bill in exchange for a handful of concessions.A deal to proceed came...