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WASHINGTON (AP) — The House Agriculture Committee is set to consider small cuts to the $80 billion-a-year food stamp program in an effort to appease conservatives who say the food aid has become too...
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Lawmakers Approve $6 Billion Bill that Funds Schools DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - The Iowa Legislature has approved a bill that calls for nearly $6 billion in spending on a variety of programs and...
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Members of a House panel angry over the growing epidemic of sexual assaults in the military took a key step toward tackling the problem by passing legislation Wednesday that would...
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AUSTIN -- As time runs out for the regular session of the 83rd Texas Legislature, tensions are mounting. "The Senate can make their choices, but it is wrong for the Senate to try to dictate to us and...
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AUGUSTA, Maine (NEWS CENTER) - Maine legislators and the Governor are butting heads on some issues, but they may be working together on another: Cutting energy costs. The Legislature's Energy...
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State Lawmakers Approve Education Policy Deal DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - The state legislature has approved an education policy deal that would provide additional school funding. Lawmakers in the state...
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Tax negotiations stalled again Wednesday afternoon, dimming the prospects of the Legislature finishing in the statutory 90 days. Senate negotiators left a deal on the table in the morning that...
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No, Ted Cruz Doesn’t Trust Paul Ryan Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas conceded Wednesday that he doesn’t trust fellow Republicans to not agree to fast-track a debt ceiling increase as part of a budget...
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SALT LAKE CITY — To raise Utah's public schools from their status as the lowest funded in terms of per-pupil spending to the national average would require an investment of roughly $2.6 billion,...
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A pair of lawmakers have introduced legislation to end a tax break that favors foreign-controlled insurers over U.S. insurers. Like what you see? Click here to sign up for Accounting Today's daily...
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PHOENIX -- An atheist lawmaker's decision to give the daily prayer at the Arizona House of Representatives triggered a do-over from a Christian lawmaker who said the previous day's prayer didn't pass...
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By PATRICK CONDON Associated Press ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Minnesota state lawmakers promised when the legislative session began that their top priority was setting a new state budget. To that end,...
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In the latest chapter of a battle over teaching standards in Kansas schools, a proviso to cut funding for the Common Core math and English standards has been dropped from the proposed state...
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By: CBS4 Newsroom Iowa and Illinois lawmakers have taken action on a number of important legislation today. The state legislature has approved an education policy deal that would provide additional...
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Add this to the list of Democratic worries surrounding the wave of Obama administration scandals: the downstream effect. It's prime candidate-recruiting season right now — the period in the two-year...
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WASHINGTON (AP) - A key House committee chairman says a wide-ranging immigration bill just passed by a Senate committee falls far short of what is needed to end the problem of illegal...
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WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama is threatening to veto House Republicans' student loan bill. The White House Budget Office said Wednesday the GOP plan does not guarantee current low interest...
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Storage Facility Foreclosed After $3.4 Million Loan Default The 10-building, 85,390-square-foot American Mini Storage facility at 7399 U.S. 64 in Northeast Memphis is facing foreclosure, according to...
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Abortion opponents will embark on a petition drive to ensure that Michigan residents have to buy an optional rider on their health insurance to cover abortions. And unlike most petition drives, if...
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WASHINGTON (AP) � Chairman Ben Bernanke told Congress Wednesday that the U.S. job market remains weak and that it is too soon for the Federal Reserve to slow its extraordinary stimulus...