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Bill banning abortion after 20 weeks passes Senate
A bill prohibiting doctors from performing abortions 20 weeks after fertilization by declaring the fetus can feel pain has passed the Senate without opposition. The measure by Senate President John Alario declares that the state should protect "the lives of unborn children from the stage at which substantial medical evidence ...
Dems endorse ex-con seeking Conn. Senate seat
Voters in Bridgeport and Stratford will decide how a Democratic endorsement of convicted felon and former state legislator Ernest Newton will play out in his bid to regain his state Senate seat. Newton served 17 years in the General Assembly before giving up the 23rd Senate District seat and pleading ...
Okla. lawmakers to vote on $260M in bond proposals
Oklahoma lawmakers soon will soon vote on three separate bond proposals totaling $260 million for repairs to the state Capitol and nearby buildings and for the construction of museums in Oklahoma City and Tulsa. House and Senate panels gave initial approval to the projects on Tuesday. The measures will be ...
W.Va. 7th in death rates for accidents, violence
Drug overdoses and motor vehicle crashes helped push West Virginia's death rate involving accidents and violence to the seventh-highest in the nation, according to a report on injury prevention released Tuesday. The report by the nonprofit groups Trust for America's Health and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation found that such ...
Activists, lawmakers jump into fracking debate
Local environmental groups are fighting the possible lease of land in the Talladega National Forest to the oil and gas industry, and the Alabama Senate is on their side. "I'd like to keep this area as clean and pristine as we can for future generations, and I see this drilling ...
Ill. lawmakers vote to abolish tuition waiver perk
After years of bad publicity over cronyism and clout, the Illinois Legislature has voted to end a longstanding program that allowed each lawmaker to hand out taxpayer-funded college tuition waivers to students. The 79-32 vote Monday was the second overwhelming tally in the state House in two months. The latest ...
RI Senate to vote on ending sightseeing sales tax
Rhode Island lawmakers plan to vote on legislation that would remove a sales tax on package tours and sightseeing trips. The state Senate is scheduled to debate and vote on the measure Tuesday. Lawmakers voted to impose the 7 percent tax last year to help shore up the state's budget. ...
Mich. House Dems aim to regain power lost in 2010
To After the largest Republican sweep in decades sapped Democrats of power in 2010, party leaders in the Michigan House said Monday they're working to regain the majority by focusing on fundraising, candidate training and door-to-door campaigning. Democratic lawmakers and candidates gathered in Lansing to discuss their plans and prospects ...
Michigan House panel changes teacher benefits bill
New teachers in Michigan would continue to get hybrid pensions and the state would use more money from the school aid fund to pay down future school employee retirement costs under changes made Monday to a school employee benefits bill. The Republican-led state Senate passed a bill last week requiring ...
SC senator attempting to remove items from budget
A South Carolina Republican senator said Monday that state taxes should not go to private colleges or local projects, and he wants them removed from the budget. Sen. Shane Massey is proposing an amendment to the 2012-13 budget plan that takes out more than $4 million worth of items; including ...
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