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Maine House sustains LePage long-term care veto
Maine lawmakers have sustained a veto by Republican Gov. Paul LePage on a bill designed to lower long-term care insurance costs. The House voted 87-55 on Tuesday to uphold the veto. Democratic Rep. Sharon Treat of Hallowell is the sponsor. It would have directed the state the state to study ...
Land Institute hires former Kansas ag secretary
Former Kansas Agriculture Secretary Josh Svaty has become a vice president of the Land Institute in Salina, which works to promote a new sustainable agriculture system that minimizes environmental damage. Svaty, 33, a farmer from Ellsworth County who also served in the Kansas Legislature, will work on public policy issues, ...
W.Va. gov picks banker Kinsey for House seat
A former longtime Wayne County banker is the newest member of West Virginia's House of Delegates. Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin's office announced Tuesday that he's appointed Timothy Kinsey to the seat vacated by former Speaker Rick Thompson. Thompson resigned to join Tomblin's Cabinet as Veterans' Assistance secretary. The House is ...
Maine gov vetoes Medicaid expansion for 2nd time
Maine Gov. Paul LePage on Monday vetoed a bill to accept federal dollars to expand health care coverage to 70,000 more Mainers, saying he fears the state will ultimately bear the financial burden for the new enrollees. The Democratic-controlled Legislature last week approved a retooled proposal to expand Medicaid coverage ...
NC NAACP protest ends with more than 80 arrests
A protest spearheaded by the North Carolina chapter of the NAACP led to the arrests of 84 people Monday at the state legislature in the seventh installment of the civil rights group's near-weekly demonstrations. Protesters and supporters railed against the health and environmental policies of the Republican-controlled legislature as well ...
Oregon Senate rejects schools budget
The Oregon Senate rejected a $6.55 billion budget for primary and secondary schools Monday after one Democrat and all 14 Republicans said it didn't provide enough money. The 15-15 vote complicates efforts to put together a new two-year state budget. The funding bill for schools would have represented an $800 ...
News from around Wisconsin at 5:28 a.m. CDT
Democrats urge moderate Republicans to join them MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Democrats in the state Legislature called Monday for moderate Republicans to join them in voting against the state budget this week, and one of Wisconsin's most conservative lawmakers became the first in his party to publicly say he was ...
Va. Medicaid commission meets for first time
How do you expand Medicaid under the federal health overhaul law without provoking the wrath of conservatives dead set against it under any circumstances? A Virginia panel attempting that high-wire act took its first good look at the daunting challenge of modernizing the federal-state program, making it more like a ...
Lawmaker: Remove radioactive waste from landfill
A suburban St. Louis lawmaker on Monday called for the removal of nuclear waste from a landfill near Lambert Airport, citing concerns about an underground fire nearby. Underground smoldering at the Bridgeton Landfill in St. Louis County has for several months created a foul odor. In March, Missouri Attorney General ...
NJ approves tuition bill for those in US illegally
New Jersey lawmakers approved a bill Monday that would allow those in the country illegally to qualify for in-state tuition rates at state colleges and universities. Dozens of students and supporters packed the state Assembly Budget Committee to argue the measure would allow for those here illegally to qualify for ...
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