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Redistricting proposal passes House vote
Redistricting proposal passes House vote
The Texas House redistricting proposal that passed through committee last week was tentatively approved by a 95-52 House floor vote in the early morning hours of Thursday, April 28.
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House passes bill making it easier to drill
House passes bill making it easier to drill
share: digg facebook twitter The Obama administration had postponed the sales after the massive Gulf oil spill, saying it needed time to conduct more thorough environmental reviews, to account for the blowout’s effects on the Gulf ecosystem and to incorporate lessons learned from the disaster. Rep. Doc Hastings, R-Wash., the House Natural Resources Chairman and the bills’ sponsor, said Thursday …
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House passes bill to boost oil drilling
House passes bill to boost oil drilling
The Republican-controlled House passed the first of three bills Thursday aimed at speeding up offshore oil and gas drilling a year after the largest offshore oil leak in U.S. history.
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Florida House passes plan to curb prescription drug abuses
Florida House passes plan to curb prescription drug abuses
With prescription-drug abuse cases soaring in south and central Florida, the Florida House approved a wide-ranging bill Thursday that attempts to clean up the state’s image as the country’s “pill mill” capital. It would put new restrictions on doctors, clinics and pharmacies and move forward with the state’s prescription drug monitoring database.
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House Passes 50 Percent Increase In Alcohol Tax
House Passes 50 Percent Increase In Alcohol Tax
A 50 percent hike to Maryland’s sales tax on alcohol has been approved by the House of Delegates.
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Kan. House passes sales tax hike, sends it to gov.
Kan. House passes sales tax hike, sends it to gov.
An increase in Kansas’ sales tax cleared the Legislature early Tuesday morning, a change that will force consumers to pay more for groceries and other items to protect public schools and government services from cuts.
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Kansas Senate passes $314 million sales tax hike
Kansas Senate passes $314 million sales tax hike
See how metro area Senators voted below the storyTOPEKA | The Kansas Senate passed a 1-cent state sales tax increase Thursday night to bail out the state’s budget.The state sales tax, levied on food, clothing and most other purchases, would go from 5.3 percent to 6.3 percent July 1 under the legislation. It has yet to be considered by the House.The increase would raise $314 million a year …
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Florida House passes $67.2 billion budget
Florida House passes $67.2 billion budget
House Republicans approved a $67.2 billion budget that could raise university tuitions and cut state employee salaries and pensions.
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Senate passes, sends Sembler deal to House
Senate passes, sends Sembler deal to House
By SARITA CHOUREY The Senate gave its third and final reading to the compromise bill Tuesday and sent it to the House, which is in recess until April 13. Sen. Clementa Pinckney, D-Ridgeland, added his name as a cosponsor to the amendment drafted by Sen. Tom Davis, R-Beaufort.
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Sales tax bill passes House
Sales tax bill passes House
Legislation passed by the House on Wednesday would let the Georgia Department of Revenue compare local business license lists against its list of companies sending in sales tax collections. A pilo…
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