Caregivers for vulnerable Nebraskans may get pay hike in spite of governor’s recommendation
Some Neb. caregivers may be in line for raise Human services chief warns that Okla. budget cuts will scale back serves for residents in need
Budget cuts to affect vulnerable Oklahomans University of Nebraska students may avoid midyear spike but could see tuition hike next year
Univ. of Nebraska tuition spike possible next year Table games stalemate in Pa. Capitol is bumping up against schools’ 2nd-semester tuition bills
Pa. table games stalemate bumps into tuition bills Earmarks sponsored by and campaign contributions to Hawaii Sen. Daniel Inouye
Earmarks by and campaign contributions to Inouye Hawaii companies that have contributed to Inouye’s campaign to receive earmarks he sponsors
Firms that donate to Inouye receive his earmarks Dozens of House members under scrutiny, from early review to full probe, ethics report shows
Ethics panel scrutinizing dozens of House members Names of dozens of lawmakers under ethics scrutiny go public when confidential report leaks
Congressional ethics report leaks, revealing names Layoffs for 20 percent of Alabama’s court system staff, trial delays forecast if funds cut
Layoffs, trial delays forecast for Alabama courts Private memo from congressional ethics probe leaks, naming dozens of lawmakers under scrutiny
Congressional ethics report leaked, reveals names Ethics panel starts probes of 2 Calif. lawmakers, has to explain when private memo gets online
Ethics report leaked, discloses internal probes Senate clears bill to avoid government shutdown, votes to fund government ops through Dec. 18 more images House funds government through Dec. 18, generously funds Interior, environmental programs more images 2 NM projects receive $43M in federal homeland security funds
NM projects receive homeland security funding Congressman Capuano relying on Washington experience, fiery style in race to succeed Kennedy
Morton: Ala. teachers should pay more for health insurance, retirement to offset budget cutsMONTGOMERY, Ala. — Alabama schools Superintendent Joe Morton unveiled a plan to deal with budget cuts for fiscal year 2011 partly by making teachers pay more for health insurance and retirement benefits. Ariz. legislative budget staff raises shortfall estimate to $2 billion, up from $1.5 billionPHOENIX — Legislative budget analysts raised their estimate of Arizona’s midyear budget shortfall to nearly $2 billion, up from approximately $1.5 billion. The growing shortfall, roughly a fifth of the budget, prompted calls to cut spending, increase taxes and raid voter-mandated programs. With nearly 47 years in Senate, Hawaii’s Inouye becomes third-longest-serving memberHONOLULU — Sen. Daniel Inouye becomes the third-longest-serving senator in U.S. history on Thursday, a landmark for the powerful lawmaker who has held a seat in Congress for as long as Hawaii has been a state. Senate funds foot-and-mouth research lab in Kansas while calling for study on its safetyWASHINGTON — The Senate approved $32 million Tuesday for a planned foot-and-mouth disease research lab in Kansas, while ordering more study on the lab’s safety. Byrd, 91, manages Senate bill a week after speaking on Senate floor about AfghanistanWASHINGTON — West Virginia Democrat Robert C. Byrd reappeared on the Senate floor Tuesday with some of his old bluster back after a season of frailty, this time to manage a $44.1 billion homeland security spending bill. US, Canadian officials say progress being made toward resolving ‘Buy American’ disputeDALLAS — The U.S. and Canada are progressing toward resolving a dispute over “Buy American” provisions included in the $787 billion U.S. economic stimulus package that have rankled the Canadian government. Energy and water spending bill clears for Obama’s pen, homeland security bill nextWASHINGTON — The Senate on Thursday approved a bill to basically freeze spending on energy and water projects next year after pouring tens of billions of dollars into them as part of last winter’s economic stimulus plan. Judge declares mistrial in Abramoff-related case; setback for prosecutors in lengthy probeWASHINGTON — A judge declared a mistrial Thursday in the case of a former lobbyist caught up in the Jack Abramoff affair, the biggest setback in the government’s long-running prosecution of the influence-peddling scandal. Republicans lose bid to block transfer of Guantanamo detainees for trials in USWASHINGTON — House Democrats on Thursday repelled a Republican effort to block transfer of the Guantanamo Bay detainees to the U.S., handing President Barack Obama a partial victory in his effort to close the prison. GOP Sen. Coburn’s protest grinds the Senate to a halt, frustrating DemocratsWASHINGTON — The Senate ground to a halt Wednesday in a display of what an individual senator can do to protest his treatment by some of Capitol Hill’s most powerful barons. Michigan negotiators approve K-12 schools budget with $165 cut per studentLANSING, Mich. — The Michigan Legislature voted late Thursday to cut public school funding by the equivalent of $165 per student in the current academic year. Congressman says Navy document shows new presidential helicopter triples cost, slows deliveryWASHINGTON — An internal Navy document shows new plans to replace the president’s fleet of helicopters will cost taxpayers more and take years longer to deliver than a recently scrapped contract, a New York Democrat said Wednesday. Nutrition, food stamp, dairy programs among winners in spending billWASHINGTON — Nutrition, food stamp and dairy aid programs were among the winners as the House on Wednesday approved a $121 billion agriculture spending bill for the 2010 budget year. Hinchey: Internal Navy document shows new presidential helicopter triples cost, slows deliveryWASHINGTON — An internal Navy document shows new plans to replace the president’s fleet of helicopters will cost taxpayers more and take years longer to deliver than a recently scrapped contract, a New York Democrat said Wednesday. Over GOP objections, House-Senate panel offers plan for allowing trials for Gitmo detaineesWASHINGTON — In a partial victory for President Obama’s troubled bid to close the U.S. prison in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, key congressional negotiators adopted a plan Wednesday to permit terror suspects held there to continue to be transferred into the United States to face trial. |
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