VA House kills gov’s pay bonus plan

By   /  May 15, 2012  /  News, State Budgets, State Government, Virginia  /  No Comments

Virginia public workers won't be getting a bonus this year.

By David Frisk | Virginia Statehouse News
RICHMOND — State agencies will not need to make $69 million in cuts to pay for state employee bonuses.

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Heller asks Senate leadership for vote on No Budget, No Pay Act

By   /  May 14, 2012  /  Federal Government, Nevada, News  /  No Comments

U.S. Sen. Dean Heller

By Sean Whaley | Nevada News Bureau
CARSON CITY – U.S. Sen. Dean Heller, R-Nev., on Monday sent a letter to Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., and Republican Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., asking them to schedule a vote on the No Budget, No Pay Act — S. 1981.

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Liberal super PAC ad aims at Rehberg, hits Tester in MT race

By   /  April 10, 2012  /  News, State Elections, Statehouse News Online  /  No Comments

By Dustin Hurst | Montana Watchdog

HELENA — Who says negative TV ads are good for nothing?

In one recent hard-hitting commercial, a liberal super PAC said Montana Republican U.S. Rep. Denny Rehberg voted to increase his pay several times.

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From 60 to zero: Flurry of WI bills move before quiet period

By   /  February 22, 2012  /  News, State Budgets, State Government, State House, State Senate, Statehouse News Online, Top State News  /  No Comments

By Ryan Ekvall | Wisconsin Reporter

MADISON — A marathon session, pushing toward midnight, produced a flurry of approved bills Tuesday — from expanding jobless benefits to reworking wetlands legislation — before shutting down for what promises to be a lively run-up to the end of session.

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From 60 to zero: Flurry of WI bills move before quiet period

By   /  February 22, 2012  /  Wisconsin, Wisconsin Reporter  /  No Comments

By Ryan Ekvall | Wisconsin Reporter

MADISON — A marathon session, pushing toward midnight, produced a flurry of approved bills Tuesday — from expanding jobless benefits to reworking wetlands legislation — before shutting down for what promises to be a lively run-up to the end of session.

 

The divided Wisconsin Legislature moved through controversial and common-ground bills, but arguably the [...]

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