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PanARMENIAN.Net
April 28, 2018
PanARMENIAN.Net - A bipartisan bill introduced by Senators Lankford (R-OK), Tillis (R-NC), and Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) would prevent the transfer of F-35s to Turkey and keep the country from establishing a maintenance depot for the stealth fighters, The Drive reports. Turkey has been one of six primeÃâà...
Broadway World
April 27, 2018
In response to the recent passing of U.S. Senate Bill S.1693, the C*nt Collective presents Missed Connections: A Craigslist Cabaret, in support of the Sex Workers Project. The evening will feature devised works by sex workers and their allies, memorializing the now-defunct Missed Connections section ofÃâà...
Tahlequah Daily Press
April 27, 2018
That could be the timeline of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act now that a U.S. Senate bill has hurdled its chamber of origin and is headed to the U.S. House of Representatives. "Dodd-Frank has been very costly for us, but now it is baked into the way we do things," saidÃâà...
Wisconsin Public Radio News
April 17, 2018
The U.S. Senate bill would strip the agency of its authority and essentially exempt ships from complying with the Clean Water Act, said Jordan Lubetkin, spokesman for the National Wildlife Federation. "The Clean Water Act is the most effective tool we have. It's time-tested. It's proven. It will cut pollution andÃâà...
Ripon Advance
April 5, 2018
“Introduction of another park maintenance bill shows Congress is listening to the thousands of voices calling on them to #FixOurParks,” said the Pew Charitable Trusts, referring to the U.S. Senate bill, S. 2509, and the identical bill in the U.S. House of Representatives, H.R. 5210, which were both introducedÃâà...
Gillette News Record
April 1, 2018
SHERIDAN — A bipartisan bill introduced to the U.S. Senate recently could energize clean-coal research in Wyoming. The Utilizing Significant Emissions with Innovative Technologies Act, which was cosponsored by U.S. Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyoming, would support carbon capture research andÃâà...
The Journal
March 28, 2018
In this image taken from video recorded by Keith Lamont Scott's wife, Rakeyia Scott, on Tuesday, Sept. 20, 2016, Charlotte police squat next to Keith Lamont Scott as Scott lies face-down on the ground, in Charlotte, N.C. In the video of the deadly encounter between Charlotte police and the black man,Ãâà...
PGH City Paper (blog)
March 27, 2018
Boerer says Bike Pittsburgh is calling on its members and others to raise awareness of S. 1885, a U.S. Senate bill that would establish federal rules regarding autonomous vehicles, including preempting state and local authorities from passing regulations on driverless cars. Boerer hopes the senateÃâà...
Glens Falls Post-Star
March 27, 2018
Watertown Savings Bank CEO Mark Lavarnway and other North Country bankers argue that the U.S. Senate bill aiming to roll back regulations from the 2010 Dodd-Frank law would allow them to provide more loans and customer service. But several provisions in the Senate's bill, called the EconomicÃâà...
Beckley Register-Herald
March 26, 2018
Four bills were introduced last week in the U.S. Senate to help individuals struggling with addiction, and to help prevent risk of addiction. l The Comprehensive Opioid Recovery Centers Act would create a pilot program allowing the Department of Health and Human Services to award grants to eligibleÃâà...
The Durango Herald
March 26, 2018
In this image taken from video recorded by Keith Lamont Scott's wife, Rakeyia Scott, on Tuesday, Sept. 20, 2016, Charlotte police squat next to Keith Lamont Scott as Scott lies face-down on the ground, in Charlotte, N.C. In the video of the deadly encounter between Charlotte police and the black man,Ãâà...
KFVS
March 21, 2018
WASHINGTON (KFVS) -. The U.S. Senate bill HR 1865 regarding justice for Human Trafficking victims is headed to the president's desk after being passed 97-2. Sen. Roy Blunt co-sponsored the bill. H.R. 1865 passed the House in February by a vote of 388-25. “Human trafficking is a heinous crime thatÃâà...
The Charlottesville Newsplex
March 21, 2018
WASHINGTON (CBS19 NEWS) -- A piece of legislation has been introduced in the U.S. Senate that would require schools to take greater measures to prevent bullying and harassment. U.S. Senators Mark Warner and Tim Kaine co-sponsored the Safe Schools Improvement Act, based on legislationÃâà...
Aljazeera.com
March 21, 2018
Rights groups decry the rejection of a US Senate motion to end US support for the Saudi-led war in Yemen. by Jillian Kestler-D'Amours. 21 Mar 2018. The Senate voted against a motion that called for an end to US military aid to Saudi-led coalition forces fighting in Yemen [Yahya Arhab/EPA]. Human rights advocates andÃâà...
Wisconsin Public Radio News
March 5, 2018
Some elements of Dodd-Frank could be repealed under a new bill in the United States Senate. In 2010, Congress passed the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. The legislation put a series of regulations and safeguards in place to avoid another financial crisis similar to the GreatÃâà...
Sputnik International
December 31, 1999
WASHINGTON (Sputnik) - A new US Senate bill calls for investing $1.5 billion in efforts to counter China and enhance American influence in the Indo-Pacific region, a policy summary document posted by Senator Corey Gardner revealed on Monday. "[The legislation] authorizes $1.5 billion for 5 years toÃâà...
GANT News
December 31, 1999
In September of 2014, a U.S. Senate Bill was approved, allowing first responders including law enforcement, firefighters, EMS or other organizations the ability to administer naloxone, a life-saving medication to reverse opioid overdoes. Officers from both the Clearfield Borough and Lawrence TownshipÃâà...
