je.st
news
Tag: bill
Companies speak out against Georgia 'anti-LGBT' bill
2016-03-25 17:29:03| Beverages - Topix.net
Major corporate leaders are lining up to denounce a controversial "religious liberty" proposal they say would severely curtail the rights of Georgia's LGBT community. Salesforce, Disney, Unilever and Intel, along with a coalition of media and film companies, have spoken out against the legislation, which has been approved by state lawmakers.
Tags: companies
bill
georgia
speak
Bill McKibben: Fracking Has Turned Out to Be a Costly Detour
2016-03-24 14:02:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
EcoWatch: With a new piece in The Nation, environmental leader Bill McKibben upends widely held assumptions not just about President Barack Obama`s climate legacy, but about the so-called "natural gas revolution" that was once considered a "savior" in the fight against global warming. The author and 350.org co-founder points to "an explosive paper" published last month in Geophysical Research Letters, in which Harvard researchers "concluded that the nation as a whole is leaking methane in massive quantities."...
Tags: bill
turned
costly
detour
De-Annexation Bill Amended But Still on Path to Passage
2016-03-24 02:17:04| Auto Parts - Topix.net
A state Senate committee considering amendments to the de-annexation bill pending in the Tennessee Legislature has amended it to allow for de-annexation by referendum anywhere in the state. The committee got through two of 13 proposed amendments Wednesday, March 23, and will resume work on the amendments next week.
Deal has 2 choices on 'religious liberty' bill
2016-03-23 23:19:52| IT Services - Topix.net
As Gov. Nathan Deal ponders the "religious liberty" bill that the General Assembly has adopted, he can look to recent examples of how two other Republican governors handled this particular issue. Last year, the Indiana Legislature passed a Religious Freedom Restoration Act that was similar to what Georgia's lawmakers have adopted this year.
Tags: bill
deal
choices
religious
Bill To Speed Zika Virus Treatment Moves to House Committee
2016-03-23 15:41:00| Happi Breaking News
Senate passed bill to add disease to FDAs Priority Review Voucher Program.
Tags: house
speed
bill
treatment
Sites : [143] [144] [145] [146] [147] [148] [149] [150] [151] [152] [153] [154] [155] [156] [157] [158] [159] [160] [161] [162] next »