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How state Senate seat was won by John Moorlach
2015-03-30 07:58:44| Semiconductors - Topix.net
John Moorlach and Don Wagner each held their home turf in the March 17 special election for state Senate, yet Moorlach won by 6 percentage points thanks to a greater depth of support in his strongholds, a Register analysis shows. For instance, Moorlach received 2,996 more votes in his hometown of Costa Mesa while Wagner won by just 336 votes in his hometown of Irvine.
Kansas Senate panel to consider expanding liquor licenses
2015-03-28 19:30:51| Grocery - Topix.net
With thousands of dollars in campaign contributions at stake in the 2016 election cycle, GOP legislators are weighing the risks of acting on a fiercely lobbied issue: allowing supermarkets to sell liquor. Senate Majority Leader Terry Bruce, a Nickerson Republican, told the GOP caucus Wednesday that the chamber needs to at least debate the bill, which would allow counties to decide via ballot measure whether big-box retailers should be allowed to sell liquor, wine and full-strength beer.
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Senate Punts on SGR Reform After House Passes Value-Based Incentives
2015-03-28 06:05:25| Logistics - Topix.net
The US Senate adjourned this morning without voting to repeal the much-loathed sustainable growth rate formula, a day after the House of Representatives voted overwhelming to move Medicare toward a value-based reimbursement system. The House vote was 392-37, and President Barack Obama has said he is eager to sign the bill.
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Senate takes its turn in hearings over bill to regulate oil drilling within cities
2015-03-24 22:50:45| Oil & Gas - Topix.net
Bennett Sandlin, executive director of Texas Municipal League, addressed state lawmakers late Monday, urging them to allow cities to regulate oil and gas industry drilling. Testimony on a bill to limit city jurisdiction over the Texas oil and gas industry continued Tuesday as the Senate Natural Resources & Economic Development Committee took up Senate Bill 1165.
Senate Had Hearing On Oil Exports And Didnt Mention The Environment Once
2015-03-20 08:48:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
ThinkProgress: On Thursday, the Senate Energy Committee convened a hearing to discuss the U.S. ban on crude oil exports, which has been in place since 1973. With the United States in the midst of an oil boom - and with Americans using less gas than ever before - lifting the ban would have profound implications both at home and abroad, issues that dominated the panelists` testimony and committee`s questions. "The national security side will be an extremely important part of this going forward," Chairwoman Sen....
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