Monday, May 14, 2012

Democratic legislators

  • WASHINGTON -- Liberal advocacy groups are aggressively targeting Democratic state lawmakers whove sided with Republicans to block action on President Barack Obamas health reform law -- with some success.
  • (Huffington Post)
  • Jerry Brown said Monday as he issued his gloomy May budget revision. Not that the Legislature and governor havent tried before.
  • (Santa Rosa Press Democrat)
  • Democratic leaders of the North Carolina Legislature want the House and Senate Republican chiefs to ensure people can meet with elected officials outside the chamber doors.
  • (Erie Times-News)
  • Senator Michael Doherty (R-23) has introduced legislation that would ban municipalities from using camera systems which detect violations of traffic control signals and automate the process of issuing tickets to drivers.
  • (NJ.com)
  • Chicago Democratic leaders are forming an alternative party to put up a candidate in the November election against indicted state Rep. Derrick Smith, a Democrat who won the primary.
  • (Chicago Tribune)
  • Instead of the largest population having one voice, the legislature cut it into four pieces, tying each to large conservative rural areas.
  • (Examiner)
  • While Gillan is the first Democrat to go up with a TV ad for working together with Democrats and Republicans to get things done at the Montana Legislature. Her TV ad carries forth with that theme.
  • (Missoulian)
  • Democratic legislators signaled Monday that they will come up with alternatives to some of the deep cuts in social service programs proposed by Gov. Jerry Brown.
  • (Los Angeles Times)
  • BATON ROUGE, La. - The Department of Economic Development will be able to continue shielding records from public view, if the documents are involved in active negotiations to attract or keep companies to Louisiana.
  • (Santa Rosa Press Democrat)
  • Virginia House Democratic Leader David J. Toscano (D-Charlottesville) responded to the state's Transportation Secretary Sean Connaughton calling legislators and their staff "idiots" in a debate over funds on Metro's new Silver Line.
  • (Washington Post)

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