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4 Mar 2012, 4:10 am
John Whitmire, chairman of the Senate Jurisprudence Committee.In the anti-tax, pro-spending atmosphere of the 21st century Texas Legislature, this practice has become essentially rampant, and from Dexheimer's reporting appears to have reached a tipping point: "the steadily accumulating costs, charges and fees have meant that the money the state collects from defendants has ballooned nearly 50 percent in the past five years. [read post]
26 Mar 2008, 6:33 am
"+sPicURL, "", "resizable=1,HEIGHT=" +sHeight+ ",WIDTH=" +sWidth); } Nebraska Legislature "factbox" --> Nebraska lawmakers rejected an attempt to repeal the death penalty on Tuesday, a month after courts left the state with no way to execute its killers.Twenty senators in the unicameral, officially nonpartisan Legislature voted for the bill to change the maximum penalty to life in prison without… [read post]
26 Oct 2020, 5:24 pm
When state courts, state agencies, or state legislatures intervene late in the process, however, the Chief Justice does not think this is his concern. [read post]
13 Sep 2023, 5:44 pm
No evidence exists that any member of Congress, member of a state legislature, political activist, journalist, or hopeless crank during the 1860s thought a president was not an officer of the United States or that a constitutional difference existed between an officer of the United States and an officer under the United States. [read post]
15 Apr 2015, 7:41 am
Senate races in 2004. [read post]
2 Nov 2018, 8:35 am
Several state legislatures have sought to ban mandatory arbitration of sexual harassment claims. [read post]
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17 Jun 2020, 4:16 pm
The Commissioner is asking the Legislature to amend two state laws that currently allow insurance companies to help determine rates for consumers in Washington. [read post]
6 Apr 2021, 8:20 am
” Looking forward, the bill heads back to the state legislature, where a simple majority vote could override Hutchinson’s veto. [read post]
6 Mar 2009, 8:49 am
Howard Skolnik, director of the state Corrections Department, told the joint Senate and Assembly budget subcommittees the present chamber is "very intimidating" to the family of victims and there is no access for the handicapped. [read post]
1 Nov 2008, 8:03 am
Here's how the DSHS flyer described the new pilots:The Outpatient Competency Restoration (OCR) pilots were launched by Department of State Health Services (DSHS) earlier this year in response to Senate Bill 867, 80th Legislature which amended Article 46B, Code of Criminal Procedure, in many respects to explicitly allow for outpatient competency restoration of defendants who have been determined by the court not to be a danger to others (see CCP, Art. 46B.072(a) ). [read post]
1 May 2011, 9:58 am
While the number of new homes has exploded across the state - 550 in the past five years - the state has dropped critical inspections by 33 percent, allowing some of the worst facilities to stay open. [read post]
18 Mar 2010, 8:59 am
At the state level, the Hawaii legislature is considering a path-breaking measure to aid in the conservation and protection of sharks. [read post]
13 Nov 2019, 12:32 pm
“Veterans in this state deserve better. [read post]
7 Jan 2021, 8:30 pm
Republicans had at one point planned to object to the electoral college votes in a series of states won by Biden, but after the storming of the Capitol, several GOP senators changed course, disputing only Arizona and Pennsylvania. [read post]
27 Feb 2013, 8:33 pm
I don't think there is anything to be gained by any Senator to vote against continuation of this act. [read post]
25 Apr 2019, 12:08 pm
The Florida Legislature has been in session since March 5th and they are scheduled to adjourn sini die on May 3rd. [read post]
27 Dec 2012, 3:44 pm
Congress is a lost cause, so it will have to be called by the State legislatures (a minimum of two-thirds, or thirty-four States, will be necessary). [read post]
21 Apr 2021, 10:50 am
Your correspondent is beginning to despair that the 87th Texas Legislature may come and go without meaningful reform a the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement, the state's police-and-jailer-licensing agency.The TCOLE Sunset bill - which drew attention because of an especially harsh critique by Sunset staff calling it a broken system that's failing to achieve its mission - is now languishing with others in House Calendars and appears likely to be pushed off for two years. [read post]
18 Feb 2018, 8:24 am
[One notes that Hogg appeared on "Face the Nation" and thereon asserted President Trump controlled the Senate and House. [read post]
4 Jun 2021, 5:52 pm
This authority lasts until January 11, 2022, and can be extended for 90 days with the passage of a concurrent resolution by the Legislature. [read post]
