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13 May 2014, 4:04 pm by Bill Otis
Cornyn and other Republicans have argued that the bill, which the Judiciary Committee approved 15-2 in March, would do more to protect public safety than the sentencing proposal.While many Democrats see the two measures as complementary, Cornyn said in March that it would be a "problem" if Reid tried to pair the sentencing legislation with his early release proposal.Durbin and other key Democrats, however, are insistent that the debate include the sentencing measure, noting that it already… [read post]
12 May 2014, 9:41 pm by Tom Smith
As teenagers will, they throw a few taunts (the president last month said the GOP was offering economic policies that amount to a "stinkburger" or a "meanwich") and stomp off, refusing to exchange a civil word with those of opposing views. [read post]
12 May 2014, 8:57 am by Bill Otis
The fact that prominent Tea-party leaders in the GOP like Rand Paul, Mike Lee and Ted Cruz all support significant federal sentencing reform, the fact that state marijuana reforms seem to be continuing apace, the fact that the US Sentencing Commission has voted to lower most of the drug guidelines, the fact that most federal sentences are now outside the guidelines, and the fact that DOJ and Prez Obama are working hard on clemency reform all will be likely impacting federal sentencing… [read post]
11 May 2014, 6:16 am
Therefore the GOP must be moving forward on this to bring the American people the truth they deserve.They’ll get it if the GOP can keep the proceedings clean, factual and dispassionate. [read post]
9 May 2014, 6:55 am by Jim Sedor
Montana – GOP Candidate Benefiting from Super PAC He Founded Takes Heat from Fellow Republicans Huffington Post – Amanda Terkel | Published: 5/7/2014 The decision by Special Operations for America to support Ryan Zinke, a U.S. [read post]
9 May 2014, 6:02 am
The November election is too close, the Democratic Party is at risk of losing the Senate, the spectacle of attempting to confirm a liberal Supreme Court nominee will put Democratic Senate candidates at greater risk, and the GOP Senators will have reason to drag out the confirmation process so that it might not even be successful.The most interesting point that Lazarus and Donnelly make — not reflected in the silly title or in the idea the silly title is meant to express — is… [read post]
9 May 2014, 4:56 am by John Kang
From the Editorial Board at WaPo: MARYLAND THIS year joined 16 states in extending protection to transgender people in housing, lending, employment, public accommodations and other areas. [read post]
8 May 2014, 7:13 pm by Juliette Passer, Esq.
And it may just open the door to improving Panama's governance as well, if Varela is truly anti-corruption.The election not only seals Panama's free market orientation, it also leaves Panama with two competing conservative parties, something similar to the Tea Party and the GOP, and certainly parallel to Colombia, where two center-right parties also dominate and compete.But it's worth something only if Varela stays the course with what worked during Martinelli's… [read post]
8 May 2014, 8:37 am by WIMS
Fiction – Senate GOP Environment & Public Works blog posting <> EPA Adds Seven Hazardous Waste Sites to Superfund's National Priorities List/Agency also proposes to add an additional five sites - Today the U.S. [read post]
8 May 2014, 12:21 am by Paul Caron
BBC News: IRS Targeting: Lois Lerner Held in Contempt of Congress CNN: GOP-led House Votes to Hold Former IRS Official in Contempt Daily Caller: House of Representatives Votes to Hold Lois Lerner in Contempt of Congress Daily Caller: Lois Lerner Approved Charity Status For Liberal Grammy Awards’ Nonprofit Wing Forbes:... [read post]
5 May 2014, 12:20 am by Paul Caron
Accounting Web: House Contempt Vote for Lois Lerner Is Expected Next Week The Blaze: Read the House Bill Calling for a Special Counsel to Probe the IRS Daily Caller: House GOP: Obama, Holder Undermining IRS Investigation; Special Counsel Needed Daily Caller: House Oversight Chairman Demands Heads For IRS Abuse Enter... [read post]
4 May 2014, 8:07 am by Rick Hills
The GOP is now, in the name of federalism, denouncing educational rules (e..g, the Common Core standards, outcome-based evaluations of teachers) that it not only favored but previously championed. [read post]
4 May 2014, 6:16 am
" was the acknowledgment that a joke had actually worked on the audience (and I laughed out loud at the bag-of-flour joke (come on, the GOP really does have a terrible problem coming up with a 2016 candidate)).... [read post]
3 May 2014, 9:52 pm by Kelly Phillips Erb
Nonetheless, lawmakers aren’t ready to get ready of the PLCB just yet: GOP Senate leaders are considering a bill to allow beer and wine to be sold in grocery and convenience stores but would make state stores the only place to buy spirits in the Commonwealth. [read post]
3 May 2014, 3:24 am by Jon Gelman
Today's post was shared by FairWarning and comes from bigstory.ap.org WASHINGTON (AP) — Legislation to create national standards for regulating chemicals has generated opposition from some states, who fear the bill would curtail their authority to take action against chemicals they deem harmful.The GOP-authored draft legislation, which aims to reform regulation of chemicals, would pre-empt some state and local regulations.At a House hearing Tuesday, Massachusetts state Sen. [read post]
3 May 2014, 2:37 am by Walter Olson
Vital reading [Charles Lane, City Journal, Sasha Volokh; earlier; related Kevin Williamson on incident at NYC's Riker's Island in which mentally ill inmate was permitted to roast to death, responsible officer drawing 30-day suspension] Narrowly defeated effort to enact state False Claims Act becomes issue in Senate GOP primary [Frederick News-Post, earlier here, here] Citing federal guidelines, Howard County schools restrict special-event food [Ellicott City Patch] Judge… [read post]
2 May 2014, 2:16 pm by Melissa Barnett
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