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23 Jan 2014, 10:02 pm by Lydia Zuraw
The groups, which include the Consumer Federation of America, R-CALF USA, Food & Water Watch and the National Family Farm Coalition, additionally argued that changes to COOL should be made by a public conference committee vote rather than in closed-door conference committee negotiations. [read post]
6 Dec 2011, 4:40 pm by Alan Ackerman
Voting delegates of the farm lobby are scheduled to debate the Farm Bureau's legislative agenda on Wednesday in Norfolk, the site of the annual meeting. [read post]
6 Jun 2008, 9:00 am
Taylor Rushing reports that the Senate may vote on the entire farm bill when it returns. [read post]
13 Jul 2012, 2:59 am
By voice vote the committee adopted an amendment by Rep. [read post]
12 Jul 2006, 8:59 pm
In a delicate election-year balancing act, Frist also will bring up a measure that would ban so-called "fetal farming," described as growing fetuses for the sole purpose of harvesting tissue. [read post]
14 Jul 2013, 10:02 pm by Dan Flynn
It passed the Senate on a 41-to-3 vote and cleared the House on a 109-to-3 vote. [read post]
30 Jan 2014, 8:07 am by WIMS
The five-year Farm Bill must still be voted on by the Senate, having passed the House Wednesday morning. [read post]
3 Aug 2007, 12:13 pm
   The city council voted unanimously to take the farm property.According to city documents the farm has been appraised for $2.8 million.The city council believes firmly that it is the right step to take the property. [read post]
3 Nov 2011, 7:28 am by Frank O'Donnell, Clean Air Watch
But we and others will be watching the votes, for example, of embattled Massachusetts Republican Senator Scott Brown: will he vote in lockstep for more toxic pollution from boilers and cement plants – or to protect Massachusetts kids? [read post]
19 Jun 2011, 2:59 am
 It's fair to say that other than Mount Hood, the third district of Oregon containing east Portland does not really grow much, but Blumenauer is pushing against the larger, more corporate agricultural interests.In another vote this week, the House voted 228-186 against another approach, which would have limited farm subsidies by not allowing them to go to anyone making more than $250,0000 a year.So, change is not going to come easy.Reviews of the last… [read post]
12 Jul 2013, 12:04 am by Helena Bottemiller
Frank Lucas (R-OK), chairman of the House Agriculture Committee — who had made it clear he thought splitting the bill was a bad idea — said the vote was “an important step toward enacting a five-year farm bill this year that gives our farmers and ranchers certainty. [read post]
1 Feb 2010, 7:52 pm by Sarah Hager
They are treated to violent repurcusions when they don’t vote, or are even perceived to have not voted, in the desired manner. [read post]
26 Oct 2009, 5:00 am
The Associated Press is reporting that the Hawaii Board of Land and Natural Resources voted 4 - 1 to give Hawaii Oceanic Technology permission to build the first tuna farm off the coast of the Big Island. [read post]
15 Oct 2009, 2:12 pm
Perry's spokesman, Mark Miner, dismissed the farm bureau endorsement as "political payback" for Hutchison because the bureau operates an insurance business and Hutchison voted for the bailout a year ago of the financial and insurance industry. [read post]
7 Nov 2022, 8:31 am by kblocher@hslf.org
Be sure to check out our list of endorsed candidates, find your polling place, and vote in this election. [read post]