News Topic: Senate
Wednesday November 25 2009
Lawmakers Eye Agreement On Dec. Special Session
Florida's Republican Legislative Leaders Say They're Looking At A Special Session On Commuter And High Speed Rail Issues Beginning Next Week In Separate Statements... more »
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(AP) TALLAHASSEE, Fla.
Ex-CNN Host Lou Dobbs Weighs Senate Run In NJ
Former Cnn Host Lou Dobbs Is Seriously Considering Running For U S Senate In New Jersey In 2012 As A Stepping Stone To A Possible White House Bid A Congressional Matchup That... more »
Wamp To Release Financial Info In Governor’s Bid
Gubernatorial Candidate Zach Wamp Says He Will Join Fellow Republican Bill Gibbons In Releasing His Tax Returns And Other Personal Financial Details Wamp, A... more »
Vicki Kennedy Describes Husband’s Cancer Battle
The Widow Of Sen Edward M Kennedy Told Oprah Winfrey In An Interview Broadcast Wednesday That Even As Her Husband Knew He Was Dying Of Brain Cancer He Had Been "in Training"... more »
Ex-CNN Host Lou Dobbs Weighs US Senate Run
Former Cnn Host Lou Dobbs Is Seriously Considering Running For U S Senate In New Jersey In 2012 As A Stepping Stone To A Possible White House Bid A Congressional Matchup That... more »
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(AP) HILLSIDE, New Jersey
Tuesday November 24 2009
Mass. Senate Hopeful Khazei Touts City Year Legacy
During The First Half Of 2003, Alan Khazei Watched As His Life's Work Skittered Toward The Edge Of A Fiscal Cliff Americorps, The National Service Program That... more »
Slow Pulse A Hallmark Of Senate Candidate Coakley
Martha Coakley Was Massachusetts Attorney General Barely Two Weeks In January 2007 When Boston Was Locked Down After Authorities Discovered What They Thought Were Bombs Planted... more »
Mass. GOP’s Robinson In Second Bid For Senate Seat
When The Massachusetts Republicans Went Hunting For A Candidate To Oppose Sen Edward Kennedy In 2000, They Thought They'd Struck Gold In A Little Known Attorney And Political... more »
Brown, A Renaissance Man, Runs For US Senate
In Another Era, Scott Brown May Have Been Known As A Renaissance Man His Basketball Skills Helped Him Win College Admission As An Undergraduate, He Wasn't... more »
Ill. Democrats: Keeping Obama Senate Seat Not Easy
Illinois Democrats Say That Their Bid To Hold On To President Barack Obama's Old Senate Seat Won't Be Easy And Their Difficulties Aren't Just Because Of The Scandal That... more »
Correction: Florida Unemployment Story
In A Nov 20 Story About Florida's Unemployment Rate, The Associated Press Erroneously Attributed A Quote To U S Senate Candidate Marco Rubio It Was His Campaign Spokesman,... more »
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(AP) TALLAHASSEE, Fla.
Giannoulias Acknowledges It’s Tough For Democrats
U S Senate Candidate Alexi Giannoulias (jeh-noo'-lee-ehs) Says It's Tough For His Party In Illinois After The Scandal That Engulfed Ousted Gov Rod Blagojevich ... more »
Latino Leaders Endorse Hoffman For US Senate
Some Key Latino Leaders Are Endorsing Democratic U S Senate Candidate David Hoffman, Saying He Has The Best Chance Of Beating The Leading Republican Candidate ... more »
Conn. GOP Senate Candidate Switches Races
Republican U S Senate Candidate Sam Caligiuri (cal-ih-jeer'-ee) Says He's Switching Races And Plans To Challenge 5th District Rep Chris Murphy Instead Of Connecticut Sen... more »
Monday November 23 2009
Schwarzenegger Taps State Senator For Lt. Governor
Gov Arnold Schwarzenegger Has Nominated A Republican State Senator To Fill California's Recently Vacated Lieutenant Governor Seat Schwarzenegger Says Sen ... more »
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(AP) SACRAMENTO, Calif.
Crist Ramping Up Pitch For Fla. Senate Seat
Gov Crist Is Making His Pitch For U S Senate With An Anti-tax, Anti-health-care Reform And Anti-spending Message But His Speech Tuesday Night To Broward County... more »
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(AP) FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla.
GOP Senate Candidates At Odds On Mass. Health Plan
The Two Republicans Running To Succeed The Late Sen Edward M Kennedy Clashed Monday About Whether Massachusetts Should Serve As A Model For The Nation's Health Care Overhaul... more »
Sunday November 22 2009
NJ Dems See Urgency For Enacting Social Agenda
With A Former Prosecutor Waiting In The Wings To Take Over As New Jersey's First Republican Governor In A Dozen Years, Democrats Know Time Is Short To Push Through A Social... more »
Saturday November 21 2009
After Ending Bid For Guv, Penry Mulls State Senate
Republican Josh Penry Of Grand Junction Says He Will Decide Over The Holidays Whether To Run For Re-election To His State Senate Seat After He Dropped Out Of The Race For Governor... more »
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(AP) GRAND JUNCTION, Colo.
Friday November 20 2009
What’s in the Senate Health Bill for You?
2,074-Page Reform Package Would Expand Health Coverage for Americans, Fine Those Without Insurance, and Ban Insurer Abuses.. more »
Former Lawmaker Files To Run For Circuit Judge
The Former Republican Senate Floor Leader Who Gave Up His Post When Democratic Gov Steve Beshear Appointed Him To An Open Judicial Seat Has Now Filed To Run For A Full Term... more »
Thursday November 19 2009
AP Sources: Giuliani Leaning Toward Senate Run
Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani, Encouraged By Many Republicans To Run For Governor In 2010, Is Instead Leaning Toward A Run For U S Senate, According To Two Party... more »
Ky. Senate Candidates Woo County-level Leaders
Candidates For U S Senate Traded Barbs On Thursday In Hopes Of Winning The Support Of Hundreds Of Local-level Political Leaders Who Will Be Instrumental In Next May's Primary... more »
Thursday October 29 2009
Senate Confirms Dr. Regina Benjamin As U.S. Surgeon General
BREAKING NEWS Dr. Regina Benjamin was confirmed by the Senate as the next U.S. Surgeon General just before 7:00 p.m. more »
Thursday August 06 2009
Senate Passes $2 Billion ‘Cash For Clunkers’ Extension
Obama administration officials said the program would have expired by Friday without new funds. more »
Cash For Clunkers To Continue
The Senate is expected to add $2 billion to
the "cash-for-clunkers" program today, after considering some
changes that are not likely to be approved. more »
Still Running?
Senate to consider $2B 'clunkers' refill more »
Monday July 06 2009
Hate Crime Bill Awaits a Vote
Congress is discussing a bill to protect from hate crimes, but wonders what the impact will be on preaching. more »
Friday May 29 2009
Shelby: Washington “On The Road To Socialism”
Alabama Senator Richard Shelby believes a government bailout of General Motors sets a dangerous precedent more »
Saturday May 16 2009
Summary Of 2009 Session
With Alabama's 2009 legislative session now over we take a look at the bills that made it the governor's desk. more »
Tuesday May 12 2009
Senate Considers Federal Tax On Soda
The Senate Finance Committee today is hearing proposals on how to pay for President Obama's proposed universal health care plan, which is expected to cost more than $1 trillion dollars. more »
Tuesday April 28 2009
Lawmakers Agree On 50-Cent Cigarette Tax Increase
Mississippi's current tax of 18 cents a pack is the third-lowest in the nation. more »
Tuesday April 14 2009
Lawmakers Work To Save PACT Program
A bill has been introduced to use state funds to shore up the financially troubled prepaid college tuition plan and make sure the 48,000 participants receive all tuition payments. more »
Wednesday April 08 2009
Should Alabama Suspend Death Penalty?
Senate committee supports moratorium to decide whether death penalty is being administered fairly. POLL more »
Tuesday March 24 2009
Grocery Tax Will Not Go Away
An effort to remove the state's 4 cents sales tax from groceries has failed in the Alabama House. more »
Wednesday March 18 2009
Lawmakers Honor Retiring Ole Miss Chancellor
Robert Khayat, who has led his alma mater since 1995, is retiring this summer as 15th chancellor of the University of Mississippi. more »
Wednesday March 11 2009
Power To The People
Gulf Coast homeowners fed up with skyrocketing premiums took their frustrations straight to lawmakers. more »
Mississippi To Pay For Gastric Baypass?
Senate revives a proposal that would use state health insurance to pay for gastric bypass surgery for up to 100 obese government workers a year. POLL more »
Tuesday March 10 2009
Shelby, Bonner Criticized For Spending Bill Earmarks
Tax watchdog group say Senator Richard Shelby and Rep. Jo Bonner among the biggest spenders in earmarking federal dollars for special projects. more »
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Amy Dominell/Media General News Service
Monday March 09 2009
Senator Julio Jones
The popular freshman won a seat on the University of Alabama Student Government Association's senate through write-in votes. more »
Wednesday February 11 2009
Florida Would Get More Help From House Version
Cash-strapped states like Florida could lose out on millions under the stimulus bill passed by the U.S. Senate on Monday. more »
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Tuesday February 10 2009
Senate Passes $838 Billion Stimulus Package
It passed with the support of just three Republicans, 61-37. The next step will be for House and Senate negotiators to work out a compromise. more »
Obama Heads To Florida As Senate Votes On Stimulus
When the Senate approves its version of a massive economic stimulus package, Republican senator Mel Martinez, like most of his GOP colleagues, won’t be supporting it. more »
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Monday February 09 2009
Stimulus Bill Survives Senate Test
The economic stimulus bill backed by the White House has survived a key test vote in the Senate and moves ahead for a final vote. more »
Thursday February 05 2009
See What Your Elected Officials Are Doing Today
Among the items on the agenda: A ban on text messaging while driving and a requirement that all felony offenders be DNA tested. more »
Wednesday January 28 2009
MS Lawmakers Debate Cigarette Tax Increase
The House wants to raise it by 82 cents a pack. Wednesday, the Senate Finance Committee voted to raise it from 18 cents to 49 cents a pack. more »
Tuesday January 27 2009
Senate Approves Equal Pay Legislation
Congress is sending the White House its first
legislation of Barack Obama's presidency, a bill that makes it
easier for women and others to sue over pay discrimination, even if
the discrimination has prevailed for years, or even decades. more »
Monday January 26 2009
Senate Votes To Delay DTV Switch
The Senate has approved a four-month delay in the switch to digital TV. It was originally scheduled to happen Feburary 17. more »
Saturday January 24 2009
Deep Cuts In Education Spending
Alabama legislators agree that huge cuts are needed in education spending, but many disagree on how to do it. more »
Wednesday January 21 2009
Hillary Clinton Confirmed By Senate
The Senate vote was overwhelmingly in favor of the former first
lady despite lingering concerns by some Republicans.. more »
A Mobile woman makes a sacrifice to help her best friend,…
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Family of Fairhope man accused of barricading himself inside…
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A man is shot during a carjacking in his own driveway.
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Some residents want work on Highway 98 bypass to resume.
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