Big Water-Project Measure Is Approved by the Senate
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The Senate overwhelmingly approved a bill authorizing $23 billion in water resource projects, including $3.5 billion in work for hurricane-ravaged Louisiana.
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By Kevin Howe, The Monterey County Herald, Calif.  Dec. 15--SAN FRANCISCO -- A progressive increase in California American Water customers' bills was approved unanimously by the state Public Utilities Commission here Thursday.   Beginning Jan.
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By GERARD SHIELDS  WASHINGTON - Environmental groups are praising a new Senate bill they claim would remove the potential for politics and mismanagement from U.S. Army Corps of Engineers projects, though Louisiana's two senators have expressed concerns about the measure.  U.S. Sen.
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The Senate voted overwhelmingly on Wednesday to approve a landmark bill to restructure the nation&#39;s intelligence community, completing Congressional action intended to
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A measure that would give Republicans two more votes on the Executive Appropriations Committee passed 46-20 off of the House floor on Friday.  HJR9 would allow the two vice-chairs of the committee to vote on budget decisions.
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By Georgia Evdoxiadis Daily Herald Staff Writer  The Lake County Board on Tuesday formally approved paying $1 million toward the overhaul of the Glennshire Hawthorn Woods water system.
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Sam Bodman, President Bush's pick to be the next U.S. energy secretary, was approved on Wednesday by the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee.
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A bill aimed at curbing class action lawsuits advanced on Thursday as the Senate Judiciary Committee approved the measure 13-5, voting it out to the Senate floor.
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The US Senate, after a weekend of behind-the-scenes negotiations, struck a deal to allow passage of a sweeping bill to provide $136 billion (?110 billion) in corporate
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The Massachusetts Senate yesterday sent a bill to Governor Mitt Romney that would let landlords meter new tenants' water use and charge them accordingly.
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An energy bill requiring greater fuel efficiency in US cars and trucks has been passed by the Senate.
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By Taylor Bright, The Charlotte Observer, N.C.  Feb. 11--A bill that would create a statewide water permitting system and lay the foundation for water talks with North Carolina and Georgia will be introduced this week in the S.C. legislature.   The bill, sponsored by state Sen.
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The House voted 336 to 75 for the measure, which now goes to the Senate where it is expected to pass on Wednesday.
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The U.S. Congress early on Saturday took a major step toward permitting the sale of American-made nuclear reactors and fuel to India by giving final approval to a White House-backed bill.
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WASHINGTON -- The Senate passed a far-reaching, $136 billion corporate tax package today that cuts taxes for businesses ranging from film companies to bow and arrow makers while closing tax loopholes and bringing US exporters in line with international
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The Senate approved the measure 92-3 Thursday night less than an hour after it cleared the House by a similarly lopsided 339-65. The measure now goes to Bush for his signature.
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The Senate late yesterday resolved a dispute delaying passage of a sweeping corporate tax bill and two spending bills for disaster relief and homeland security, clearing