Mayor vetoes Chicago 'living wage' bill
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Mayor Richard Daley vetoed an ordinance Monday that would have required mega-retailers to pay their workers more than other employers after some of the nation's largest stores including Wal-Mart Stores Inc. warned the measure would keep them from opening their doors within the city's limits.
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House Democratic leaders failed again on Wednesday to override President Bushâs veto of a bill to expand a popular childrenâs health insurance program.
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By Joan Kent, La Crosse Tribune, Wis.  Feb. 7--A city committee voted to delay action on a proposed public intoxication ordinance Tuesday despite the backing of La Crosse tavern owners and the mayor.
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House Democrats led a revolt Thursday against just-implemented interpretations that critics argue could block millions of workers from overtime pay.
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By STEVEN WARD  GONZALES - Going against the advice of the city attorney, the City Council voted 3-2 Monday to pay more than $30,000 in legal fees to a Donaldsonville attorney who said he came up short following his work on the Cabela's hunting and fishing store project.
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Gov. George Pataki yesterday vetoed a bill that would have taxed cigarettes and gasoline sold to non-Indians from reservations around the state, saying the measure went against his policy of negotiating voluntary solutions with tribes.
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The House of Representatives on Thursday failed to overturn President George W. Bush's veto of a plan to expand a popular children's health care program and pay for it by raising tobacco taxes.
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Chicago Mayor Richard Daley on Monday   vetoed a "living wage" ordinance that would require large   retailers such as Wal-Mart Stores Inc. WMT.N and Target Corp.   TGT.N to pay escalating hourly wages and benefits.
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Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger vetoed a universal health care bill Friday, saying it would create a "vast new bureaucracy."
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A bill filled with money for job training, health and education faces a veto from President Bush, who complains that Democratic add-ons have made it too expensive.
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By BegoNe Cazalis, The Miami Herald  Jun. 3--When Gov. Charlie Crist vetoed projects worth $24 million for Miami-Dade County, he eliminated a $5.3 million allocation to help build a new water treatment plant in Hialeah.
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California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger vetoed a bill that would have made merchants in his state liable for the costs incurred by banks and credit unions because of retail data breaches.
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Ohio lawmakers on Tuesday overrode outgoing Gov. Bob Taft's veto of a bill that will wipe out local gun laws, marking the first time in 29 years that the Legislature has rejected a gubernatorial veto.
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Senate Democrats on Tuesday reversed President Bush's cuts to education, health research and grants to local communities as they gird for Bush's first-ever veto of a regular appropriations bill.
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Gov. Schwarzenegger vetoed a bill requiring retailers affected by data breaches to reimburse banks for the costs involved in dealing with them.
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The United States on Tuesday vetoed a draft UN Security Council resolution demanding an immediate end to Israeli military operations in the Gaza strip that have cost some 68 Palestinian lives.
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THE REGION The Boston City Council is expected to pass a resolution today calling the recent move to outsource about 50 jobs at The Boston Globe to India "deplorable." The resolution, by Council President Maureen E. Feeney of Dorchester and Councilor Felix Arroyo of Hyde Park, lends support to a protest by the Boston Newspaper Guild, which represents editorial, advertising, ...