Governors throw support behind H-1B increase
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Thirteen state chiefs, many from tech-heavy locales, tell Congress there's a "critical shortage" in math and science professionals.
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Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) officials said yesterday, Dec. 21, that they will support the recommended expansion of flu shot priority target groups announced on Friday by the national Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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Riding popular Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger&#39;s endorsement, state air quality regulators are expected to step up a campaign against global warming that could spark sticker-shock in auto showrooms over the next 10 years.
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Los Angeles Times - WASHINGTON &#8212; A bill aimed at blocking states from issuing driver's licenses to illegal immigrants appeared headed for passage today in the House of Representatives, aided by a strong endorsement from the White House and broad support within the Republican majority.
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Latino elected officials from both parties are joining efforts to lobby Congress in support of immigration law reform.
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New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson Thursday joined with Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich in securing flu vaccine from Europe for their young, sick and elderly.
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By ANGEL RIGGS World Capitol Bureau  Members say the governor's approval shouldn't be required in all parole cases.   OKLAHOMA CITY -- The governor's approval should not be required in certain parole cases, members of the Oklahoma Sentencing Commission recommended Thursday.
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It's not about Arnold, lawmakers indicated. But the California governor was certainly one of the rising stars on many minds Tuesday as a Senate panel talked about amending the Constitution to let immigrants occupy the White House.
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States should develop creative approaches to climate change, just as they have with challenges such as health care, despite their different economic interests, governors said Saturday.
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U.S. senators are debating a controversial measure to exempt foreign student graduates from the cap on H-1B visas.
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Seeking a bigger say in homeland security decisions, the nation's governors are creating a new, 50-state panel to give the states a single voice on national plans to prepare for threats from terrorists and natural disasters.
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CAMBRIDGE -- After a week of being excoriated by Massachusetts business leaders for proposed tax increases, Governor Deval L. Patrick yesterday changed the subject to a corporate crowd pleaser: Speeding up environmental regulatory approvals.
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The defeat of an immigration reform bill in the U.S. Senate was a blow to efforts to raise the annual cap on H-1B visas, but IT industry groups can still pursue other legislative options.
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Governor Deval Patrick told a group of business and science leaders yesterday that he will introduce legislation next month detailing his $1 billion biotechnology proposal.
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Immigration officials have a message for employers hoping to hire foreign workers through the H1-B visa program for the fiscal year that began Friday: It's too late.
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The annual cap of 65,000 new H-1B visas for the fiscal year just started has been met, CNET News.com has learned.
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A bill is on the governor's desk, and 4 of 5 state residents back it. But restaurant chains say mandatory measures are lawsuits waiting to happen.