Connecticut lawmakers gird for defense cuts to state programs
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Connecticut lawmakers, worried about federal defense spending cuts, are girding for a battle in Congress over funding for military jet engines and submarines next year.
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A few candidates for governor are venturing beyond domestic issues like schools and taxes to take stances on the war in Iraq and terrorism, with a California Democrat vowing he'll try to withdraw his state's Guard troops from Iraq and an Arizona Republican blasting a Sept. 11 memorial for being unpatriotic.
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By The Hartford Courant, Conn.  Feb. 2--When it comes to saving many significant tracts of open space in the state -- land that should remain in its natural state to protect Connecticut's quality of life -- it's now or never.
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House leaders are holding up action on a defense policy bill unless unrelated measures on immigration and court security are attached.
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Planemaker Boeing Co. expects Pentagon  budget cut proposals to hit its top defense programs, the head  of its military business said in a newspaper interview  published on Friday.
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New YorkÂs governor-elect has a chance to rein in spending. But will he risk alienating his allies?
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Worried that both doctors and lawyers were wounded in their Election Day shootout, legislators are once again trying to make it harder for voters to amend the state&#39;s constitution.
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While members of Congress fretted Wednesday about how to allocate federal aid to best counter the risk of a terrorist attack, one lawmaker chose to focus on cigarette lighters.
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By The Stamford Advocate, Conn.  Feb. 5--It's human nature to play for time when big issues need to be resolved. But big issues -- like eminent domain reform -- are what state lawmakers were elected to confront.
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Lawmakers pushed to finish work Friday on legislation focused on national defense, Iraq, terrorism and illegal immigration as Republicans pinned their hopes for keeping control of Congress on making national security the theme of the Nov. 7 election.
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Democratic congressional leaders pushed on Tuesday to finish bills to pay for military, veterans health care and domestic programs, while possibly injecting more Iraq war funds into the pipeline, as President George W. Bush again threatened to wield his veto pen.
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The Bush administration is trying to fund homeland security "on the cheap," cutting grants to local emergency workers and other programs, the chairman of a House committee said Friday.
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Democrats, expecting House passage Friday of a resolution opposing President Bush's military buildup in Iraq, are turning their sights on an the Pentagon's multibillion-dollar budget
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Illinois lawmakers moved swiftly after last year's massacre at Virginia Tech to make it harder for anyone with a history of mental illness to buy guns, fortifying what were already some of the nation's toughest weapons laws
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The nation's governors sought help yesterday from Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld in their ongoing fight against proposals in Congress to give President Bush more control -- and governors less -- over the National Guard during disasters.
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According to fellow lawmakers and an advisor, Senator Christopher J. Dodd is considering running for governor of Connecticut in 2006.
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From fewer Head Start programs to outdated police gear, the proposed federal budget calls for spending cuts close to home.