Bill aims to block auto plan
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THE REGION Legislation has been filed to block a Romney administration plan for assigning high-risk drivers to auto insurers as an industry executive warned the initiative was illegal and could undermine group discounts. The bill filed by Senator Joan M. Menard, a Somerset Democrat, would bar implementation of the plan without legislative approval. At a hearing, John F. Donohue, chairman ...
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By Zane Wilson, The Sun News, Myrtle Beach, S.C.  Feb. 16--COLUMBIA -- A Midlands Senator on Thursday blocked passage of a bill that would allow city and county council members to excuse themselves, rather than having to resign, if business with associates or relatives comes before them.
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The bill to ban state and federal levies on all types of connections for three years now goes to Bush. By Mary Dalrymple. WASHINGTON -- Congress acted Friday to block state and local governments from taxing
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Automakers, SUV owners, and the federal government may balk at the state's latest effort to curb air pollution.
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The drive to pass a $136 billion corporate tax bill hit a roadblock in the Senate yesterday when lawmakers upset about tobacco regulation, new overtime rules, and combat pay employed delaying tactics to keep the measure from coming up for a vote.
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Carmakers, dealers want to block rule to cut carbon dioxide emissions, saying only the feds can decide fuel economy. By Jeff Plungis / Detroit News Washington Bureau.
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House Republican leaders blocked and appeared to kill a bill Saturday that would have enacted the major recommendations of the Sept.
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The proposed rules for auto insurance competition in Massachusetts were met yesterday with skepticism from consumer advocates and caution from at least some insurers.
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Unable to extend tax breaks as part of a broad energy bill two months ago, lawmakers are trying to attach some of them to an emergency economic aid package containing rebates for millions of taxpayers.
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Motorists who cause death by careless driving may escape a prison sentence under new proposals that will be published on Wednesday.
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Leaders of the committee writing  energy legislation in the U.S. House of Representatives backed  away on Monday from controversial elements of the bill,  including new fuel economy standards for automobiles.
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ISLAMABAD: Opposition parties in the National Assembly on Friday blocked Constitution Avenue and protested in front of Parliament House against the passage of the bill allowing President General Pervez Musharraf to hold two offices simultaneously.
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State Attorney General Eliot Spitzer will call today for banning lobbyists&#39; gifts to lawmakers and an end to lobbying for government contracts in a platform aimed at the heart of power politics in Albany.
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The White House has raised last-minute concerns over regulation of automobile emissions and fuel economy that aides said Tuesday could lead to a presidential veto of the energy bill now before Congress.
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Politicians have finally found an issue they all can agree on: Telemarketers calling at dinnertime are a scourge that must be repulsed. Congress on Wednesday sent to President Bush two bills that would make permanent a program to protect consumers from unwanted phone calls from telemarketers. Its hallmark is the national "do not call" list.
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Many drug company lobbyists concede that the House is likely to pass a bill intended to drive down drug prices, but they are determined to block such legislation in the Senate.
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By Chelyen Davis, The Free Lance-Star, Fredericksburg, Va.  Mar. 1--RICHMOND -- Republican legislative leaders yesterday defended  their transportation plan and lashed out at Gov. Tim Kaine, who has said he  will substantially amend it and may veto it.