Connecticut Governor Vetoes Bill to Shift Stateâs Accounting
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Gov. M. Jodi Rell has vetoed a bill that would have given the state comptroller the authority to prescribe special accounting rules for the state.
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ARTFORD, Aug. 19 - Before Gov. John G. Rowland resigned amid an ethics investigation, he was in political trouble for laying off more than 2,000 state employees during a budget crisis last year.
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Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger announced Tuesday he will veto a universal health care bill that is headed for his desk, saying the measure would set up a "vast new bureaucracy" that would be too expensive.
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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.
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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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Off the floor, lawmakers weigh a compromise on the politically charged bill vetoed by President Bush.
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Gov. Ehrlich rejected the medical malpractice insurance reform bill this morning, though supporters of the legislation are expected to try to override his veto tomorrow.
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HARTFORD, Conn.  - Connecticut officials put off  New England's first execution in 45 years on Monday after  serial killer Michael Ross changed his mind and admitted he may  be mentally incompetent.
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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 pay and benefits.
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Siding with his business allies, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger vetoed bills Saturday that would have raised the minimum wage to &#36;7.75 an hour and required economic impact reports before local governments approve Wal-Mart-like mega-stores.
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California Gov. Arnold  Schwarzenegger on Wednesday vetoed three bills aimed at   boosting e-mail privacy at work as well as safeguard private  medical and financial data.
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WASHINGTON -- Pushing back against the Democratic-led Congress, President Bush vetoed a bill Wednesday that would have eased restraints on federally funded embryonic stem cell research.
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The governor&#39;s plan to move up county tax collections next year could unravel what was supposed to be a smooth, noncombative wrap-up of a new state budget.
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At a time when the GOP should be back on its heels, Connecticut voters' rejection of a centrist Senator gives the party a potentially powerful new weapon to use against the Democrats this fall
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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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HARTFORD, Conn.  - Connecticut officials called  off New England's first execution in 45 years Monday after  serial killer Michael Ross changed his mind and admitted he may  be mentally incompetent.
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Mayor Bill Purcell vetoed a measure Monday that would have made English the official language of Nashville, saying it was unconstitutional and unnecessary.