La. Lawmakers May Have to Give Up Freebies
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A state senator said he plans to try again this year to get lawmakers to give up the free tickets to sporting and cultural events they get from lobbyists &#151; only weeks after a few complained the limit on the amount lobbyists can spend on those tickets was too low.
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When you're not inclined to give your product away for free, make your customers believe they're getting something for nothing.
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House members can choose from an array of ready-made aids, but many draw from personal experience of constituents.
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That is the one-word message of advice that citizens wanted to send to members of Congress at the end of last week. Both the House of Representatives and the Senate looked as if they are having trouble seizing
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One stage in the life of bills making their way through Congress has been shoved aside recently.
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NEW YORK - Few things are more popular than free money in the form of a gift token ... unless it is redeemable at a store you don&#39;t like.
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Jane Fumich and her team visit Cleveland's churches, public housing holiday parties and ward club meetings trying to give away the government's money &#151; without much success. A year after the Medicare overhaul became law, the Bush administration is struggling to get the poor signed up for a drug discount card that comes with &#36;1,200 in aid between now and 2006.
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An Ohio case may be a victory for free speech, but taxpayers will end up footing the bill. Why not hold politicians responsible for paying to defend unconstitutional laws in court?
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By Richmond Times-Dispatch, Va.  Dec. 13--Good ideas occasionally do find their way into the Code of  Virginia. State Senator Ryan McDougle of Hanover and Attorney General Bob  McDonnell have proposed one such example for the upcoming General Assembly  session.
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Louisiana, a state physically and economically damaged by Hurricane Katrina, could be a key political state this year -- something not lost on both Democratic campaigns as they drum up last-minute votes.
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Donate art and keep it on your wall? Senator Charles E. Grassley says no.
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Budget cuts and old habits may interfere with good intentions.
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Lawmakers scrambled to approve a &#36;14 billion package to aid hurricane and drought victims Thursday, driven by warnings that relief money was running out and a need to pass legislation before the planned departure of Congress at the end of this week for the election.
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New Orleans residents depressed by the city's slow rebound 15 months after Hurricane Katrina have a chance to pick a new voice in Washington on Saturday but their frustration is likely to keep many from the voting booth.
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Lawmakers, fighting among themselves and with the White House, have given up trying to pass highway and welfare bills this year that held the promise of tens of thousands of jobs.
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Backers of a Philadelphia Wi-Fi project are worried that a bill going through the state legislature would spike a plan to blanket the city with free or inexpensive wireless access. [Broadband Blog]
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Bill that would speed rebates of $600 to most taxpayers heads to Senate with bipartisan appeal to senators not to jeopardize bill with changes.