Budget Dispute Rages in Gulfport: Warr Threatens Veto After Thursday Vote
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By Joshua Norman, The Sun Herald, Biloxi, Miss.  Sep. 18--GULFPORT -- Thursday night's vote on the budget by the city council did the opposite of putting to rest the debate on changes to Mayor Brent Warr's budget proposal.
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President Bush threatened to veto legislation setting a date for a troop withdrawal from Iraq on Tuesday despite growing bipartisan calls in Congress for an end to U.S. participation in the war and sharp criticism of the Iraqi government.
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A bill to extend insurance for children by $35 billion faces a likely veto.
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Federal funding remains at risk as schism between Va., federal officials grows over project's viability.
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By Ryan Lafontaine, The Sun Herald, Biloxi, Miss.  Feb. 13--BAY ST. LOUIS -- The Bay City Council on Monday formally asked City Hall to freeze construction of a new beachfront bistro on Washington Street and force a pair of investors back through sometimes-brutal public hearings.
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By Joshua Norman, The Sun Herald, Biloxi, Miss.  Feb. 9--GULFPORT -- In his State of the City address Thursday, Mayor Brent Warr said the city's recovery from Hurricane Katrina has not been perfect but the city had climbed out of a deep hole.
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WASHINGTON, Sept. 26  Â A Senate vote this week on a bill threatening to impose steep tariffs on Chinese exports to the United States was put into doubt on Tuesday after the billÂs authors said they were unsure whether to press ahead with the vote.
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By Victoria Cherrie, The Charlotte Observer, N.C.  Sep. 10--Cabarrus County leaders say they are still reeling from a heated public debate over whether the state should allow Concord and Kannapolis to draw water from the Catawba River.
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By Michael A. Bell, The Sun Herald, Biloxi, Miss.  Jun. 5--GULFPORT -- Harrison County leaders on Monday bickered over spending nearly $9,000 on GPS tracking devices for their deputies, saying the items should have been purchased years ago as part of a $25 million federal project.
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Tempers flare over Va. Republicans' handling of controversial collective bargaining measure.
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Democrats and Republicans clashed over deficits and tax cuts Thursday as Congress moved toward sending President Bush an $800 billion boost in the government&#39;s debt limit.
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The vote left in doubt the fate of a bipartisan resolution opposing President Bushâs troop buildup in Iraq.
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virginia beach  House candidate won't take law job  Bobby Mathieson, a Democrat running for the state House of Delegates, has decided against taking a controversial job with the city's revenue commissioner.
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Ports security legislation that most senators agree would make the country safer was stuck Tuesday in election-year politics as Republicans threatened to scrap it if Democrats forced in a wide range of provisions.
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Leaders of six Gulf Arab states began talks on Monday, facing a spat over a US-Bahraini free trade deal that diplomats say could threaten economic agreements between the members of the oil-rich bloc.
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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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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.