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Senate will try again to suspend I-960

Published February 9, 2010, 11:43 pm, The Olympian

State Senate Democrats say they flubbed their vote on suspending the two-thirds vote requirement in Initiative 960 for tax increases, and they need to vote again as soon as today on a broader measure.

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Senate votes to kill two-thirds vote requirement for raising taxes

Published February 9, 2010, 4:30 pm, The Olympian

The state Senate voted narrowly Tuesday to let tax increases pass on a simple majority vote, suspending the two-thirds requirement under voter-approved Initiative 960. The vote moved the Democrat-controlled Legislature another step closer to being able to raise taxes as lawmakers work to plug a budget gap now measuring $2.2 billion.

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Tories: we'll block regional TV news plan from becoming law

Published February 9, 2010, 1:54 pm, Guardian Unlimited

'This is a redline for us', says shadow culture secretary Jeremy Hunt of plan for independently funded news consortiums The shadow culture secretary, Jeremy Hunt, has ratcheted up his opposition to the government's plan for regional TV news consortiums by promising to block the proposal's passage through parliament in the digital economy bill. Hunt has consistently opposed the idea of ...

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SBP given powers to take control of banks, impose losses on shareholders: Banking Companies (Amendment) Bill 2009 ...

Published February 8, 2010, 3:43 pm, Business Recorder

ISLAMABAD (February 09 2010): The National Assembly on Monday passed the Banking Companies (Amendment) Bill 2009 enabling the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) to change management in banks, impose losses on shareholders by writing down their capital, intervene and take control of banks, appoint administrators to manage and restructure banks when symptoms of crises are determined.

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Lawmakers split over inmate redistricting bill

Published February 8, 2010, 9:31 am, Legislative Gazette

February 08, 2010 As the decennial redistricting process approaches, a push is being made to change how New York's incarcerated residents are counted.

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Shave in time might save dimes

Published February 6, 2010, 5:13 pm, Traverse City Record-Eagle

Districts across the region are seeking ways to trim budgets, and some are considering a unique option " tweak the school calendar by a few minutes now to cut out whole days later, a technique that saves on staffing, utilities and transportation.

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Protections for taxi drivers run into Olympia roadblock

Published February 5, 2010, 7:30 pm, seattlepi.com

State lawmakers are likely to hold off this year on a proposal that would require taxi drivers to be covered by Washington's workers' compensation program.

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ZIMBABWE: HIV-positive people want constitutional rights

Published February 4, 2010, 8:30 am, IRIN

HARARE, 4 February 2010 (IRIN) - AIDS activists in Zimbabwe have launched a major drive to ensure that the rights of people living with HIV are enshrined in the new constitution.

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ZIMBABWE: HIV-positive people want constitutional rights

Published February 4, 2010, 8:24 am, AlertNet

Source: IRIN AIDS activists in Zimbabwe have launched a major drive to ensure that the rights of people living with HIV are enshrined in the new constitution.

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Legalized sports betting may be on its way to Iowa

Published February 4, 2010, 6:13 am, The Gazette

Legalized sports betting in Iowa cleared its first legislative hurdle today. A Senate subcommittee unanimously agreed to forward legislation to the Senate State Government Committee that would give state gaming regulators authority to allow sports betting at state-licensed racetracks and riverboat casinos if a federal prohibition is lifted. “It’s already legal in many foreign countries and there ...

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