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Arkansas becomes first state to pass bill prohibiting doctors from providing gender-affirming medical care to trans youth

The state Senate voted 28-7 in favor of the bill Monday; the state House previously passed a version. It now goes to the governor for signature. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst Arkansas passed a bill prohibit.....»»

Category: personnelSource: nytMar 30th, 2021

Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee statue removed from the US Capitol

The Confederate statue was removed as part of a provision in the recent defense spending bill, which will also allow for military bases to be renamed. The Robert E Lee statue that has represented Virginia in the U.S. Capitol for 111.....»»

Category: personnelSource: nytDec 21st, 2020

Market Snapshot: Dow trades 200 points lower as clock ticks for Congress to pass another spending bill, round of economic relief

Stocks trade slightly lower Friday afternoon, a day after benchmark indexes closed at record highs, as Wall Street awaits an update from Congress on fiscal stimulus talks and a spending bill to thwart a midnight government shutdown......»»

Category: topSource: marketwatchDec 18th, 2020

U.S. House to pass $500 billion coronavirus bill as next fight looms

The U.S. House of Representatives returned to Washington on Thursday to pass a $484 billion coronavirus relief bill, funding small businesses and hospitals and pushing the total spending response to the crisis to an unprecedented nearly $3 trillion......»»

Category: topSource: reutersApr 23rd, 2020

On "very, very sad day," U.S. House to pass coronavirus aid as unemployment soars

The U.S. House of Representatives returned to Washington on Thursday to pass a $484 billion coronavirus relief bill, funding small businesses and hospitals and pushing the total spending response to the crisis to an unprecedented nearly $3 trillion......»»

Category: topSource: reutersApr 23rd, 2020

Pelosi Warns Next Small Business Stimulus Spending Bill Would Not Pass House If Democrats Don"t Get What They Want

Pelosi Warns Next Small Business Stimulus Spending Bill Would Not Pass House If Democrats Don't Get What They Want Unlike the Phase 3 of the fiscal stimulus, which represented $2.2 trillion in bailout aid for America's small .....»»

Category: blogSource: zerohedgeApr 8th, 2020

Fears mount about impact of coronavirus on homeless

“Congress is about to pass an emergency spending bill that entirely neglects the urgent needs of people experiencing homelessness,” one advocate said......»»

Category: smallbizSource: nytMar 15th, 2020

The House just passed a bill designed to strengthen worker rights. Here"s an astounding chart showing how the death of the union worsened economic inequality.

Mark Rightmire/MediaNews Group/Orange County Register via Getty Images The House voted on Thursday to pass one of the most sweeping pro-worker bills in decades, but it's likely dead on arrival.....»»

Category: topSource: businessinsiderFeb 7th, 2020

Capitol Report: House may pass Pelosi’s drug-pricing bill this month, but it looks ‘dead on arrival’ in Republican-run Senate

While the Democratic-controlled House of Representatives may pass the Lower Drug Costs Now Act by the end of this month, analysts say the bill isn’t likely to get the support of the Republican-run Senate and President Donald Trump......»»

Category: topSource: marketwatchOct 17th, 2019

House passes short-term spending bill, punting shutdown fight to November

The legislation extending government funding through Nov. 21 is expected to pass Senate next week.....»»

Category: topSource: washpostSep 19th, 2019

Illinois bill requiring minorities on corporate boards "gutted"; lawmakers pass version calling for disclosure, report card

Legislation that aimed to diversify corporate.....»»

Category: topSource: chicagotribuneJun 4th, 2019

Bill to pay Arizona students less than minimum wage appears dead, report says

The effort to pass a controversial measure that would have allowed employers to pay some part-time workers less than the state's voter-approved minimum wage could be over, the Arizona Capitol Times reports. The Senate Rules Committee decided Monday.....»»

Category: topSource: bizjournalsApr 8th, 2019

Federal legislation to boost GDP by 3.3%, increase budget deficit to $804B this year, CBO says

Recent federal legislation, including the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act and the omnibus spending bill, is projected to boost the country's economic growth by 3.3 percent this year and by 2.4 percent in 2019, according to newly released government data. The .....»»

Category: topSource: bizjournalsApr 9th, 2018

Trump on shutting down the government: "Rush Limbaugh says it’s the greatest thing you can do"

Win McNamee/Getty Images President Trump expressed openness to a government shutdown on Friday, again reversing his stance on whether funding for a US-Mexico border wall must be in the must pass spending bill a.....»»

Category: topSource: businessinsiderSep 7th, 2018

Congress set to fund government, but not Trump"s wall

Congress is set to pass a crucial spending bill that averts a government shutdown, but there's one potential obstacle: President Donald Trump......»»

Category: topSource: foxnewsSep 24th, 2018

Kavanaugh Has Broken Congress. So How Did It Just Pass a Bunch of Bipartisan Budget and Spending Bills?

An opioid bill cleared the Senate 98-1 and the House 393-8. Unbelievable. Congress is.....»»

Category: europeSource: fortuneOct 4th, 2018

McConnell Blocked the Senate From Voting on a Spending Bill Without Wall Funding

The Senate Majority Leader has said he won't allow any bill the president won't sign pass the chamber. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell blocked a vote on Democrat spending bills that would reopen parts of th.....»»

Category: europeSource: fortuneJan 10th, 2019

Here is what Hawaii scored in Congress" budget that averts shutdown

Congress on Thursday voted to pass a budget deal that averts a second government shutdown, a bill that includes a number appropriations for Hawaii, including a nearly 2 percent raise for federal workers and increased spending in areas from housing to .....»»

Category: topSource: bizjournalsFeb 15th, 2019

City aldermen pass legislation to add labor unions to formal process for tax incentives

A bill passed by the city Board of Aldermen.....»»

Category: topSource: bizjournalsApr 15th, 2024

Capitol Report: Senate aims to pass bill on China and chips by month’s end

The Democrati.....»»

Category: topSource: marketwatchMay 20th, 2021