Tag: Bills
S Carolina’s state-owned utility survives as public company
COLUMBIA, S.C. — South Carolina’s state-owned utility appears to have survived four years of turmoil to remain public after the South Carolina House and...
Time ticking away, Democrats face wrenching test on agenda
WASHINGTON — Bracing for political trouble, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer warned Democratic colleagues that June will “test our resolve” as senators return Monday...
Manchin say he’ll vote against ‘partisan’ Dem elections bill
WASHINGTON — A key Democratic senator says he will not vote for the largest overhaul of U.S. election law in at least a generation,...
House nixes COVID-19-related voting bill; theater reopening
CONCORD, N.H. — A look at coronavirus-related developments around New England:
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House Dems unveil $547B infrastructure bill amid Biden talks
WASHINGTON — House Democrats are weighing in on the infrastructure negotiations between President Joe Biden and Senate Republicans by calling for a public works...
Czech bill to compensate forcibly sterilized Roma passes
PRAGUE — The lower house of the Czech Parliament approved legislation on Friday to compensate Roma women who were sterilized against their will.
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Striking seamen in Greece temporarily disrupt ferry services
PIRAEUS, Greece — Ferry services to the Greek islands were disrupted Thursday morning after a seamen’s union went ahead with a strike that a...
Pelosi rules out having Biden create Jan. 6 commission
WASHINGTON — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is ruling out a presidential commission to study the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol, telling House...
Biden calls out 2 Democratic lawmakers for blocking agenda
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden called out two fellow Democrats on Tuesday in explaining why he hasn’t enacted some of the most ambitious elements...
Russian authorities increase pressure on opposition
MOSCOW — Russian authorities have ramped up their pressure on dissent ahead of a parliamentary election, arresting one opposition activist and raiding several others'...