After vetoing SB 71 last fall, California Gov. would reach out to legislators and others to comprise a reform bill addressing workers' compensation. Now, it appears legislative leaders have formulated a tentative agreement dealing with workers' comp. The new benefits package, SB 1156 is expected to be revised with cost-saving...
The various types of retirement available to you as a legislative member are explained in this article such as Special Legislative Retirement: as a legislator, you may retire at age 60 with no minimum service requirement. If your only public service credited in the PERS is as a legislator, your...
The first Shooting, Hunting and Outdoor Trade SHOT Show I attended was in Dallas in 1989. It was a big show then and has only gotten bigger. Frankly it verges on being too big. It has gone from three days to four, and even so I have to plan carefully...
It's much like a teacher who knows a student can do a better job and asks them to rewrite their essay and hand it in again. Two school districts and six charter schools will be receiving a letter later this month from the State Office of Education....
WASHINGTON -- The Senate voted Wednesday to triple spending for a much-acclaimed program that has treated and protected millions in Africa and elsewhere from the scourges of AIDS, malaria and tuberculosis. The 80-16 vote committed the United States to spending up to $48 billion over the next...
A new Harvard study claims that the tobacco industry in recent years has manipulated menthol levels in cigarettes to hook youngsters and maintain loyalty among smoking adults. The report could further inflame a controversy over menthol in pending tobacco legislation. The study by researchers at the Harvard...
How would you like to eat a meal with a Utah legislator two days out of every three? And that would be when the 104 part-time lawmakers are not in their 45-day general session. When lawmakers are on Capitol Hill, you would be seeing them eight, 10,...
WASHINGTON AP -- The House on Wednesday passed legislation governing next year's intelligence budget that demands lawmakers be given greater access to the nation's most closely held secrets. The bill is the latest attempt by Democrats, struggling to challenge President Bush on major national security issues, to...
Since 1993, a Memorandum of Understanding between the Maryland Public Service Commission and several investor-owned utilities has encouraged -- but not mandated --support of minority-owned businesses in Maryland. However, a Tuesday forum on the issue sponsored by the PSC may have been the first step toward...
European legislation forcing mobile phone operators to cut the price of sending text messages between EU countries by up to 50 per cent could come into effect as early as next year. At the moment, the average cost of SMS roaming is 29 euro cents, more than...
WASHINGTON -- The National Retail Federation urged the House Judiciary Committee to approve legislation scheduled for a vote today that would require Visa and MasterCard to negotiate over a hidden credit card fee that costs the average family more than $400 a year. "At a time when Americans...
Public Advocacy Veteran to Direct CFP Board's Efforts on Behalf of Public WASHINGTON -- Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards, Inc. CFP Board, the certifying and standards-setting organization that oversees nearly 58,000 professionals holding CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER[TM] certification, today announced it has hired Marilyn Mohrman-Gillis as Managing Director,...
WASHINGTON -- Congress on Tuesday rejected President Bush's veto of legislation protecting doctors from a 10.6 percent cut in their reimbursement rates when treating Medicare patients. The override vote in the House was a lopsided 383-41, easily meeting the two-thirds threshold needed to nullify the president's veto....
SANDY -- Hundreds of people attended a City Council meeting here Tuesday to protest proposed breed-specific legislation concerning pit bull and rottweiler dogs and their mixes. To roaring applause, the council voted to table the item until several issues can be addressed. The council wants to include...
SALEM, Ore. -- So long, Cuckoo's Nest. Oregon State Hospital, the mental institution where the 1975 movie "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest" was filmed, is making way for a new complex. Most of the dilapidated 125-year-old main building will be torn down and replaced starting this...
WASHINGTON AP -- The District of Columbia Council approved new firearms legislation Tuesday that will allow residents to begin applying for handgun permits this week. The council's unanimous vote comes as officials try to comply with last month's U.S. Supreme Court ruling that struck down the city's...
NavStar Technologies' (PINKSHEETS: NVST)product concept of combining hands-free calling with GPS navigationcapability, aligns the company's products with the trend of banning cellphone usage in vehicles that are not operated in a hands-free mode. TheCalifornia law that went into effect on July 1, 2008 represents a trendthat is growing in the...
Days like these JIMMY CARTER, the US President, addresses the American nation: "This is a special night for me. Exactly three years ago, I accepted the nomination of my party to run for president of the United States.... Ten days ago I had planned to speak to...
FAIR TIPS FAIR PAY Today, The Independent sets out three simple guidelines for fair treatment of waiting staff, asking that the Government introduces new legislation to end the widespread unfair tipping practices adopted by many of Britain's restaurants: 1) All restaurants should operate a...
WASHINGTON -- The National Retail Federation welcomed today's introduction of legislation that would make organized retail crime a federal offense in an attempt to stop a growing problem that costs retailers and consumers as much as $30 billion a year and threatens public safety through the sale of tainted goods....
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