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Jury convicts aide to former Conn. House speaker
A federal jury on Tuesday convicted a former aide to ex-Connecticut House Speaker Christopher Donovan in connection with illegal contributions to Donovan's failed congressional campaign last year. The jury in New Haven found Robert Braddock Jr. guilty of campaign finance and conspiracy charges, only hours after hearing closing arguments. Braddock ...
Illinois House panel approves fracking regulations
A groundbreaking deal to regulate high-volume oil and gas drilling in Illinois cleared a top House committee Tuesday, setting up a floor vote on a measure that supporters say would bring tens of thousands of jobs to struggling areas in the southern part of the state. The House Executive Committee ...
Ill. House committee approves Medicaid expansion
A plan to expand Medicaid coverage for low-income adults without children squeaked through an Illinois House committee Tuesday despite scrutiny over a last-minute amendment that would give more flexibility to mental health institutions. The Human Services Committee voted 8-6 in favor of the expansion, which is part of President Barack ...
Committee OKs universal background checks for guns
Family members of victims slain by various acts of gun violence across the country converged on Nevada's Capitol Tuesday urging lawmakers to approve universal background checks on gun purchases in the Silver State. Shortly after the speeches ended, members of the Senate Finance Committee did just that by voting 4-3 ...
Ala. legislators' view of session depends on party
Shortly after the Legislature's 2013 session ended, the public address system in the Senate began playing a recording of Otis Redding singing the bluesy lyric, "They call me Mr. Pitiful." It was fitting music for the Democratic minority in the Legislature, which failed to pass its top priority: expanding the ...
Nevada Assembly approves trafficking victims fund
A bill creating a state-managed fund to distribute donations and grants to victims of human trafficking has cleared the Nevada Assembly. The lower house voted unanimously Tuesday in support of AB311. The bill now heads to the Senate. Democratic Assemblyman Michael Sprinkle of Sparks is the primary backer of the ...
Budget panel approves ending ballast water fees
The Legislature's budget committee has voted to end ballast water discharge fees for Great Lakes shipping in two years. The Republican-controlled Joint Finance Committee voted Tuesday to end the fees as Gov. Scott Walker proposed. The state Department of Natural Resources started requiring freighters to obtain ballast water discharge permits ...
Wis. budget committee approves sand mining plan
Wisconsin's budget-writing committee has approved pulling money from the state's environmental management fund to cover sand mining inspections. The Republican-controlled Joint Finance Committee voted Tuesday to approve the proposal from Gov. Scott Walker. Money in the environmental management fund comes from a number of sources, including fees landfills pay the ...
Missouri life sentence for juveniles still in flux
A western Missouri prosecutor who heads a statewide association for prosecuting attorneys said Tuesday that lawmakers' failure to pass a new sentencing structure for juveniles could delay or jeopardize the trials of teens accused of murder. Under Missouri law, anyone convicted of first-degree murder is either sentenced to death or ...
Jury convicts ex-aide to former Connecticut House speaker in campaign donations scheme
Jury convicts ex-aide to former Connecticut House speaker in campaign donations scheme.
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