Articles by Carter Dougherty and Kathleen Hunter

Senate Advances Fast Track Trade Bill

The U.S. Senate advanced legislation that would give President Barack Obama enhanced authority to complete free-trade deals including a landmark agreement with Pacific nations. The 60-37 vote Tuesday paves the way for final passage Wednesday. Because the U.S. House has …

Professional Sports Teams Looking for Terrorism Insurance Win in Congress

Renewal of a U.S. terrorism insurance plan is gaining momentum in Congress, thanks to some big-league backing from a coalition that includes professional football, baseball, basketball and hockey leagues. The sports associations, along with insurers, developers, banks and the U.S. …

Senate Re-Election Politics Boosts Flood Insurance Delay Proposals

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid will do just about anything to help Louisiana’s Mary Landrieu. He arranged the chamber’s floor agenda this week so Landrieu could lead debate on a flood insurance rate reprieve for homeowners in her hurricane-prone state. …

Katrina Prompts States to Review Their Disaster Playbooks

With the horrors from Hurricane Katrina still flashing on live television, Connecticut emergency officials and Gov. M. Jodi Rell (R) met on Sept. 7 to decide how to evacuate 100,000 coastal residents if a Category 4 hurricane hit Long Island …

States Reopen their Disaster Playbooks in Light of Hurricane Katrina

With the horrors from Hurricane Katrina still flashing on live TV, Connecticut emergency officials and Gov. M. Jodi Rell (R) met recently to decide how to evacuate 100,000 coastal residents if a Category 4 hurricane hit Long Island Sound. The …