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Senate Panel Makes U-Turn on Rentals of Recalled Vehicles
Jul 16 2015 // A Senate panel killed a proposal to permit companies to continue renting vehicles that have been recalled, a measure criticized by consumer groups, automakers and even some rental-car companies. The Commerce, Science and...
Q&A: As Obama Health Law Survives, Republicans Divided Over Next Move
Jul 10 2015 // Having lost their latest war against President Barack Obama’s health care overhaul, Republicans must decide how to wage battles that could fan the issue for the 2016 elections. Last month’s Supreme Court...
Twitter, Facebook, YouTube Must Report Terrorist Activity: Senate Bill
Jul 9 2015 // Social media operators such as Twitter, Facebook and YouTube would have to notify federal authorities of online “terrorist activity,” according to the text of a bill approved by the U.S. Senate Intelligence...
Ex-Senate Candidate Grant to Run for North Carolina Insurance Commissioner
Jul 6 2015 // Unsuccessful 2014 U.S. Senate candidate Heather Grant says she’ll run for North Carolina insurance commissioner in 2016. Grant of Wilkes County said in June she will seek the Republican Party’s nomination for...
Flood Insurance Claims Underpayments Not Widespread: Senate Study
Jul 6 2015 // The U.S. government’s appeals process for reviewing flood insurance claim disputes is riddled with flaws, but there is no evidence of systematic underpayments by insurers to flood victims, an investigation by U.S....
Senate Advances Fast Track Trade Bill
Jun 24 2015 // 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...
Democrats Vow One Sentence Fix If Court Ends Obamacare Subsidies
Jun 24 2015 // Democrats are prepared to quickly come up with a legislative solution should the U.S. Supreme Court rule in the next few days to invalidate a central part of President Barack Obama’s signature healthcare law, party...
Flood Insurance Claims Underpayments Not Widespread: Senate Study
Jun 22 2015 // The U.S. government’s appeals process for reviewing flood insurance claim disputes is riddled with flaws, but there is no evidence of systematic underpayments by insurers to flood victims, an investigation by U.S....
Ex-Senate Candidate to Run for North Carolina Insurance Commissioner
Jun 15 2015 // Unsuccessful 2014 U.S. Senate candidate Heather Grant says she’ll run for North Carolina insurance commissioner in 2016. Grant of Wilkes County announced Friday she will seek the Republican Party’s nomination...
Senate Fails to Advance Cybersecurity Bill
Jun 11 2015 // The U.S. Senate failed on Thursday to advance legislation to strengthen protections against cyber attacks, as Democrats banded together to oppose the measure’s inclusion in a defense policy bill President Barack...
N.H. Senate Votes Not to Change Oversight of Public Risk Pools
Jun 8 2015 // The New Hampshire Secretary of State’s office will not immediately lose its oversight of public risk pools as initially proposed in the state Senate’s budget. Senators voted to study the issue rather than...
Ex-N.Y. Senate Leader Pleads Not Guilty to Corruption Charges
Jun 1 2015 // Former New York State Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos pleaded not guilty to charges that he exploited his position to enrich his son Adam. The two men were arrested early last month on corruption charges, and federal...
Ex-N.Y. Senate Leader Accused of Getting Son No-Show Job at Insurance Co.
May 29 2015 // Former New York State Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos got his son a no-show job with a medical malpractice insurer who was lobbying the Legislature, according to a federal indictment. Father and son “engaged in a...
N.H. Senate Amendment Would Change Who Polices Public Risk Pools
May 26 2015 // The New Hampshire Secretary of State’s office could lose its ability to oversee a public risk pool it’s had issues with for years, if a last-minute amendment to the state Senate budget remains in place. The New...
Senate Committee Passes Dodd-Frank Relief Bill Without Democrats
May 22 2015 // A bill to ease regulations across the U.S. financial sector passed a Senate committee on Thursday with no support from Democrats, in a setback to the largest overhaul of 2010 banking reforms since the rules were put in...
Massachusetts Senate Removes Insurance Surcharge From Headlights Law
May 20 2015 // The Massachusetts Senate has voted to join the House in softening the impact of the new state law that requires motorists to turn their headlights on whenever they are operating their windshield wipers. Under a state...
Senate Bill Would Raise Amtrak Liability Limit
May 20 2015 // U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson, D-Fla., has filed legislation aimed at helping victims of the deadly May 12 Amtrak derailment. Nelson’s bill would raise the current $200 million cap on the amount a passenger rail company is...
Texas Senate Passes Property Claim Litigation Bill
May 18 2015 // The Texas Senate on April 30 passed a bill aimed at stemming the onslaught of property claim litigation that has been occurring with increasing frequency in the state following natural catastrophes. Advocates of Senate...
Senate Now Expected to Pass Fast-Track Authority
May 14 2015 // U.S. Senate leaders agreed on a deal to move forward with President Barack Obama’s legislation to speed approval of trade agreements following a one-day rebellion by Democrats. The Senate will hold votes Thursday on...
N.J. Senate Panel Passes Bill Aimed at Transparency in Sandy Aid
May 14 2015 // New Jersey residents affected by Superstorm Sandy would be owed a timeline detailing when state aid would be distributed under a bill advancing in the New Jersey Legislature. The state’s Senate budget committee on...