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Arizona Senate Adds Banking/Insurance Committee
Nov 15 2010 // The Arizona Senate will add three more committees under a postelection reorganization by majority Republicans. Senate President-designee Russell Pearce announced appointments for chairmanships of 15 committees, up from 12...
Republicans Control State Houses
Nov 14 2010 // Republicans were not only victorious in the U.S. House but also in state houses across the country. The Nov. 2 election gave the GOP its largest number of seats in state legislatures since the Great Depression, according...
Republicans Gain Control in State Houses, Governor Offices
Nov 14 2010 // Republicans were not only victorious in the U.S. House but also in state houses across the country. The new GOP power will give the party its largest number of seats in state legislatures since the Great Depression,...
Manchin U.S. Senate Win Elevates Democrat Tomblin to Governor Post
Nov 5 2010 // West Virginians essentially chose a new state chief executive when they voted to send Gov. Joe Manchin to the U.S. Senate, but his Tuesday win has also forced to the forefront questions about the succession process. Senate...
Florida Republicans Eye Special Session to Revisit Crist Vetoes
Nov 5 2010 // Incoming Republican legislative leaders said they are considering calling a special session in the coming weeks to override some of Gov. Charlie Crist’s vetoes. Crist’s veto of a property insurance bill could...
Republicans Regain Control of Michigan Supreme Court
Nov 5 2010 // Republicans regained control of the Michigan Supreme Court by capturing two seats Tuesday, riding the same electoral wave that made the GOP victorious in all major statewide races. Wayne County Judge Mary Beth Kelly and...
Republicans Gain Control in State Houses
Nov 4 2010 // Republicans were not only victorious in the U.S. House but also in state houses across the country. Tuesday night’s GOP power will give the party its largest number of seats in state legislatures since the Great...
GOP Adds Governorships in Midwest
Nov 4 2010 // Midwestern states were among those that added to Republican gains in governor’s offices across the country on Nov. 2. Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Ohio and Wisconsin are among the states that voted to replace Democrats in...
Democrat Jones Wins California Insurance Commissioner Race
Nov 3 2010 // California voters have elected Assemblyman Dave Jones to be the state’s next insurance commissioner. Jones, a Democrat, won 51 percent of the vote to defeat Republican Mike Villines, who was favored by the insurance...
Republican Hudgens Elected Georgia Insurance Commissioner
Nov 3 2010 // Republican state Sen. Ralph T. Hudgens will be the new Georgia insurance and fire safety commissioner. Hudgens defeated Democrat Mary Squires, garnering 54 percent of the vote to 42 percent for Squires. Hudgens will...
Republican Scott Wins Florida Governor Race; Atwater Elected CFO
Nov 3 2010 // Floridians woke up this morning without knowing for certain who will be their next governor, although Republican healthcare executive Rick Scott held a slight edge over Democrat Alex Sink. Sink waited until final results...
Can Republicans Repeal U.S. Healthcare Overhaul?
Nov 2 2010 // Republicans have vowed to repeal and replace President Barack Obama’s healthcare overhaul — or at least obstruct many of its provisions — if they win control of Congress on Tuesday. National polls show...
Congressional Gridlock on Financial Reforms Expected After Elections
Oct 29 2010 // If Republicans make big gains in U.S. Congressional elections on Tuesday, as expected, Wall Street and big banks will have sweet, but incomplete, revenge on Democrats who drove through sweeping financial reforms against...
Industry Giving Aids Republican in California Insurance Chief Race
Oct 18 2010 // The insurance industry has given more than $1.5 million in indirect contributions to support the Republican candidate for state insurance commissioner, drawing criticism that it is trying to buy influence without being...
North Dakota Democrat Wants Stronger Grain Insurance
Oct 12 2010 // North Dakota’s Democratic candidate for the state Public Service Commission said the Legislature should strengthen a $6.9 million insurance fund that compensates farmers if a grain elevator goes broke. Recent data...
House Joins Senate in Extending Flood Insurance for 1 Year
Oct 4 2010 // The U.S. Senate and the House of Representatives have both approved a one-year reauthorization of the nation’s flood insurance program. The measure, S. 3814, will extend the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP)...
House Joins Senate in Extending Flood Insurance for 1 Year
Sep 24 2010 // The House of Representatives joined the Senate yesterday in approving a one-year reauthorization of the nation’s flood insurance program. The measure, S. 3814, will extend the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP)...
Senate Extends Flood Insurance for 1 Year; Measure Goes to House
Sep 22 2010 // The U.S. Senate last night passed by unanimous consent a measure extending the National Flood Insurance Program for one year until Sept. 30, 2011. The Senate one-year reauthorization must now pass the House of...
Republicans Want to Revisit Financial Regulation Reform Bill
Sep 21 2010 // Republicans will reopen the broad Wall Street reform law and overhaul the newly created consumer protection bureau if they regain control of Congress after the November elections, a leading lawmaker said Monday. Richard...
Oklahoma Republicans to Determine Insurance Commissioner Candidate Tuesday
Aug 23 2010 // Oklahoma will be holding a runoff between two Republicans hoping to be the state’s insurance commissioner during its primary election on Tuesday. All registered Republicans will be able to cast a ballot because of...
