Articles tagged with senate
Fri, May 25, 2012
Tea Party takes on establishment Republican in Texas Senate race
By Corrie MacLaggan
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) - A U.S. Senate candidate in Texas with Tea Party backing may win enough votes in Tuesday's ...
Thu, May 24, 2012
Competing student loan plans blocked in U.S. Senate
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Senate Democrats and Republicans on Thursday blocked each other's proposals to extend low-interest federal student loans as a deadline ...
Thu, May 24, 2012
U.S. Senate passes bipartisan FDA funding bill
By Anna Yukhananov
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate on Thursday showed near-unanimous support for a bill that helps fund the U.S. Food ...
Thu, May 24, 2012
Senate panel backs $631 billion in defense spending
By David Alexander
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A Senate panel voted on Thursday to authorize $631.4 billion in defense spending for the 2013 fiscal year ...
Thu, May 24, 2012
White House contest looms over Virginia Senate race
By Patricia Zengerle
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Virginia (Reuters) - Virginia's Tim Kaine was one of the first state governors to endorse Barack Obama for president in ...
Thu, May 24, 2012
Senate 'Fire Department' seeks to ease partisan rancor
By Donna Smith
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Call it a humble effort to douse the flames of dysfunction and paralysis in the U.S. Senate.
Frustrated ...
Wed, May 23, 2012
Obama officials press Senate to ratify sea treaty
By David Alexander
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Washington's failure to ratify the Law of the Sea Convention puts the U.S. military at increasing risk ...
Tue, May 22, 2012
Michigan Senate to discuss blight law
LANSING (WKZO) -- Lawmakers in Lansing are debating legislation that could order property owners to jail if they fail to keep up their land.
A ...
Mon, May 21, 2012
U.S. Senate approves tougher Iran sanctions
By Roberta Rampton and Susan Cornwell
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate unanimously approved on Monday a package of new economic sanctions on Iran ...
Mon, May 21, 2012
California Senate votes to allow self-driving cars
By Mary Slosson
SACRAMENTO (Reuters) - California took a step toward becoming the second state in the nation to allow self-driven cars on its roads ...
Thu, May 17, 2012
JPMorgan's Dimon says will testify before Congress
By Dave Clarke
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - JPMorgan Chase & Co Chief Executive Jamie Dimon has agreed to testify before Congress over the bank's recent trading losses, which have ignited a political debate over whether large U.S. banks need to be reined in by regulators or new laws.
U.S. Senate Banking Committee Chairman Tim Johnson said in a statement on Thursday that his panel will invite Dimon to appear before Congress.
He did not say on what date the committee wants Dimon to testify but that it would follow a set of hearings with regulators on the trades and efforts to implement Wall Street reforms that will conclude on June 6.
"As always, we will continue to be open and transparent with our regulators and Congress," JPMorgan spokesman Kristin Lemkau said in a statement. She said Dimon will appear before the panel.
Last week JPMorgan announced that it has suffered at least $2 billion in losses due to trades that went bad.
Johnson said committee staff has been discussing the losses with regulators and the bank since they were disclosed and have determined Dimon should testify.
Critics of Wall Street have pointed to the trades as evidence that reforms called for under the 2010 Dodd-Frank financial oversight law should be strictly enforced once finalized.
Two regional Federal Reserve presidents have said the losses underscore the point that banks like JPMorgan are too big to manage and should be broken up.
These reactions are being dismissed by some analysts and lawmakers as an overreaction since the bank's stability has not been put at risk.
"Even with this loss, I believe they're one of the most profitable financial institutions in the country and unless the facts are diametrically different from what we've heard, there is no risk from this loss to depositors or to tax payers," House Financial Services Chairman Spencer Bachus said on Wednesday.
WASHINGTON WRANGLING
The JPMorgan losses have, in particular, put a renewed focus on whether regulators should tighten the so-called Volcker rule that will restrict bank trading activities. A proposed rule was released in October and a final version is expected later this year.
The restrictions will ban banks from proprietary trading, or trades that are made solely for their own profit, and greatly limit their ability to invest in hedge funds.
The crackdown is named after former Federal Reserve Chairman Paul Volcker who championed the idea.
Its supporters say banks that receive federal backstops, such as deposit insurance, should not make risky trades that could endanger deposits and possibly taxpayer money.
Banks have lobbied the issue heavily saying if the restrictions are too tightly drawn they will negatively impact financial markets and make it harder, for instance, for companies in a variety of businesses to raise funds.
Democratic Senators Carl Levin and Jeff Merkley, who authored the Volcker rule language in Dodd-Frank, said the October proposal creates a loophole in the crackdown because it would give banks the latitude to hedge against portfolio risk as opposed to individual positions.
They have been publicly pressuring regulators to tighten the rule since the trading losses were announced.
In a sign of the political importance surrounding the issue, Levin told reporters on Thursday that White House National Economic Council Director Gene Sperling called him this week to discuss the Volcker rule. Levin said he urged Sperling to have the White House speak out on the need to tighten the hedging language.
The rule is being written by the federal banking regulators, the Securities and Exchange Commission and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, all of which are independent regulators.
Under Dodd-Frank, the Treasury Department is suppose to coordinate the rule writing and Levin has previously said he believes the department pushed for the broader hedging exemption allowed under the October proposal.
On Thursday, he said Sperling had assured him that is not the case and that Treasury has only tried to coordinate discussions.
"I accepted that," he said.
One regulator has come out publicly in favor of tightening the October proposal.
CFTC Chairman Gary Gensler wants a final rule to bar portfolio hedging, his spokesman Steve Adamske said.
(Additional reporting by David Henry and Alexandra Alper; Editing by Neil Stempleman)
Thu, May 17, 2012
U.S. Senate Republicans block new Iran sanctions bill
By Roberta Rampton
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Senate Republicans said on Thursday they needed more time to examine a revised packaged of new economic ...
Thu, May 17, 2012
Senate votes put Fed board at full strength
By Donna Smith
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Senate on Thursday confirmed two nominees to the Federal Reserve, bringing its short-handed board up to full strength ...
Thu, May 17, 2012
Senate Republicans block Iran sanctions vote
By Roberta Rampton
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Senate Republicans blocked legislation for new economic sanctions on Iran's oil sector on Thursday saying they needed more ...
Wed, May 16, 2012
Senate expected to confirm two Fed nominees
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Senate has removed procedural hurdles ahead of the anticipated confirmation on Thursday of President Barack Obama's two stalled nominees to ...
Wed, May 16, 2012
U.S. Senate to consider new Iran sanctions on Thursday
By Roberta Rampton
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Senate Democratic Leader Harry Reid will ask the U.S. Senate to approve a new package of oil and ...
Tue, May 15, 2012
N.Y. Senate passes bill to make viewing child porn on Internet a crime
ALBANY, New York (Reuters) - The New York State Senate on Tuesday passed legislation to make it a crime to view child pornography on the ...
Tue, May 15, 2012
Senate sends Obama bill to renew Ex-Im Bank
By Doug Palmer
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Senate voted on Tuesday to renew the U.S. Export-Import Bank's charter through September 2014 and raise ...
Tue, May 15, 2012
Senate committee approves seven Pentagon nominees
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Senate Armed Services Committee on Tuesday approved the nominations of seven civilians for senior jobs at the Defense Department, including Frank ...
Tue, May 15, 2012
Senate leaders move toward vote on Fed nominees
By Thomas Ferraro and Donna Smith
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama's two stalled nominees for the Federal Reserve are likely to clear a ...
Tue, May 15, 2012
Nebraska rancher scores upset in Senate primary
Omaha, Nebraska (Reuters) - Rancher and state Senator Deb Fischer overcame two longtime state office holders to win the Nebraska Republican primary for the Senate ...
Mon, May 14, 2012
Senate deal clears way for vote on Ex-Im Bank
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Senate leaders, under pressure from business groups, reached a deal on Monday that clears the way for a vote on a bill ...
Sat, May 12, 2012
Connecticut, Wisconsin parties consider Senate nominees
By Ebong Udoma and Brendan O'Brien
(Reuters) - The Connecticut Democratic convention on Saturday endorsed Congressman Christopher Murphy for an open U.S. Senate ...
Thu, May 10, 2012
Senate delays action on Ex-Im Bank bill
By Doug Palmer
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Senate on Thursday failed to reach a deal to quickly renew the charter of the government-run U.S ...
Wed, May 09, 2012
Senate probes painkiller makers, allied groups
By David Morgan
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A Senate panel has launched a probe of possible links between three drugmakers and nonprofit medical groups that advocated ...
Tue, May 08, 2012
Minnesota Senate approves Vikings football stadium plan
By David Bailey
MINNEAPOLIS (Reuters) - Minnesota state senators advanced a $975 million plan late on Tuesday to build a new domed stadium for the ...
Mon, May 07, 2012
Senate Republicans block Democratic student loan bill
By Thomas Ferraro
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Senate Republicans blocked on Tuesday a White House-backed bill that would end a tax break for the wealthy in ...
Sat, May 05, 2012
Lugar makes last ditch appeal to save Senate career
By Nick Carey and Eric Johnson
INDIANAPOLIS (Reuters) - Senator Richard Lugar appealed to Democrats to cross party lines and vote for him in the ...
Sat, May 05, 2012
Connecticut Senate passes medical marijuana bill
By Mary Ellen Godin
HARTFORD, Connecticut (Reuters) - The Connecticut Senate passed a bill on Saturday legalizing marijuana use for medical purposes with tight restrictions ...
Thu, May 03, 2012
Alabama Senate passes tax for bankrupt county
By Verna Gates
(Reuters) - The Alabama State Senate on Thursday approved a bill allowing cash-strapped Jefferson County to revive a local jobs tax that ...
Thu, May 03, 2012
Stricken lawmaker who won Obama's Senate seat heads home
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Mark Kirk, the Republican who won the Senate seat that Barack Obama vacated when he became president, is leaving a medical center ...
Fri, April 27, 2012
Palin, McCain differ again in race for Indiana Senate seat
INDIANAPOLIS (Reuters) - They disagreed as Republican running mates during the 2008 presidential campaign, and on Friday John McCain and Sarah Palin endorsed rival candidates ...
Fri, April 27, 2012
Exclusive: Senate probe finds little evidence of effective "torture"
By Mark Hosenball
(Reuters) - A nearly three-year-long investigation by Senate Intelligence Committee Democrats is expected to find there is little evidence the harsh "enhanced ...
Thu, April 26, 2012
Senate votes to renew Violence Against Women Act
By Thomas Ferraro
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Senate approved a bill on Thursday to renew and expand a landmark law to combat domestic violence after ...
Thu, April 26, 2012
State House and Senate approve different state budgets.
LANSING (WKZO) -- The Michigan Senate has approved their version of the state budget, including their school aid budget. The House has approved an omnibus ...
Wed, April 25, 2012
Arizona Senate passes bill demanding return of federal lands
By David Schwartz
PHOENIX (Reuters) - Arizona is poised to join next-door neighbor Utah in demanding the U.S. government transfer title to millions of ...
Wed, April 25, 2012
Senate passes postal bill that would end Saturday mail
By Emily Stephenson
(Reuters) - The Senate advanced legislation on Wednesday that would allow the U.S. Postal Service to end Saturday mail after two ...
Wed, April 25, 2012
Argentine Senate set to approve YPF takeover bill
By Hugh Bronstein
BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - Argentine senators on Wednesday were set to approve the nationalization of the country's biggest oil company, underscoring ...
Tue, April 24, 2012
Senate Democrats plan immigration backup plan
By Susan Heavey
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democrats in the U.S. Senate are preparing a backup plan to thwart sweeping immigration laws in Arizona and ...
Tue, April 24, 2012
Senate heads toward renewal of domestic abuse law
By Thomas Ferraro
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Senate Republicans, accused by Democrats of waging "a war on women," are expected to yield to election-year pressure as ...
Tue, April 24, 2012
Senate Democrats close ranks to fight Keystone
By David Lawder
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Senate Democrats closed ranks on Tuesday to block quick approval of the Keystone XL oil pipeline as they begin ...
Tue, April 24, 2012
Smith wins Pennsylvania Republican Senate primary
By Edith Honan
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Pennsylvania Republican and political newcomer Tom Smith on Tuesday beat out four Republican rivals, including the candidate endorsed ...
Mon, April 23, 2012
Lawmakers to fight for post offices in Senate votes
(Reuters) - Lawmakers will fight to save post offices and other U.S. Postal Service facilities from closure as the Senate gears up to vote ...
Thu, April 19, 2012
Senate Republicans rebuke House on spending bills
By David Lawder
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republicans in the Senate opted on Thursday not to challenge federal spending levels set in last summer's debt-limit ...
Thu, April 19, 2012
Obama, top Senate Democrat split on nuclear nominee
By Jeff Mason and Roberta Rampton
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama will renominate Republican Kristine Svinicki to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, defying opposition from ...
Wed, April 18, 2012
Senate Democrat Conrad offers budget but no vote
By David Lawder
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republicans have been pressuring Senate Budget Committee Chairman Kent Conrad to offer up a budget plan, and on Wednesday ...
Tue, April 17, 2012
MF Global trustee Freeh to testify at Senate hearing
By Nick Brown
(Reuters) - Former customers of MF Global
Tue, April 17, 2012
Senate begins debating Postal Service overhaul
By Emily Stephenson
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Senate voted on Tuesday to begin debating legislation that would allow the cash-strapped Postal Service to end Saturday ...
Mon, April 16, 2012
Buffett rule fails Senate vote in tax fight
By Kim Dixon
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Senate Republicans on Monday blocked President Barack Obama's "Buffett Rule" legislation, which would have put a 30-percent minimum ...
Fri, April 06, 2012
Senate Democrats push to ease home refinancing
By Margaret Chadbourn
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Senate Democrats on Tuesday tried to drum up support for widening a government program that aims to help homeowners ...
Thu, April 05, 2012
Connecticut Senate votes to repeal death penalty in state
By Mary Ellen Godin
HARTFORD, Connecticut (Reuters) - The Connecticut Senate voted on Thursday to repeal the state's death penalty, moving it one step ...
Wed, April 04, 2012
Connecticut Senate set to vote on repeal of death penalty
(Reuters) - Connecticut's Senate was set to vote on Wednesday on whether to repeal the death penalty, a measure that if approved could make ...
Thu, March 29, 2012
Senate panel OKs nominees to FDIC, Treasury
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Senate Banking Committee on Thursday voted to approve the nomination of JP Morgan Chase and Co executive Jeremiah Norton to fill ...
Thu, March 29, 2012
Senate confirms top bank regulators
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate on Thursday confirmed President Barack Obama's picks for key spots at the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp (FDIC ...
Thu, March 29, 2012
Senate rejects Obama call to end Big Oil tax breaks
By Patricia Zengerle and Roberta Rampton
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republicans in the Senate blocked legislation on Thursday to strip billions of dollars in tax breaks ...
Wed, March 28, 2012
Arizona Senate passes late-term abortion ban: report
PHOENIX (Reuters) - The Arizona state Senate on Tuesday voted to ban most abortions performed after 20 weeks of pregnancy, according to news reports.
The ...
Tue, March 27, 2012
Senate panel may vote on Russian rights bill
By Susan Cornwell
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Human rights legislation named after an anti-graft lawyer who died in a Russian jail is likely to be considered ...
Tue, March 27, 2012
Bill to ramp up Iran sanctions fails in U.S. Senate
By Roberta Rampton and Rachelle Younglai
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. Republican lawmaker on Tuesday blocked Democrats from passing legislation designed to further punish ...
Mon, March 26, 2012
Democrat Bob Kerrey eligible for Senate run
OMAHA, Nebraska (Reuters) - The Nebraska Supreme Court on Monday rejected the state Republican Party's attempt to keep former Governor Bob Kerrey's name ...
Mon, March 26, 2012
Bill ending oil company tax cuts clears Senate hurdle
By Ayesha Rascoe and Richard Cowan
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Legislation repealing tax breaks for major oil companies passed its first hurdle in the Senate on ...
Mon, March 26, 2012
Form of Right-to-Work on Table in State Senate
LANSING (WKZO) -- State senators will start looking into a version of a right-to-work law that eliminates requiring union membership to get a job but ...
Fri, March 23, 2012
Senate to take up Postal Service bill next week
By Emily Stephenson
(Reuters) - Legislation to allow the struggling Postal Service to eventually end Saturday mail delivery is expected to be debated in the ...
Fri, March 23, 2012
Idaho state Senate panel nixes teen tan ban
By Laura Zuckerman
SALMON, Idaho (Reuters) - An Idaho Senate committee on Thursday nixed a measure that would have banned the use of tanning beds ...
Fri, March 23, 2012
Idaho state Senate panel nixes teen tan ban
By Laura Zuckerman
SALMON, Idaho (Reuters) - An Idaho Senate committee on Thursday nixed a measure that would have banned the use of tanning beds ...
Thu, March 22, 2012
Congress members face new curbs on insider trading
By David Lawder
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Senate on Thursday voted overwhelmingly to send President Barack Obama legislation imposing new curbs on insider trading by ...
Thu, March 22, 2012
Bill to boost startups wins Senate approval
By Alexandra Alper
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Senate on Thursday voted 73 to 26 to pass the "JOBS ACT," which would make it easier for ...
Tue, March 20, 2012
Eximbank renewal hits snag in the Senate
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republicans in the Senate on Tuesday blocked efforts to force a vote on renewing the nearly 80-year-old U.S. Export-Import Bank's ...
Tue, March 20, 2012
Startups bill hits speed bump in Senate
By Sarah N. Lynch and Alexandra Alper
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Senate on Tuesday postponed a vote to advance a White House-backed bill to boost ...
Tue, March 20, 2012
Senate heads toward final approval of insider trading bill
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Senate Democratic leader Harry Reid moved on Tuesday to give final congressional approval to a stalled bill to impose new curbs on ...
Mon, March 19, 2012
New York Republican wins key 3rd-party nod in Senate bid
By Edith Honan
NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York's Conservative Party nominated a strong social and fiscal conservative, Wendy Long, as its Senate candidate ...
Mon, March 19, 2012
Idaho Senate votes to require pre-abortion ultrasound
By Laura Zuckerman
SALMON, Idaho (Reuters) - The Idaho Senate on Monday approved a measure requiring women seeking abortions to undergo an ultrasound before ending ...
Wed, March 14, 2012
Senate passes transportation bill, sends to House
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Senate on Wednesday passed a two-year, $109 billion transportation bill to rebuild roads, bridges and rail systems after rejecting numerous attempts ...
Tue, March 13, 2012
Senate defeats tax break for natural gas trucks
By Roberta Rampton
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A bipartisan proposal to provide tax incentives for natural gas vehicles was defeated in a Senate vote on Tuesday ...
Tue, March 13, 2012
Senate Democrats recast startups bill as investor threat
By David Lawder and Sarah N. Lynch
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Senate Democrats rebranded a bill aimed at job growth as a threat to ...
Tue, March 13, 2012
Michigan Congressional Delegation asks Senate and House Armed Services to spare Air National Guard bases
UNDATED (WKZO) -- All 15 members of the Michigan Congressional Delegation have signed a letter asking the Senate and House Armed Services Committees to spare ...
Thu, March 08, 2012
Georgia Senate OKs drug tests for welfare applicants
By David Beasley
ATLANTA (Reuters) - Adults applying for welfare in Georgia would have to pass a drug test before receiving benefits under a bill ...
Thu, March 08, 2012
Georgia Senate OKs drug tests for welfare applicants
By David Beasley
ATLANTA (Reuters) - Adults applying for welfare in Georgia would have to pass a drug test before receiving benefits under a bill ...
Thu, March 08, 2012
Keystone oil pipeline bill fails in Senate
By Roberta Rampton and Jeff Mason
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Senate Democrats on Thursday defeated a Republican proposal to give a permit to the Keystone XL ...
Wed, March 07, 2012
Senate to tackle highway bill amendments, House struggles
By David Lawder
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Senate leaders struck a deal on Wednesday to move forward on stalled transportation legislation that now will include votes ...
Tue, March 06, 2012
Oklahoma state senate passes "heartbeat" abortion bill
By Steve Olafson
OKLAHOMA CITY (Reuters) - The Oklahoma Senate approved a bill on Tuesday that would require doctors to tell women they have the ...
Tue, March 06, 2012
Former Maine governor seeks Snowe's Senate seat as independent
By Jason McLure
(Reuters) - Former Maine Governor Angus King has announced he'll run as an independent for the U.S. Senate seat vacated ...
Tue, March 06, 2012
Highway vote keeps Keystone fight alive in Senate
By David Lawder
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Senate Republicans' push for a vote to authorize the $7 billion Keystone XL oil pipeline project gained momentum on ...
Tue, March 06, 2012
Abortion bill stalls in Florida Senate
By Michael Peltier
TALLAHASSEE, Florida (Reuters) - A controversial measure requiring women to wait 24 hours before undergoing an abortion stalled on Monday in the ...
Mon, March 05, 2012
Abortion bill stalls in Florida Senate
By Michael Peltier
TALLAHASSEE, Florida (Reuters) - A controversial measure requiring women to wait 24 hours before undergoing an abortion stalled on Monday in the ...
Mon, March 05, 2012
Senate OKs bill aimed at China subsidies
By Doug Palmer
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate on Monday voted unanimously to preserve Washington's ability to slap duties on subsidized goods ...
Wed, February 29, 2012
Senate rejects Republican birth control challenge
By David Morgan and Thomas Ferraro
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Senate narrowly backed a key plank of President Barack Obama's healthcare law on Thursday by ...
Wed, February 29, 2012
Bob Kerrey buoys Democrats with Nebraska Senate bid
By James B. Kelleher
(Reuters) - Bob Kerrey, the former Nebraska governor and U.S. senator, said on Wednesday he will run for his old ...
Wed, February 29, 2012
Bob Kerrey buoys Democrats with Nebraska Senate bid
By James B. Kelleher
(Reuters) - Bob Kerrey, the former Nebraska governor and U.S. senator, said on Wednesday he will run for the U ...
Wed, February 29, 2012
Bernanke's Q&A testimony to Senate panel
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Below are highlights from the question and answer session of a Senate Banking Committee hearing with Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke testifying ...
Wed, February 29, 2012
Virginia Senate passes ultrasound law minus vaginal probe
By Matthew Ward
PORTSMOUTH, Virginia (Reuters) - The Virginia state Senate on Tuesday approved a law forcing a woman to have an ultrasound before an ...
Tue, February 28, 2012
Republican Snowe walks away from 'partisan' Senate
By Thomas Ferraro and Donna Smith
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Senator Olympia Snowe, one of the few remaining Republican moderates in Congress, stunned both parties on ...
Tue, February 28, 2012
Senate budget chair says more Pentagon cuts likely
By David Alexander
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The head of the Senate Budget Committee delivered a sobering message to top U.S. defense officials on Tuesday ...
Tue, February 28, 2012
Longest-serving Senate Republican in fight of his life
By Nick Carey
CRAWFORDSVILLE, Indiana (Reuters) - Senator Richard Lugar of Indiana is one of the Senate's conservative titans, the courtly, silver-haired elder of ...
Mon, February 27, 2012
Virginia Senate approves voter ID bill over objections
By Matthew A. Ward
PORTSMOUTH, Virginia (Reuters) - The Virginia state Senate approved a measure on Monday that would require a valid identification for a ...
Thu, February 16, 2012
Former Presidential Candidate Cain Supports Hoekstra Senate Bid
HOLLAND (WHTC) - Pete Hoekstra is picking up support for his U-S Senate bid from a former presidential candidate. Herman Cain will join the Holland ...
Thu, February 16, 2012
Anti-abortion "personhood" bill clears Oklahoma senate
By Steve Olafson
OKLAHOMA CITY (Reuters) - Oklahoma lawmakers edged closer toward trying to outlaw abortion on Wednesday by approving "personhood" legislation that gives individual ...
Wed, February 15, 2012
Senate fight seen soon over birth control rule
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Democratic-led Senate is expected to reject as early as Thursday a largely symbolic Republican challenge to a White House rule guaranteeing ...
Tue, February 14, 2012
Florida Senate defeats prison privatization bill
By Michael Peltier
TALLAHASSEE, Florida (Reuters) - A measure to turn over nearly a third of Florida's prisons to private for-profit corporations died in ...
Mon, February 13, 2012
New Jersey Senate approves gay marriage; veto looms
By Edith Honan
TRENTON, New Jersey (Reuters) - New Jersey's Democratic-controlled state Senate approved a same-sex marriage bill on Monday but New Jersey was ...
Fri, February 10, 2012
Keystone backers try to hitch ride on Senate highway bill
By Roberta Rampton
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican senators who back the Keystone XL pipeline plan to file an amendment that would attach the project to ...
Thu, February 09, 2012
Senate transportation bill clears key hurdle
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A bipartisan proposal for the government to spend $109 billion over two years to upgrade roads, bridges and transit systems and create ...
Thu, February 09, 2012
Senate panel approves bill to televise high court
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Proceedings of the Supreme Court, long kept out of the view of most Americans, would be televised under a bipartisan bill approved ...
Wed, February 08, 2012
Keystone could be part of Senate highway debate: Thune
By David Lawder
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The contentious Keystone XL oil pipeline could become part of the debate on the Senate floor over highway funding ...
Tue, February 07, 2012
Bernanke's testimony on economy to Senate panel
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Below are highlights from Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke's testimony on Tuesday on the state of the U.S. economy to ...
Mon, February 06, 2012
Michigan Senate candidate slammed over Asian campaign ad
By David Bailey
(Reuters) - A Michigan Republican Senate candidate's campaign ad showing an Asian actress speaking in halting English drew fire from Asian-American ...
Mon, February 06, 2012
Virginia Senate votes to repeal limit on gun purchases
By Matthew A. Ward
PORTSMOUTH, Va (Reuters) - Virginia lawmakers on Monday moved toward lifting a 19-year-old law limiting handgun purchases to one per month ...
Mon, February 06, 2012
Senate approves sweeping aviation bill, sends to White House
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Senate approved a $63 billion bill on Monday that funds U.S. aviation programs for four years and authorizes new steps ...
Fri, February 03, 2012
Senate Democrats ready backup plan on payroll tax bill
By Donna Smith and Richard Cowan
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Senate Democrats have begun preparing a backup plan to extend a tax cut for workers if ...
Thu, February 02, 2012
House to move insider trading bill next week
By David Lawder
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The House of Representatives will swiftly take up a Senate-passed bill to curb insider trading by lawmakers next week ...
Thu, February 02, 2012
Key Senate Republican says drilling bill faces hurdles
By Ayesha Rascoe
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The top Republican on the Senate energy committee on Thursday acknowledged passing legislation to boost domestic energy production will ...
Thu, February 02, 2012
Ohio Senate advances anti-puppy mill bill
By Kim Palmer
CLEVELAND (Reuters) - Ohio senators have advanced a long-standing proposal to regulate dog breeding facilities, one of several measures aimed at changing ...
Thu, February 02, 2012
Senate panel backs tough pressure on Iran
By Roberta Rampton
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Banking transactions with Iran and financing for its oil shipments could come under tougher scrutiny after a bipartisan sanctions ...
Wed, February 01, 2012
Washington state Senate passes gay marriage bill
By Nicole Neroulias
OLYMPIA, Wash (Reuters) - The Washington state Senate passed legislation on Wednesday to legalize gay marriage in a highly charged vote that ...
Wed, February 01, 2012
Virginia Senate backs pre-abortion ultrasound
By Matthew A. Ward
PORTSMOUTH, Virginia (Reuters) - Women seeking an abortion in Virginia would be required to first have an ultrasound and be given ...
Wed, February 01, 2012
Virginia Senate backs pre-abortion ultrasound
PORTSMOUTH, Virginia (Reuters) - Women seeking an abortion in Virginia would be required to first have an ultrasound and be given the opportunity to view ...
Wed, February 01, 2012
Senate panel to look at Verizon spectrum deals
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A Senate antitrust panel is planning a hearing to discuss Verizon Wireless's multibillion dollar deals to buy wireless airwaves from cable ...
Wed, February 01, 2012
Indiana senate OKs anti-union "right-to-work" bill
By Susan Guyett
(Reuters) - The Indiana state Senate on Wednesday gave final approval to a new law allowing workers at unionized businesses to avoid ...
Wed, February 01, 2012
Washington state Senate poised to OK gay marriage
By Nicole Neroulias
OLYMPIA, Wash (Reuters) - The Washington state Senate was expected to endorse legalization of gay marriage Wednesday night in a vote that ...
Wed, February 01, 2012
Indiana becomes 23rd "right-to-work" state
By Susan Guyett
INDIANAPOLIS (Reuters) - Indiana became the 23rd state to pass anti-union "right-to-work" legislation on Wednesday and the first in the nation's ...
Fri, January 27, 2012
Senate banking panel to vote on Iran sanctions February 2
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - - The Senate Banking Committee expects to vote on Thursday, February 2 on legislation containing more sanctions on Iran, the panel announced on ...
Thu, January 26, 2012
White House urges Senate on insider trading bill
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Senate scheduled a vote next week on legislation banning insider trading by members of Congress, a measure the White House described ...
Wed, January 25, 2012
Exclusive: Senate investigating HSBC for money laundering
By Carrick Mollenkamp, Brian Grow and Brett Wolf
(Reuters)- HSBC Holdings PLC is under investigation by a U.S. Senate panel in a money-laundering ...
Wed, January 25, 2012
Senate Discussion Focuses on Pro-Life License Plates
LANSING (WKZO) -- A controversial license plate conceived by a pro-life organization was scheduled to be reviewed Wednesday at a hearing in a state Senate ...
Tue, January 24, 2012
Senate's Reid: Payroll tax plan should not include Keystone
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said on Tuesday he does not think a provision to speed approval of the Keystone XL pipeline ...
Mon, January 23, 2012
Indiana state Senate passes right to work bill
By Susan Guyett
INDIANAPOLIS (Reuters) - The Indiana state Senate on Monday approved a controversial measure that would make it the first right-to-work state in ...
Fri, January 20, 2012
Congress puts brakes on anti-piracy bills
By Jasmin Melvin
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Lawmakers stopped anti-piracy legislation in its tracks on Friday, delivering a stunning win for Internet companies that staged an ...
Thu, January 19, 2012
Top Senate Republican wants Web bill shelved
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The top Senate Republican urged Democrats on Thursday to set aside a bill aimed at stopping online piracy of movies and music ...
Mon, January 16, 2012
Tea Party "kingmaker" DeMint focuses on Senate races
By Nick Carey
MYRTLE BEACH, South Carolina (Reuters) - Everybody was waiting for Jim DeMint. Mitt Romney had reason to hope the South Carolina senator ...
Thu, January 12, 2012
Texas Senate race exposes Republican tensions
By Erin Mulvaney
ROUND ROCK, Texas (Reuters) - The fierce battle between the conservative Tea Party movement and establishment Republicans for control of the party ...
Thu, January 12, 2012
Texas Senate race exposes Republican tensions
By Erin Mulvaney
ROUND ROCK, Texas (Reuters) - The fierce battle between the Tea Party and establishment Republicans for control of the party is on ...
Wed, January 11, 2012
As Romney rises, Tea Party sees Senate as "bulwark"
By Nick Carey
CHICAGO (Reuters) - As Mitt Romney inches toward the Republican Party's presidential nomination, many conservative activists are increasingly focused on a ...
Tue, January 10, 2012
Senate Republicans eyeing suit on Obama appointees
By Alexandra Alper and Thomas Ferraro
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Top Senate Republicans are weighing whether to file a lawsuit to challenge President Barack Obama's ...
Fri, January 06, 2012
Indiana senate committee advances right-to-work bill
By Susan Guyett
INDIANAPOLIS (Reuters) - An Indiana Senate committee sent to the full Senate a right-to-work bill that opponents view as an assault on ...
Fri, January 06, 2012
Indiana senate committee advances right-to-work bill
By Susan Guyett
INDIANAPOLIS (Reuters) - After nearly six hours of testimony, an Indiana Senate committee on Friday voted to advance to the full Senate ...
Wed, January 04, 2012
NC senate votes to override veto of gutted law
By Wade Rawlins
RALEIGH, North Carolina (Reuters) - North Carolina state senators voted on Wednesday to override a veto by the state's governor of ...
Wed, January 04, 2012
N.Carolina senate votes to override veto of gutted death row law
By Wade Rawlins
RALEIGH, North Carolina (Reuters) - North Carolina state senators voted on Wednesday to override the governor's veto of a measure that ...
Wed, January 04, 2012
Michigan Senate Report Shows Budget Surplus
LANSING (WKZO) -- A report by the Michigan Senate shows the state has a budget surplus. The estimates range between 800-million and one-billion dollars thanks ...
Tue, December 27, 2011
Democrat Nelson to retire from Senate
By Tim Reid
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democratic Senator Ben Nelson said on Tuesday that he will retire next year, dealing a significant blow to his ...
Mon, December 26, 2011
Bill In Michigan Senate Would Free Nursing Moms From Juries
LANSING, Mich. (AP) -- The Michigan Senate is expected to consider a bill giving breast-feeding mothers an automatic exemption from jury duty, something that now ...
Mon, December 19, 2011
ESPN analyst Craig James running for Senate
By Erin Mulvaney
AUSTIN (Reuters) - ESPN analyst and former professional football player Craig James filed as a Republican candidate for U.S. Senate on ...
Sun, December 18, 2011
House Republicans oppose Senate payroll tax bill
By David Lawder and Donna Smith
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The fate of an expiring tax break for 160 million American workers was in doubt on ...
Sat, December 17, 2011
Keystone pipe outlook no rosier after Senate vote
By Timothy Gardner
(Reuters) - Senate Republicans claimed victory on Saturday for a bill that may force President Barack Obama to make a speedier decision ...
Sat, December 17, 2011
Senate delays decisions on Obama financial nominees
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Senate on Saturday postponed until next year decisions on whether to approve President Barack Obama's choices to lead agencies that oversee ...
Sat, December 17, 2011
Senate confirms McFaul as U.S. envoy to Russia
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Obama administration's top adviser on Russia policy, Michael McFaul, was approved by the Senate on Saturday to serve as the ...
Sat, December 17, 2011
U.S. Senate ok's two-month payroll tax cut extension
WASHINGTON(Reuters) - The Senate voted on Saturday to extend a payroll tax cut for two months in legislation that also attempts to force President ...
Thu, December 15, 2011
Senate passes new rules on detainees, sends to Obama
By Susan Cornwell
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Congress on Thursday approved a defense bill requiring the military to handle suspected foreign militants allied with al Qaeda ...
Wed, December 14, 2011
Ohio Senate sets aside "heartbeat" abortion bill
COLUMBUS (Reuters) - The Ohio Senate on Wednesday suspended discussion of a controversial bill that would have banned abortions after the first fetal heartbeat was ...
Mon, December 12, 2011
Senate confirms one ambassador, blocks another
By David Ingram
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Two U.S. ambassadors on the verge of being forced to return home met opposite outcomes on Monday, as ...
Mon, December 12, 2011
House-Senate panel agrees new sanctions on Iran
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Leaders of a U.S. House and Senate negotiating panel on Monday said they had agreed to compromise legislation imposing new sanctions ...
Fri, December 09, 2011
Congress punts hard payroll tax work to 2012
By Richard Cowan and Rachelle Younglai
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama signed into law a two-month payroll tax cut extension on Friday, capping a ...
Thu, December 08, 2011
Warren leads in Massachusetts Senate race
BOSTON (Reuters) - Democrat Elizabeth Warren, a prominent consumer activist and former official in President Barack Obama's administration, leads Republican Senator Scott Brown in ...
Mon, December 05, 2011
Parties in legal tussle over control of Virginia state Senate
By Matthew A. Ward
PORTSMOUTH, Va (Reuters) - Democrats in what is seen as a potentially key swing state in next year's presidential election ...
Sun, December 04, 2011
Obama, fellow Democrats push tax cut extension
By Thomas Ferraro and Donna Smith
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama prodded congressional Republicans on Monday to extend a payroll tax cut, and his ...
Fri, December 02, 2011
Senate panel may subpoena MF Global's Corzine
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Senate Agriculture Committee will meet next week to vote on whether to subpoena former MF Global CEO Jon Corzine, if he ...
Fri, December 02, 2011
Former Wisconsin governor Thompson launches Senate run
By Brendan O'Brien
MADISON, Wis (Reuters) - Former Wisconsin governor Tommy Thompson officially launched his campaign on Thursday for the Senate seat being vacated ...
Thu, December 01, 2011
Republican payroll tax cut plan fails in Senate
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Senate on Thursday blocked a Republican plan to extend the payroll tax cut for workers for one year.
By a vote ...
Thu, December 01, 2011
Senate backs military custody for terror suspects
By Susan Cornwell
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Senate voted on Thursday to broaden the armed forces' powers over suspected militants, requiring that foreigners allied with ...
Thu, December 01, 2011
Senate defeats Democratic payroll tax cut plan
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republicans in the Senate on Thursday blocked a one-year extension and expansion of the payroll tax cut that was coupled with a ...
Thu, December 01, 2011
Senate OK's sanctions on Iran central bank
By Arshad Mohammed and Susan Cornwell
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Senate unanimously approved tougher sanctions against Iran on Thursday, voting to penalize foreign financial institutions ...
Thu, December 01, 2011
Senate backs military custody for terror suspects
By Susan Cornwell
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Senate on Thursday voted in favor of a requirement that captured terrorism suspects, including those detained in the ...
Thu, December 01, 2011
Senate defeats competing payroll tax cut bills
By Thomas Ferraro and Richard Cowan
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Senate on Thursday defeated competing payroll tax cut extension plans by Democrats and Republicans, clearing ...
Thu, December 01, 2011
Republican payroll tax cut plan fails in Senate
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Senate on Thursday blocked a Republican plan to extend the payroll tax cut for workers for one year.
By a vote ...
Thu, December 01, 2011
Former Wisconsin governor Thompson makes Senate run official
By Brendan O'Brien
MADISON, Wis (Reuters) - Former Wisconsin governor Tommy Thompson officially launched his campaign Thursday for the Senate seat being vacated by ...
Wed, November 30, 2011
Senate pushes to hurry up Afghanistan pullout
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Senate voted on Wednesday to require President Barack Obama to devise a plan for expediting the pullout of U.S. troops ...
Wed, November 30, 2011
Republicans make pipeline jobs issue for Obama
By Roberta Rampton
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republicans in Congress signaled on Wednesday that they plan to keep the Keystone XL pipeline alive as a tool ...
Wed, November 30, 2011
Senate Republicans make pipeline a jobs issue for Obama
By Roberta Rampton
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republicans in the Senate signaled on Wednesday they plan to keep the Keystone XL pipeline alive as a tool ...
Wed, November 30, 2011
Senate Republicans offer tax-cut renewal plan
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A pay freeze for federal workers would be extended for another three years as part of a Senate Republican plan offered on ...
Mon, November 28, 2011
Senate Committee Reviews Abortion Insurance
LANSING (WKZO) -- Health insurance policies sold in Michigan would not be allowed to offer coverage for abortions under legislation being reviewed by a state ...
Thu, November 17, 2011
Obama signs stopgap funding bill: White House
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama on Friday signed a bill to fund the government until December 16, the White House said, after it was ...
Thu, November 17, 2011
Senate to take up cyber bill in 2012
By Diane Bartz
(Reuters) - The Senate will take up cybersecurity legislation next year to fight online fraud, espionage and intellectual property theft whether or ...
Wed, November 16, 2011
Former New York state Senate leader's conviction tossed
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A federal appeals court on Wednesday overturned the corruption conviction of the former majority leader of the New York State Senate ...
Wed, November 16, 2011
New York court tosses conviction of former state Senate leader
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A federal appeals court on Wednesday overturned the conviction of the former majority leader of the New York State Senate, Joseph ...
Tue, November 15, 2011
House, Senate negotiators agree on spending bill
By JoAnne Allen
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Congressional negotiators agreed late on Monday to extend funding for many U.S. government programs to mid-December in a ...
Tue, November 08, 2011
Senate Democrat Whitmer Sends Letter to Jase Bolger on Anti-Bullying Legislation
LANSING, MI (WKZO) -- Senate Democratic Leader Gretchen Whitmer has sent a letter to House Speaker Jase Bolger telling him that the whole world will ...
Thu, October 13, 2011
Nathan, NY judicial nominee, narrowly passes Senate
By Carlyn Kolker
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A nominee for the federal court in New York whom Republicans had criticized for lack of courtroom experience ...
Tue, October 11, 2011
Senate passes China yuan bill, House fate unclear
By Paul Eckert
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Senate approved a controversial bill aimed at forcing China to raise the value of the yuan in an ...
Tue, October 11, 2011
Senate panel approves long-delayed trade deals
By Doug Palmer
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A Senate panel on Tuesday backed long-delayed trade pacts with South Korea, Colombia and Panama that are expected to ...
Tue, October 11, 2011
Six antiwar, economic protesters arrested at Senate offices
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Six people were arrested on Tuesday during a protest in a Senate office building involving antiwar and Occupy DC demonstrators, police and ...
Tue, October 11, 2011
Senate Republican jobs bill urges tax reform and cuts
By Thomas Ferraro
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Senate Republicans, having rejected President Barack Obama's jobs bill, offered a sweeping and largely repackaged plan of their ...
Mon, October 10, 2011
Senate to push Obama jobs bill piece by piece: White House
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House said on Wednesday the Senate would hold votes on separate parts of President Barack Obama's jobs bill after ...
Mon, October 10, 2011
Warren draws $3 million in first weeks of Senate bid
BOSTON (Reuters) - Democrat Elizabeth Warren raised $3.15 million in the first stage of her bid for the U.S. Senate from Massachusetts, the ...
Sat, October 08, 2011
Obama ups pressure ahead of Senate jobs bill vote
By Alister Bull
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama maintained his attack against congressional Republicans over his jobs bill on Saturday, upping pressure before it ...
Thu, October 06, 2011
Senate delays vote on China yuan bill to next week
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Senate on Thursday delayed a vote on a bill to get tough with China over its currency practices until next week ...
Thu, October 06, 2011
Senate and House to vote on trade deals Wednesday
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The House of Representatives and the Senate will vote next Wednesday on three long-delayed trade deals with South Korea, Panama and Colombia ...
Thu, October 06, 2011
Fitch slams proposed foreign profit tax break
By Kevin Drawbaugh
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Giving corporations a tax break on their overseas profits likely would not boost the economy or jobs, said credit ...
Thu, October 06, 2011
Obama hits China on trade; cautious on currency bill
By Doug Palmer and Matt Spetalnick
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama accused China on Thursday of "gaming" international trade by keeping its currency weak ...
Thu, October 06, 2011
Senate panel approves White House economic adviser
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Senate Banking Committee on Thursday approved Princeton University economics professor and labor expert Alan Krueger to serve as the top White ...
Thu, October 06, 2011
China currency narrowly clears Senate hurdle
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Legislation aimed at cracking down on China's currency practice narrowly cleared a major procedural hurdle on Thursday when the Senate voted ...
Thu, October 06, 2011
Key China currency vote hits snag in Senate
By Doug Palmer
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. legislation designed to get China to revalue its currency hit a snag on Thursday as the Democratic ...
Thu, October 06, 2011
Senate panel seen voting on trade pacts next week
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Senate Finance Committee will vote on Tuesday on three long-delayed trade deals with South Korea, Panama and Colombia, a congressional source ...
Wed, October 05, 2011
Senate leader blocks defense bill over detainees
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid will block consideration of the wide-ranging defense bill until provisions on how terrorism suspects will be treated ...
Wed, October 05, 2011
Senate eyes Thursday vote on China currency bill
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Senate is expected to vote on Thursday on legislation designed to press China to let its yuan currency rise in value ...
Wed, October 05, 2011
Tax on rich will pay for Obama jobs plan: Democrats
By Richard Cowan and Thomas Ferraro
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Senate Democrats want to hit millionaires with a 5 percent surcharge on their taxes to pay ...
Tue, October 04, 2011
Warren in Senate campaign mode with first debate
By Ros Krasny
BOSTON (Reuters) - Consumer advocate and former Obama administration official Elizabeth Warren got into the nitty-gritty of campaigning for the U.S ...
Tue, October 04, 2011
Tommy Thompson files for Wisconsin Senate run
By Mary Wisniewski
MADISON, Wis (Reuters) - Former Wisconsin governor Tommy G. Thompson, a Republican, filed a statement of candidacy with the Federal Elections Commission ...
Mon, October 03, 2011
Senate finds home healthcare companies at fault
By Kavyanjali Kaushik
(Reuters) - The Senate Finance Committee said Amedisys , Gentiva Health and LHC Group , three of the biggest players in the home healthcare ...
Mon, October 03, 2011
Senate finds home healthcare companies at fault
By Kavyanjali Kaushik
(Reuters) - The Senate Finance Committee said Amedisys , Gentiva Health and LHC Group , three of the biggest players in the home healthcare ...
Mon, October 03, 2011
Senate will consider Obama jobs plan this month
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Senate Democratic Leader Harry Reid said on Monday that his chamber will consider this month President Barack Obama's embattled ...
Sun, October 02, 2011
White House voices concern on China currency bill
By Paul Eckert and Alister Bull
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The prospects for U.S. legislation designed to get China to revalue its currency appeared to ...
Tue, September 27, 2011
Senate to take up China currency bill next week
By Doug Palmer
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Senate plans to vote next week on legislation to crack down on China's currency practices, despite concerns that ...
Tue, September 27, 2011
Consumer advocate gets endorsement for Senate
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Former Wisconsin Senator Russ Feingold endorsed Elizabeth Warren's bid for a Senate seat on Tuesday, a strong sign that the prominent ...
Mon, September 26, 2011
House expected to pass funding bill Thursday
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The House of Representatives is expected to pass on Thursday a short-term funding bill to avert a government shutdown, a top Republican ...
Fri, September 23, 2011
Olympian Carl Lewis quits state senate race in New Jersey
By Dave Warner
PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) - Olympic track star Carl Lewis ended his run for the state senate in New Jersey on Friday after a ...
Fri, September 23, 2011
Senate to delay disaster bill until Monday
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Senate agreed to delay further action on a stopgap spending bill until Monday as Democrats and Republicans remained at odds over the ...
Thu, September 22, 2011
Congress delays budget fight until Monday
By Andy Sullivan
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Congress set the stage for another last-minute budget showdown as lawmakers delayed action on a broad spending bill ...
Thu, September 22, 2011
Senate OKs retraining program key to U.S. trade deals
By Doug Palmer
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Senate on Thursday handed President Barack Obama a victory by passing a bill to help workers displaced by ...
Thu, September 22, 2011
China steps up condemnation of U.S. over Taiwan arms
By Chris Buckley
BEIJING (Reuters) - China stepped up its condemnation of the United States on Thursday for selling arms to Taiwan saying they could ...
Thu, September 22, 2011
Senate nears vote on program blocking trade deals
By Doug Palmer
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Senate appeared set to approve on Thursday a program to help workers displaced by foreign competition, which business ...
Wed, September 21, 2011
Congress heads to another budget showdown
By Andy Sullivan and Thomas Ferraro
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A sharply divided Congress careened toward another high-stakes budget battle on Thursday as lawmakers remained at ...
Wed, September 21, 2011
Analysis: Jobs deficit fuels Senate action on China yuan
By Doug Palmer
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Legislation aimed at pressing China to let its yuan currency rise has been propelled to the top of the ...
Tue, September 20, 2011
Smackdown II: wrestling exec in new Senate bid
(Reuters) - Former professional wrestling entrepreneur Linda McMahon on Tuesday launched her second bid to win a U.S. Senate seat from Connecticut.
McMahon, a ...
Tue, September 20, 2011
Smackdown II: wrestling exec McMahon in new Senate bid
BOSTON (Reuters) - Linda McMahon, a former wrestling entrepreneur, on Tuesday launched a second bid to win a Senate seat from Connecticut.
Republican McMahon, who ...
Tue, September 20, 2011
Senate rejects trade promotion authority for Obama
By Doug Palmer
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Senate Democrats banded together on Tuesday to reject a Republican amendment that would give President Barack Obama ...
Tue, September 20, 2011
Warren leads Brown in Massachusetts Senate race
BOSTON (Reuters) - Elizabeth Warren, a prominent consumer advocate and former official in President Barack Obama's administration, narrowly leads Republican Senator Scott Brown in ...
Mon, September 19, 2011
Senate moves toward action on trade deals
By Doug Palmer
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Senate began debate on Monday on a bill that waives tariffs on goods from developing countries in a ...
Mon, September 19, 2011
Nearly $44 million spent on Wisconsin recall elections
By Jeff Mayers
MADISON, Wisc (Reuters) - A record of nearly $44 million was spent this year to persuade voters in nine Wisconsin state Senate ...
Mon, September 19, 2011
Top Senate Republican slams Obama deficit plan
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama's call for $3 trillion in new government savings, through a mix of tax increases and spending cuts, was ...
Sun, September 18, 2011
Google preparing for Senate hearing
By Diane Bartz
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Google's Eric Schmidt, the online search giant's point man for all things Washington, goes before a Senate ...
Fri, September 16, 2011
Senate aims to launch debate on worker aid bill
By Richard Cowan
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Senate aims to begin debate Monday on legislation to retrain U.S. workers who lose jobs due to ...
Thu, September 15, 2011
Senate approves $6.9 billion in disaster aid
By Deborah Charles
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Democratic-led Senate on Thursday sent the House of Representatives a measure to fund disaster aid by twice as ...
Thu, September 15, 2011
Senate panel keeps budget boosts for SEC, CFTC
By Christopher Doering and Sarah N. Lynch
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Securities and futures regulators will see large budget increases to help them implement sweeping new ...
Thu, September 15, 2011
Senate approves FAA, highway funding extensions
By John Crawley
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Senate approved legislation on Thursday to temporarily renew funding for airport and highway improvement projects, averting threatened shutdowns of ...
Wed, September 14, 2011
Senate wrangling threatens transport shutdowns
By John Crawley
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A senator's objection to federal spending on bike paths and scenic projects threatened on Wednesday to hold up ...
Wed, September 14, 2011
Senate hopeful Warren vows to help middle class
By Ros Krasny
FRAMINGHAM, Massachusetts (Reuters) - Consumer advocate Elizabeth Warren took the message that made her unpopular with Wall Street to Massachusetts voters on ...
Tue, September 13, 2011
Senate leader vows push on China currency bill
By Andy Sullivan and Paul Eckert
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Senate will try to pass legislation in coming weeks aimed at forcing China to stop ...
Tue, September 13, 2011
Senate hopeful Warren vows to help middle class
By Ros Krasny
FRAMINGHAM, Ma. (Reuters) - Consumer advocate Elizabeth Warren took the message that made her unpopular with Wall Street to Massachusetts voters on ...
Tue, September 13, 2011
Senate approval sends same-sex marriage issue to N.C. voters
By Ned Barnett
RALEIGH, North Carolina (Reuters) - North Carolina residents will vote next year on a constitutional amendment to ban same-sex marriage after the ...
Tue, September 13, 2011
Senate panel backs freeze in Pentagon base budget
By David Alexander
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The nominee to become Defense Secretary Leon Panetta's top deputy cautioned against "draconian" cuts in the U.S ...
Thu, September 08, 2011
Congress approves patent overhaul bill
By Diane Bartz
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Congress gave final approval to an overhaul of the U.S. patent system on Thursday, sending the bill aimed ...
Thu, September 08, 2011
Senate advances bill for flood insurance
By Lisa Lambert
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A Senate committee advanced a bill to approve billions of dollars in funding for national flood insurance just weeks ...
Wed, September 07, 2011
Senate panel passes USDA disaster, famine aid funds
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - About $266 million was earmarked for U.S. agricultural disaster relief in a funding bill approved by a Senate committee on Wednesday ...
Wed, September 07, 2011
Italy Senate okays austerity plan, moves to chamber
By James Mackenzie
ROME (Reuters) - The Italian Senate on Wednesday approved the government's widely criticized austerity program aimed at staving off financial crisis ...
Tue, September 06, 2011
Senate to consider House patent bill
By Diane Bartz
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Legislation designed to curb the growth of patent litigation advanced on Tuesday when the Senate voted to take up ...
Tue, September 06, 2011
Senate panel OKs disaster aid as funds dry up
By Andy Sullivan
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A Senate panel approved $6 billion in disaster aid on Tuesday but it was unclear whether Congress would be ...
Tue, September 06, 2011
Openly gay Wisconsin congresswoman enters Senate race
By John Rondy
MILWAUKEE (Reuters) - Congresswoman Tammy Baldwin, one of the few openly gay members of Congress, announced on Tuesday that she will run ...
Mon, September 05, 2011
Italy austerity plan moves to Senate as markets press
By James Mackenzie
ROME (Reuters) - The Italian parliament begins debating a much criticized austerity package on Tuesday after President Giorgio Napolitano issued a stark ...
Fri, September 02, 2011
Senate panel to vote on 7 SEC, financial nominees
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Senate Banking Committee on Friday said it will vote next week on the nominations of seven individuals for senior federal regulatory ...
Thu, September 01, 2011
Senate Democrats seek to leverage transport support
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Key senators sought on Thursday to short-circuit any challenge to extending temporarily funding for highway construction programs when Congress returns next week ...
Mon, August 29, 2011
Key Republican in Wisconsin union fight to run for Senate
By Jeff Mayers
MADISON, Wis (Reuters) - Wisconsin Assembly Speaker Jeff Fitzgerald, a key Republican leader in the state's battle earlier this year over ...
Mon, August 29, 2011
Governor Snyder Endorsing Hoekstra for US Senate
LANSING, MI (WTVB) Governor Rick Snyder today is endorsing former Congressman Pete Hoekstra in the GOP race for the U.S. Senate seat held ...
Fri, August 26, 2011
Gov. Snyder Set to Endorse Hoekstra's US Senate Bid
LANSING, MI (WHTC News) - Pete Hoekstra apparently has scored a major endorsement in his effort to secure the Republican nomination for next year’s ...
Wed, August 24, 2011
Michigan Senate Approves Four Year Limit on Welfare
LANSING (WKZO) -- Legislation passed by both the House and Senate means that thousands of Michigan residents will be dumped from the state's Welfare ...
Fri, August 19, 2011
Charter School Executive Clark Durant to run for U.S Senate
UNDATED, MI (WKZO) -- As we reported, with the support of some heavy hitting big money Republicans, Charter School Executive Clark Durant has made it ...
Thu, August 11, 2011
Consumer advocate Warren to decide Senate run soon
By Dave Clarke
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Former Obama administration official Elizabeth Warren will make a decision after Labor Day on whether to run for the ...
Tue, August 09, 2011
Senate Democrats urge FAA bill settlement
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Senate Democrats on Tuesday urged Republicans in the House of Representatives to begin "serious negotiations" on an aviation funding bill that they ...
Tue, August 09, 2011
Republican tax hardliners on debt super panel
By Kevin Drawbaugh and Donna Smith
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republicans named their six members Wednesday to a congressional deficit-reduction super committee, including a favorite of ...
Tue, August 09, 2011
Senate Democrats urge FAA bill settlement
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Senate Democrats on Tuesday urged Republicans in the House of Representatives to begin "serious negotiations" on an aviation funding bill that they ...
Tue, August 09, 2011
Factbox: Wisconsin Senate recall elections
(Reuters) - Wisconsin voters are going to the polls on Tuesday to vote in six state Senate recall elections stemming from the uproar earlier this ...
Mon, August 08, 2011
Senate panel reviewing S&P downgrade
By Rachelle Younglai and Richard Cowan
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Senate Banking committee has begun looking into last week's decision by Standard and Poor ...
Fri, August 05, 2011
Hoekstra Speaks while Glenn Enters
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC News) - As the perceived front-runner for the 2012 Republican US Senate nomination spoke in his hometown, a challenger stepped into the ...
Thu, August 04, 2011
Wisconsin spending soars as Senate recall elections near
By David Bailey
MINNEAPOLIS (Reuters) - Spending on recall election campaigns for Wisconsin's Senate, seen as a potential gauge of public sentiment, has reached ...
Thu, August 04, 2011
IRS will not go after airline fare hikes
By John Crawley
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The government does not plan to go after more than $400 million in airline revenue from fare increases that ...
Tue, August 02, 2011
Senate confirms new ambassador to Mexico
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Senate on Tuesday unanimously confirmed Earl Anthony Wayne as U.S. ambassador to Mexico, a post vacated when Washington's last ...
Tue, August 02, 2011
Senate should act on highway bill after break: Reid
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Senate should take up legislation laying out how much money the country will spend on roads, bridges and highways when it ...
Tue, August 02, 2011
Shadowy shell companies targeted by Senate bill
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - State governments would have to identify persons forming corporations under legislation that was reintroduced on Tuesday in the Senate, taking aim at ...
Tue, August 02, 2011
U.S. aviation shutdown likely through August: LaHood
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Only congressional action can end a partial shutdown of U.S. federal aviation programs that has suspended hundreds of airport construction projects ...
Tue, August 02, 2011
Snapshot: Obama signs debt limit bill
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Just hours ahead of a deadline to avert an unprecedented default, President Barack Obama, without public ceremony, signs a bill that raises ...
Tue, August 02, 2011
Snapshot: Senate to vote on debt deal
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Here is a rundown of the final actions in Congress on Tuesday as lawmakers try to rush to the White House a ...
Tue, August 02, 2011
Obama to speak after Senate vote on debt deal
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama will make a statement at the White House after the Senate votes on a bill to raise the debt ...
Mon, August 01, 2011
Senate panel approves CFTC nominee Wetjen
By Christopher Doering
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Senate Agriculture Committee approved the nomination of a Democratic commissioner to the U.S. futures regulator on Tuesday ...
Mon, August 01, 2011
Senate to vote Tuesday on debt bill: aides
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Senate likely will vote on Tuesday on a bill to raise the government's debt limit, leadership aides said on Monday ...
Mon, August 01, 2011
Efforts to end FAA shutdown falter in Senate
By John Crawley
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Efforts to craft a compromise to end a partial shutdown of federal aviation programs faltered in the U.S ...
Mon, August 01, 2011
Reid says debt limit vote in Senate by Tuesday
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said Monday that debt limit increase legislation would be completed in the Senate by Tuesday.
"This vote ...
Mon, August 01, 2011
Senate Republican leader optimistic on debt vote
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell said on Monday he was "optimistic" about the prospects for passing a deficit reduction and debt limit ...
Sun, July 31, 2011
Senate may vote on debt deal as early as Monday: aide
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Senate will likely vote on Monday on a proposed, bipartisan deal to increase the U.S. debt limit and avert a ...
Sun, July 31, 2011
Obama, Senate leaders reach debt ceiling agreement
WASHINGTON (WSAU) Several sources say Democratic and Republican leaders have reached a final agreement on raising the debt ceiling, avoiding a U.S. Treasury ...
Sun, July 31, 2011
Senate vote unlikely until at least Monday: aide
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A Senate vote on a possible debt-limit deal is "highly unlikely" until at least on Monday, a senior congressional aide said.
"This ...
Sat, July 30, 2011
High-ranking Senate Democrat upbeat on debt deal
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The No. 2 Democrat in Senate said on Saturday he was more optimistic about chances for a debt limit increase deal, despite ...
Sat, July 30, 2011
Senate delays key debt vote until later on Sunday
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid on Saturday delayed a test vote on the Democratic debt limit increase plan until 1 p.m ...
Sat, July 30, 2011
Senate Republicans say will block Reid debt bill
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Nearly all Republicans in the Senate signed a letter saying they will not vote for a Democratic plan to raise the debt ...
Fri, July 29, 2011
Republican debt bill headed for defeat in Senate
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A bill to raise the debt ceiling that passed the Republican-controlled House of Representatives was headed for defeat on Friday in the ...
Fri, July 29, 2011
Senate Democrats debt timeline close to deadline
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Senate Democrats are trying to propose a compromise debt limit increase bill that would likely not come to a final vote in ...
Thu, July 28, 2011
Senate panel schedules Google antitrust hearing
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Senate's antitrust panel has scheduled its hearing on Google Inc's use of its considerable market clout for mid-September, the ...
Thu, July 28, 2011
House Republicans challenge Senate Democrats
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - House of Representatives Republican leader Eric Cantor Thursday challenged the Democratic-led Senate to accept a House-passed bill raising the debt limit or ...
Thu, July 28, 2011
Senate will defeat Boehner bill tonight, Reid says
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Democratic-controlled Senate will defeat House Speaker John Boehner's plan to raise the debt ceiling shortly after the Republican-controlled House of ...
Wed, July 27, 2011
Senate Democrats will vote against Boehner bill
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Some 53 senators -- all 51 Democrats and two independents who usually vote with them -- signed a letter on Wednesday saying they will ...
Wed, July 27, 2011
Stabenow Leads Hoekstra in Senate Race Poll
WASHINGTON (WKZO) -- A new Public Policy Polling survey shows that incumbent Senator Debbie Stabenow leads everyone in the Republican field, including Pete Hoekstra, who ...
Wed, July 27, 2011
Senate confirms Gary Locke as U.S. envoy to China
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Senate on Wednesday confirmed former Commerce Secretary Gary Locke as ambassador to China, sending to Beijing an envoy who has said ...
Wed, July 27, 2011
Senate Democrats debt plan saves $2.2 trillion: CBO
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Senate Democrats' legislation to reduce the U.S. deficit and increase borrowing authority would cut $2.2 trillion from deficits, about $500 ...
Tue, July 26, 2011
Boehner says his debt plan can pass House and Senate
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - House Speaker John Boehner, the top Republican in Congress, said Tuesday his two-stage deficit reduction plan could pass through the House and ...
Mon, July 25, 2011
Boehner introduces debt plan, says can pass Senate
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - House Speaker John Boehner, the top Republican in Congress, introduced a new plan on Monday to approve an increase in the debt ...
Mon, July 25, 2011
Senate Democrats unveil debt limit plan
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Senate Democrats on Monday offered a $2.7 trillion spending-cut plan that includes large savings from domestic and defense programs to try ...
Wed, July 20, 2011
Hoekstra Says He'll Fight for Smaller Government, Less Spending
LANSING (WKZO) -- Former Republican Congressman Pete Hoekstra says voters are ready to replace Democratic Senator Debbie Stabenow with someone who will fight for smaller ...
Tue, July 19, 2011
Former Bush aide Stanzel considering Senate run
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Scott Stanzel, a former spokesman for President George W. Bush, said on Tuesday he is considering a run for a Senate seat ...
Tue, July 19, 2011
Senate group offers $3.75 trillion deficit cuts
By Richard Cowan
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A bipartisan group of senators on Tuesday revived an ambitious budget plan that could provide new ideas for breaking ...
Tue, July 19, 2011
Hoekstra Changes Course, Opts to Run for US Senate
LANSING, MI (WHTC News) - It is a course change for the Lakeshore's former Congressman.
Pete Hoekstra, who had decided this past spring not ...
Mon, July 18, 2011
Liberals push Elizabeth Warren to run for Senate
By Ros Krasny
BOSTON (Reuters) - Elizabeth Warren, who locked horns with Wall Street while creating a consumer protection agency during the U.S. bank ...
Sun, July 17, 2011
Senate nears debate on backup debt plan: aides
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Senate will likely begin consideration this week of a bipartisan fallback plan to avert an unprecedented U.S. default of its ...
Fri, July 15, 2011
senate bill would kill stock option tax break
By Kevin Drawbaugh
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A tax code loophole that gives corporations large deductions on executive stock options would be closed under legislation unveiled ...
Thu, July 14, 2011
Italy Senate gives austerity budget first nod
By Philip Pullella
ROME (Reuters) - Italy's austerity budget passed its first parliamentary hurdle Thursday but the opposition says Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi's ...
Thu, July 07, 2011
Senate deal would axe $6 billion ethanol tax credit
By Timothy Gardner
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Three senators reached a deal on Thursday to repeal the $6 billion per year ethanol tax credit by the ...
Tue, July 05, 2011
Default avoided but fears on economy remain
By Andy Sullivan and Jeff Mason
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States stepped back from the brink of default on Tuesday but congressional approval of ...
Tue, July 05, 2011
Senate's Reid scraps Libya measure for debt
By Susan Cornwell
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid on Tuesday pulled a resolution to authorize the U.S. military conflict ...
Fri, July 01, 2011
Senate OKs Teacher Tenure Changes
LANSING, MI (Metro Source) - The state Senate has approved four bills that would impact tenured teachers in the state. Under the new package, school ...
Thu, June 30, 2011
Rhode Island Senate approves same-sex civil unions
PROVIDENCE (Reuters) - Rhode Island's Senate approved same-sex civil unions on Wednesday, passing a controversial bill not amended from the House version and sent ...
Wed, June 29, 2011
State Senate Passes Motorcycle Helmet Law Repeal
LANSING, MI (Metro Source) - The Michigan Senate has again passed a repeal of the state's motorcycle helmet law. The bill passed 24-14 yesterday ...
Wed, June 29, 2011
Pennsylvania Senate threatens state control of Harrisburg
By Edith Honan
HARRISBURG (Reuters) - As Pennsylvania's deeply indebted capital of Harrisburg weighs a rescue plan proposed by the state, the Pennsylvania Senate ...
Tue, June 28, 2011
Strong words, student attendance mark Senate DREAM hearing
By Molly O'Toole
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Strong words and hundreds of students, a number of them undocumented immigrants, kicked off the first Senate hearing ...
Fri, June 24, 2011
Redistricting Maps Approved by State Senate
LANSING, MI (Metro Source) - The Michigan Senate has approved governmental redistricting plans, less than a week after the proposed maps were released. The number ...
Fri, June 24, 2011
New York state Senate again delays gay marriage vote
By Dan Wiessner
ALBANY, New York (Reuters) - The New York state Senate again put off a vote on legalizing same-sex marriage on Thursday, and ...
Wed, June 22, 2011
Senate Democrats seek new economic stimulus
By Richard Cowan
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democrats in the Senate on Wednesday called on Vice President Joe Biden to include new economic stimulus spending in ...
Tue, June 21, 2011
Senate confirms Panetta as Pentagon chief
By Susan Cornwell
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Senate voted unanimously on Tuesday to confirm outgoing Central Intelligence Agency chief Leon Panetta as the new secretary ...
Mon, June 20, 2011
NJ Senate OKs public-sector pension changes
By Edith Honan
TRENTON, New Jersey (Reuters) - New Jersey's Democrat-controlled Senate on Monday approved changes to the state's pension and benefits system ...
Fri, June 17, 2011
Don't retry ex-New York state senate leader: lawyer
By Basil Katz
NEW YORK (Reuters) - There is insufficient evidence against former New York Republican Senate Majority Leader Joseph Bruno to allow for a ...
Fri, June 17, 2011
Wisconsin Senate passes budget, sends to governor
By Jeff Mayers
MADISON, Wis (Reuters) - The Republican-controlled Wisconsin state Senate on Thursday night approved a two-year $66 billion state budget that cuts spending ...
Thu, June 16, 2011
State Senators Unveil Bills to Protect Elderly Michigan Residents
LANSING (WKZO) -- Bills to crack down on elder abuse are making their way through the state Senate. Senator Tonya Schuitmaker of Van Buren County ...
Thu, June 16, 2011
Senate vote marks start of end for ethanol subsidies
By Tom Doggett
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Senate voted overwhelmingly on Thursday to eliminate billions of dollars in support for the U.S. ethanol industry ...
Thu, June 16, 2011
New York Assembly backs gay marriage, Senate showdown next
By Dan Wiessner
ALBANY (Reuters) - The New York state Assembly approved same-sex marriage on Wednesday and the bill is likely to face a vote ...
Wed, June 15, 2011
Texas Senate passes bill on cities aiding illegal immigrants
By Corrie MacLaggan
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) - The Texas Senate early on Wednesday passed a measure pushed by Governor Rick Perry aimed at cracking down ...
Wed, June 15, 2011
Wisconsin Senate approves concealed carry bill
By Jeff Mayers
MADISON, Wisconsin (Reuters) - The Wisconsin Senate on Tuesday overwhelmingly approved legislation that would legalize the carrying of concealed weapons in the ...
Wed, June 15, 2011
China urged to help in Senate counterfeit probe
By Jim Wolf
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Senate Armed Services Committee urged China to let investigators travel unfettered to the Chinese mainland to probe reports ...
Tue, June 14, 2011
Senate panel approves Panetta as defense chief
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Senate Armed Services Committee unanimously approved Leon Panetta on Tuesday as the next Pentagon chief, a committee spokeswoman said, sending the ...
Mon, June 13, 2011
State Republicans Asking Unnamed Former Red Wing for U.S. Senate Run
(Lansing, MI) -- Republicans in Michigan are reportedly trying to persuade a former Detroit Red Wing to run against U.S. Senator Debbie Stabenow in ...
Sat, June 11, 2011
California Senate OKs budget, tax bill fails
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - California's state Senate approved on Friday a budget plan that would close the state's nearly $10 billion deficit but ...
Fri, June 10, 2011
California tax bill for budget fails to pass Senate
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - California's state Senate failed on Friday to approve a tax bill to help fund a budget plan it approved earlier ...
Fri, June 10, 2011
Jefferson County tax bill dies in Alabama senate
By Verna Gates
BIRMINGHAM, Alabama (Reuters) - Alabama's troubled Jefferson County suffered another financial blow as the state legislature failed to pass a bill ...
Thu, June 09, 2011
Senate readies bill to use Gaddafi assets for aid
By JoAnne Allen
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama could use frozen Libyan government assets to pay for humanitarian aid to Libyan people caught in ...
Wed, June 08, 2011
Petition Language Filed to Recall Michigan Senate Leader Richardville, State Senator Schuitmaker
LANSING, Mi (WKZO) -- Add Senate leader Randy Richardville to the list of state politicians who may face recall campaigns. Petition language was filed this ...
Wed, June 08, 2011
State Senate Approves Detroit Taxes
(Lansing, MI) -- The Michigan Senate approves legislation that allows the city of Detroit to continue charging a utility tax and an income tax that ...
Tue, June 07, 2011
Debit card fight coming to Senate floor
By Dave Clarke
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The battle over whether to delay a new cap on the amount banks can charge retailers when a debit ...
Tue, June 07, 2011
Senate confirms Verrilli as solicitor general
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Senate on Monday voted to confirm White House deputy counsel Donald Verrilli to be Solicitor General of the United States.
Verrilli ...
Wed, June 01, 2011
Blagojevich explains comments on Senate seat
(Warning: Use of explicit language)
By Janan Hanna
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Former Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich said on Wednesday that he was just discussing ideas ...
Sun, May 29, 2011
Texas House and Senate send governor budget that cuts spending
By Corrie MacLaggan
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) - The Texas House and Senate late on Saturday approved a two-year budget that spends $15 billion less in ...
Fri, May 27, 2011
Senate OKs promotion for member of Treasury crime unit
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Senate on Thursday confirmed Daniel Glaser for a top post in the Treasury Department's anti-terrorism unit.
Glaser's nomination to ...
Wed, May 25, 2011
Obama's transportation plan to shrink in the Senate
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama's sweeping spending plan for roads, rail and bridges is shrinking as it travels through Congress.
In the next ...
Wed, May 25, 2011
Senate plans 5 p.m. vote on Republican Medicare plan
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democrats in the Senate plan a 5 p.m. vote on Wednesday to force their Republican opponents to take a stand on ...
Tue, May 24, 2011
Senate committee to vote Wednesday on concealed carry bill
MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - A Wisconsin Senate committee will vote Wednesday on a revised bill to let people carry concealed weapons.
The main sponsor, Wausau ...
Mon, May 23, 2011
Senate Democrats back Obama on trade deals delay
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Forty-one Senate Democrats told President Barack Obama on Monday they agreed with his decision to not send three free-trade agreements with South ...
Thu, May 19, 2011
Senate will await Biden group budget plan
By Andy Sullivan
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Senate will place its annual budget process on hold to give the outcome of bipartisan deficit-reduction talks a ...
Thu, May 19, 2011
Voter ID bill approved in Senate
MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - Amid protests from Democrats and cries of “recall” from the gallery, Wisconsin senators voted 19 to 5 Thursday morning to make ...
Thu, May 19, 2011
Senate blocks move to open up offshore drilling
By Timothy Gardner
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Senate blocked a move by Republicans to speed domestic offshore oil and natural gas drilling on Wednesday, a ...
Thu, May 19, 2011
State Senate Passes Public Employee Health Insurance Changes
(Lansing, MI) -- Under a bill passed by the state Senate, some public employees will have to start paying at least 20 percent of their ...
Wed, May 18, 2011
Voter ID bill blocked by Senate Dems, Debate continues Thursday
MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - Wisconsin’s Republican senators tried early Wednesday morning to give final legislative approval to the requirement that voters sign in and ...
Wed, May 18, 2011
Ex-8th District Congressman Kagen thinking about U.S. Senate run
APPLETON, Wis. (WTAQ) - Former U.S. House Democrat Steve Kagen of Appleton is the latest to say he’s thinking about running for Herb ...
Tue, May 17, 2011
Senate stops move to repeal Big Oil tax breaks
By Timothy Gardner
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Senate blocked a move by Democrats to repeal billions of dollars in tax breaks enjoyed by the biggest ...
Tue, May 17, 2011
Rep. Paul Ryan won't run for U.S. Senate
MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - Wisconsin’s best known U.S. House Republican said Tuesday he would not run for the Senate seat to be vacated ...
Tue, May 17, 2011
Paul Ryan says no to Senate run in Wisconsin
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican Representative Paul Ryan said Tuesday he will not run for a Senate seat from his home state of Wisconsin, saying he ...
Tue, May 17, 2011
Report: Tommy Thompson considers U.S. Senate run
MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - For the fourth time in six years, Tommy Thompson is rumored to be a possible candidate for a major office.
The ...
Mon, May 16, 2011
Iowa Senate passes measure aimed at abortion doctor
By Kay Henderson
DES MOINES (Reuters) - The Iowa Senate on Monday narrowly approved a measure designed to prevent a doctor who specializes in late-term ...
Mon, May 16, 2011
Minnesota Senate bans abortions after 20 weeks, veto seen
By David Bailey
MINNEAPOLIS (Reuters) - The majority Republican Minnesota Senate on Monday voted to restrict abortions after 20 weeks of pregnancy except in medical ...
Mon, May 16, 2011
Ryan, Neumann mull possible U.S. Senate runs
GREEN BAY, Wis. (WTAQ) - Wisconsin Congressman Paul Ryan is considering a run for the U.S. Senate seat held by outgoing Democrat Herb Kohl ...
Sun, May 15, 2011
Paul Ryan to decide on Senate run soon
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan said on Sunday he would decide this week whether to run for the seat of ...
Fri, May 13, 2011
State Senate Passes Governor's Business Tax Reform
(Lansing, MI) -- The state Senate narrowly passed the Governor's business tax reform plan by a 20-to-19 margin, with Lieutenant Governor Brian Calley casting ...
Thu, May 12, 2011
Senate panel OKs anti-terrorism nominees
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A Senate panel on Thursday approved two top Treasury officials to lead the department's anti-terrorism unit that aims to deprive insurgents ...
Thu, May 12, 2011
Senate panel OKs Diamond for Fed, prospects cloudy
By Rachelle Younglai
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A Senate panel on Thursday approved for the third time the nomination of Nobel laureate Peter Diamond to a ...
Thu, May 12, 2011
Senate OK's Bill Repealing Early Release Program
MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - Wisconsin’s early release program for state prisoners would be a thing of the past under a bill approved by the ...
Thu, May 12, 2011
Assembly passes voter ID bill, moves to Senate
MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - The Wisconsin State Assembly has passed a controversial voter ID bill.
Democrats introduced more than 50 amendments to the bill that ...
Wed, May 11, 2011
Minnesota Senate approves gay marriage ban referendum
By David Bailey
MINNEAPOLIS (Reuters) - The Minnesota Senate voted on Wednesday to put a state constitutional amendment banning gay marriage in the state to ...
Wed, May 11, 2011
Senate Democrats weigh 3 percent tax on millionaires
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - People who earn more than $1 million per year would face a 3 percent surtax under a plan that has been floated ...
Wed, May 11, 2011
Retired Iraq commander to seek Texas Senate seat
By Jim Forsyth
SAN ANTONIO (Reuters) - Ricardo Sanchez, who rose from a childhood of grinding poverty in South Texas to become a three-star Army ...
Tue, May 10, 2011
Blagojevich talks on tape about trading Senate seat
By Janan Hanna
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Facing an Illinois legislature hostile to his proposals, former Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich saw great opportunities in his power ...
Tue, May 10, 2011
State Senate Backs Scaled Down Earned Income Tax Credit
(Lansing, MI) -- One of the casualties of Governor Rick Snyder's tax plans may get new life. The state Earned Income Tax Credit for ...
Tue, May 10, 2011
Blagojevich talks on tape about trading Senate seat
By Janan Hanna
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Facing an Illinois legislature hostile to his proposals, former Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich salivated over the benefits he could ...
Tue, May 10, 2011
Senate bill squeezes Big Oil to ease deficit
By Timothy Gardner and Deborah Charles
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democratic Senators introduced a bill on Tuesday that would repeal tax breaks enjoyed by the five ...
Tue, May 10, 2011
Senate bill squeezes Big Oil to ease deficit
By Timothy Gardner and Deborah Charles
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democratic Senators introduced a bill on Tuesday that would repeal tax breaks enjoyed by the five ...
Tue, May 10, 2011
Senate's Reid: Big Oil tax repeal vote soon
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Senate Leader Harry Reid said debate would begin on Tuesday on a bill that would ease the deficit by eliminating tax breaks ...
Tue, May 10, 2011
Senate banking panel chief defends Dodd-Frank
By Kevin Drawbaugh
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Rolling back the Dodd-Frank Wall Street law of 2010 "would be dangerous and irresponsible," said the Democratic chairman of ...
Mon, May 09, 2011
Texas Senate approves bill to allow guns on college campuses
By Corrie MacLaggan
AUSTIN, Tex. (Reuters) - The Texas Senate on Monday passed a measure that would make the Lone Star State the second after ...
Mon, May 09, 2011
Setti Warren announces bid for Massachusetts Senate seat
BOSTON (Reuters) - Democrat Setti Warren, mayor of Newton, Massachusetts, said on Monday he will seek the Democratic nomination to challenge Republican Senator Scott Brown ...
Mon, May 09, 2011
Senate panel plans vote on Fed pick Peter Diamond: aide
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Senate Banking Committee is likely to vote on Thursday on Federal Reserve nominee Peter Diamond, a committee aide said, marking a ...
Thu, May 05, 2011
Senate Republicans draw line on consumer watchdog
By Kevin Drawbaugh
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Forty-four Republican senators vowed on Thursday to vote against any White House nominee to head a new consumer watchdog ...
Wed, May 04, 2011
Texas Senate passes state budget that cuts spending
By Corrie MacLaggan
AUSTIN, Tex (Reuters) - The Texas Senate on Wednesday passed a budget that makes cuts to education and health care, but not ...
Wed, May 04, 2011
Senate "gang of six" won't meet until next week
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A closely watched group of six Republican and Democratic senators that is trying to forge a deficit-reduction deal has called off its ...
Tue, May 03, 2011
Justice department, SEC probing Senate findings on Goldman
(Reuters) - A Senate report, which had accused Goldman Sachs <GS.N> of misleading clients and manipulating markets, was formally referred to the Justice Department ...
Tue, May 03, 2011
Senate to act on energy legislation this month
By Tom Doggett and Timothy Gardner
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Senate may vote on bills this month to promote clean energy and small nuclear reactors ...
Tue, May 03, 2011
Senate Democrat's budget would reduce tax breaks
By Andy Sullivan
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Senate's top budget writer said on Tuesday he was drafting a plan that would raise tax revenue ...
Mon, May 02, 2011
Tennessee Senate vote due on teacher union bargaining ban
By Tim Ghianni
NASHVILLE, Tennessee (Reuters) - The Republican majority Tennessee Senate is expected to approve on Monday a proposal that bans unions from negotiating ...
Mon, May 02, 2011
Taxpayers Given $27K Legal Bill Dealing with 14 Missing Senate Dems
MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - As politicians point fingers, they’re handing Wisconsin taxpayers a $27,000 legal bill connected with the absences of 14 state ...
Fri, April 29, 2011
Judge Agrees on Extension to Verify State Senate Recalls
MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - A judge in Madison agreed Friday to let recall elections for up to eight Wisconsin senators be held on July 12th ...
Wed, April 27, 2011
Oklahoma Senate OKs bill targeting illegal immigrants
By Steve Olafson
OKLAHOMA CITY (Reuters) - The Oklahoma Senate on Wednesday approved a bill that would create criminal penalties for undocumented immigrants who work ...
Wed, April 27, 2011
Dean Heller named to fill Nevada Senate seat
By Timothy Pratt
LAS VEGAS (Reuters) - Nevada's governor on Wednesday named third-term Congressman Dean Heller to fill the nearly two years remaining in ...
Tue, April 26, 2011
Wisconsin Senate at stake in bids to recall lawmakers
By David Bailey
MINNEAPOLIS (Reuters) - Wisconsin may be poised to set a state campaign spending record with interest group money flowing even before officials ...
Tue, April 26, 2011
Khazei to seek Massachusetts Senate seat
BOSTON (Reuters) - Democrat Alan Khazei, co-founder of the national service program City Year, said on Tuesday he will seek the Democratic nomination to challenge ...
Fri, April 22, 2011
O'Donnell files amended Delaware Senate campaign report
By Dave Warner
PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) - Christine O'Donnell, the defeated Republican candidate for the Senate in Delaware in 2010 and a Tea Party favorite ...
Wed, April 20, 2011
State Senate Softens Per-Pupil School Funding Cut
(Lansing, MI) -- Governor Snyder's proposed 470 dollar per student cut in school aid has been softened a bit by a state Senate subcommittee ...
Fri, April 15, 2011
Hoekstra Declines Senate Run; Land to Consider?
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC News) - Pete Hoekstra won’t toss his hat into the US Senatorial ring after all, but a fellow Hope College alum ...
Thu, April 14, 2011
Senate confirms two members of Obama economic team
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Senate on Thursday confirmed two new members of President Barack Obama's economic team.
Carl Shapiro, an economist in the antitrust ...
Thu, April 14, 2011
Lawsuits vs banks win ammunition from Senate
By Tom Hals and Jonathan Stempel
WILMINGTON, Del./NEW YORK (Reuters) - Pigs. Unicorns. Money?
A scathing U.S. Senate panel report faulting Goldman Sachs ...
Thu, April 14, 2011
Senate can separate spending cuts, debt hike: Reid
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Senate can tackle efforts to narrow budget deficits and cut spending over the long term separately from a vote to raise ...
Wed, April 13, 2011
Senate panel slams Goldman in scathing crisis report
By Kevin Drawbaugh
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - In the most damning official U.S. report yet produced on Wall Street's role in the financial crisis ...
Tue, April 12, 2011
N.C. state senate pardons governor who stood up to Klan
By Ned Barnett
RALEIGH (Reuters) - The long-dead governor had said he didn't want a pardon but North Carolina's state Senate said justice ...
Tue, April 12, 2011
Georgia Senate passes Arizona-style anti-immigration bill
By David Beasley
ATLANTA (Reuters) - The Georgia Senate passed an Arizona-style immigration bill late Monday after removing one of the measure's toughest components ...
Fri, April 08, 2011
Senate passes stopgap spending bill
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Senate hurriedly passed a stopgap spending bill on Friday to fund the federal government for one week to avert a government ...
Fri, April 08, 2011
Republicans to block Senate stopgap without cuts
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Absent a permanent budget deal, Republicans will not allow the Senate to vote on a stopgap measure to keep the government operating ...
Fri, April 08, 2011
Senate Republican leader expects deal on budget
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell said on Friday that he expected lawmakers to reach agreement on a spending plan and avert a ...
Fri, April 08, 2011
Democrats plan stopgap vote in Senate: Reid
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democrats in the Senate plan to vote on Friday on a bill that would postpone a government shutdown for a week, Senate ...
Thu, April 07, 2011
Missouri Senate passes bill restricting late-term abortion
KANSAS CITY (Reuters) - The Missouri Senate passed a bill on Thursday that would put further restrictions on when a woman may have a late-term ...
Thu, April 07, 2011
Missouri Senate seeks jobless benefits compromise
By Bruce Olson
ST. LOUIS (Reuters) - The Missouri Senate moved a step forward on Thursday toward a compromise that would restore unemployment benefits to ...
Wed, April 06, 2011
Senate rejects measure to stop EPA on climate
By Timothy Gardner
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Senate rejected a measure on Wednesday to kill the Environmental Protection Agency's regulation of greenhouse gas emissions ...
Wed, April 06, 2011
Bill limiting abortion after 20 weeks passed by Ohio Senate
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Reuters) - A bill that would require doctors to determine the viability of an unborn child if a woman seeks an abortion after ...
Tue, April 05, 2011
Senate Approves Health Care Provision Repeal
WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Senate has given the go ahead to an idea proposed by Senator Debbie Stabenow to amend health care reform legislation ...
Tue, April 05, 2011
Senate blocks war powers vote amid Libya action
By Susan Cornwell
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - As leading U.S. senators discuss whether Congress should retroactively approve military operations in Libya, the Senate on Tuesday ...
Tue, April 05, 2011
Senate votes to repeal healthcare tax measure
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Bowing to pressure from business groups worried about an avalanche of paperwork, the Senate voted on Tuesday to rescind a tax-reporting requirement ...
Tue, April 05, 2011
Wisconsin Senate approve bond restructuring bill
MADISON, Wisconsin (Reuters) - Democrats in the Wisconsin state Senate returned to the chamber for the first time in more than six weeks on Tuesday ...
Tue, April 05, 2011
Democratic Party chief quits to run for Senate
By Wendell Marsh
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Former Virginia Governor Tim Kaine resigned on Tuesday as chairman of the Democratic National Committee to run for a ...
Tue, April 05, 2011
Democrats face tough 2012 fight to keep Senate
By John Whitesides
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - While President Barack Obama's re-election bid hogs the political spotlight in 2012, his fellow Democrats face a tough ...
Tue, April 05, 2011
Senate to vote on dueling budget plans
By Andy Sullivan
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - As Congress gears up for a fight on America's rising debt load, Republicans and Democrats are trying to ...
Sun, April 03, 2011
Fitzgerald: No Officer Would Arrest 14 Missing Senate Dems
MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - Wisconsin Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald says no one knew exactly what to do, legally, when 14 senators left the state ...
Sat, April 02, 2011
Senate report on subprime mess due soon: report
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A Senate subcommittee is nearing completion of a long-awaited report on the role Wall Street banks played in creating complex securities ...
Thu, March 31, 2011
Senate delays vote on EPA climate regulation
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Voting has been temporarily postponed in the Senate on proposals to stop, delay or pare back the Environmental Protection Agency's regulation ...
Fri, March 25, 2011
Florida congressman says he will not run for Senate
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla (Reuters) - Representative Connie Mack announced on Friday that he will not challenge Senator Bill Nelson for the Florida seat once held ...
Fri, March 25, 2011
Plenty of Cash Being Spent on Senate Recall Elections
MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - We may never know the full amount of money being spent to try and recall 16 Wisconsin senators for their actions ...
Thu, March 24, 2011
Colorado Senate backs civil unions for same-sex couples
DENVER (Reuters) - A bill in the Colorado legislature that would grant same-sex couples civil unions with certain legal rights passed the Democrat-controlled Senate on ...
Thu, March 24, 2011
Senate to hold hearing on Muslim civil rights
CHICAGO (Reuters) - A Senate hearing on anti-Muslim bigotry set for next week drew praise from American Muslims who see it as a "counterweight" to ...
Thu, March 24, 2011
Michigan House and Senate Passes Unemployment Benefits
There was mixed news yesterday for some 35,000 unemployed workers Michigan. Both the house and senate passed bills Wednesday allowing them to receive ...
Thu, March 24, 2011
Group Seeks Sanctions Against Senate Majority Leader Fitzgerald
WASHINGTON D.C. (WTAQ) - A watchdog group in Washington has asked the state to sanction Senate GOP Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald.
The Citizens for ...
Wed, March 23, 2011
Idaho Senate approves ban on abortions after 20 weeks
By Laura Zuckerman
SALMON, Idaho (Reuters) - The Idaho Senate on Wednesday approved a measure that would ban most abortions after 20 weeks of pregnancy ...
Wed, March 23, 2011
Idaho Senate approves ban on abortions after 20 weeks
By Laura Zuckerman
SALMON, Idaho (Reuters) - The Idaho Senate on Wednesday approved a measure that would ban most abortions after 20 weeks of pregnancy ...
Thu, March 17, 2011
Arizona Senate votes down immigration bills
PHOENIX (Reuters) - The Arizona Senate on Thursday rejected five immigration bills, placing a major stumbling block in the way of state conservatives' hopes to ...
Thu, March 17, 2011
Former senate contender Joe Miller embarks on speaking career
By Yereth Rosen
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (Reuters) - Joe Miller may have lost his bid to become Alaska's senator, but the Tea Party favorite has ...
Thu, March 17, 2011
Senate panel to step up TARP oversight: chairman
By Rachelle Younglai
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A Senate committee will step up oversight of the government's unpopular TARP bank bailout program now it is ...
Wed, March 16, 2011
Oklahoma Senate passes Arizona-style immigration bill
By Steve Olafson
OKLAHOMA CITY (Reuters) - The Oklahoma state Senate on Wednesday approved an Arizona-style immigration bill that gives police the authority to verify ...
Tue, March 15, 2011
Arizona senate majority leader removed from post
PHOENIX (Reuters) - An Arizona lawmaker who was detained by police last month after an alleged altercation with his girlfriend was removed as the state ...
Tue, March 15, 2011
Missouri "right-to-work" bill pushed in state Senate
By Bruce Olson
ST. LOUIS (Reuters) - The sponsor of a bill that would make Missouri a "right-to-work" state said on Tuesday she'll keep ...
Tue, March 15, 2011
UPDATE: Penalties Against 14 Senate Dems Rescinded
MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - The minority Democrats in the state Senate will have their votes counted and other penalties against them rescinded following their return ...
Tue, March 15, 2011
Senate Hearing to Ban Synthetic Drug
(Lansing, MI) -- A state Senate panel holds a hearing today to review a measure to stop the sale of a dangerous new synthetic drug ...
Mon, March 14, 2011
Local officials plead to Senate not to cut grants
By Lisa Lambert
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Cities and counties are pressing the Congress to drop proposals that would slash funding for an almost $4 billion ...
Sun, March 13, 2011
Top Senate Democrat urges tapping oil reserve
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama should tap the country's strategic oil reserve to combat rising fuel prices, a top Senate Democrat said on ...
Fri, March 11, 2011
Iowa House passes union curbs, but Senate ok doubtful
By Kay Henderson
DES MOINES, Iowa (Reuters) - After three days of debate, Republicans in the Iowa House passed a bill that would limit collective ...
Fri, March 11, 2011
Maryland House vote expected on gay marriage bill OKed by Senate
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Maryland lawmakers were expected to vote on Friday on a bill that could make Maryland the sixth state where gay marriage is ...
Thu, March 10, 2011
Senate bill would preserve anti-terror prison
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama's already stalled bid to close the U.S. prison for suspected terrorists in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, would be ...
Thu, March 10, 2011
14 Senate Democrats Returning From Illinois
MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - The 14 missing state Senate Democrats are coming home after they fled to Illinois three weeks ago.
One media outlet reports ...
Thu, March 10, 2011
Senate kills competing spending cut bills
By Richard Cowan
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Senate defeated a pair of spending-cut bills on Wednesday -- a Republican plan for nearly $60 billion in reductions ...
Thu, March 10, 2011
Senate Passes Bill Giving Emergency Financial Managers More Power
LANSING, Mich (WLMI) After days of debate and protests, the State Senate passes a bill to give more power to emergency financial managers appointed ...
Thu, March 10, 2011
State Senate Throws Out Live-In Partner Benefits For State Workers
(Lansing, MI) -- State employees who were given healthcare benefits for live-in partners just months ago are likely losing them. The state Senate has overturned ...
Thu, March 10, 2011
GBEA Prez Upset by Senate's Quick Budget Bill Vote
GREEN BAY, Wis. (WTAQ) - The head of the Green Bay Education Association says she was proven right when it comes to the state Senate ...
Wed, March 09, 2011
UPDATE: Senate Passes Collective Bargaining Bill
MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - The state Senate makes some quick moves Wednesday, going into conference committee, then passing a collective bargaining bill, without discussion or ...
Wed, March 09, 2011
State Senate approves parts of budget repair bill despite Democrats' absence
MADISON (WRN-WSAU) The State Senate voted Wednesday night on key parts of Governor Walker's budget repair bill even though 14 Democrats remain in ...
Wed, March 09, 2011
Senate Approves $100 Fines for Missing Dems
MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - Wisconsin’s GOP senators made good Wednesday on their promise to fine minority Democrats who’ve been gone for almost three ...
Wed, March 09, 2011
Michigan Senate approves breaking school labor deals
DETROIT (Reuters) - The Michigan Senate approved on Wednesday a proposal from Republican Gov. Rick Snyder to give state-appointed emergency managers broad authority to break ...
Tue, March 08, 2011
Senate approves patent reform to end backlog
By Thomas Ferraro and Diane Bartz
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate voted overwhelmingly on Tuesday to overhaul U.S. patent laws, approving a ...
Tue, March 08, 2011
Auto safety proposals to be revived in Senate
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Safety legislation born out of the Toyota Motor Corp recall saga and opposed by automakers will be revived in the Senate this ...
Tue, March 08, 2011
14 Senate Dems to Stay in Illinois Tuesday Amid Rumor of Breaking Ranks
MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - Rumors about a break in the ranks, or an imminent return to Madison pop up.
But publically Wisconsin's "awol" Democratic ...
Tue, March 08, 2011
Former Judge Enters U.S. Senate Race Against Stabenow
(Grand Rapids, MI) -- Former juvenile court judge Randy Hekman has become the first person to announce he is challenging incumbent U.S. Senator Debbie ...
Tue, March 08, 2011
Gov. Walker: Unions Influencing 14 Missing Senate Dems
MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - Governor Scott Walker says national union leaders appear to be influencing the 14 state Senate Democrats who left Madison to delay ...
Mon, March 07, 2011
Senate must act first on debit card fees: Bachus
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republicans in the House of Representatives will not try to stall or change a crackdown on debit card fees unless they believe ...
Mon, March 07, 2011
UPDATE: Gov. Walker Says No to Senate Dems Meeting
MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - Governor Scott Walker said no Monday morning to an in-person meeting with Senate Minority Leader Mark Miller to work out a ...
Fri, March 04, 2011
Senate Reviews Child Protection Laws
(Lansing, MI) -- Legislation designed to strengthen laws pertaining to the review of child death cases has been introduced in the state Senate. If passed ...
Fri, March 04, 2011
Senate Dem Gives Up Hope on GOP Not Supporting Budget
MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - State Senate Democrat Bob Jauch says he’s given up hope that more Republicans will jump ship on the governor’s ...
Thu, March 03, 2011
Senate panel clears rail antitrust bill
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Senate Judiciary Committee approved legislation on Thursday that would strip freight railroads of their antitrust exemptions.
The measure in the Democratic-led ...
Thu, March 03, 2011
Senate GOP'ers Threaten Dems With "Contempt of Senate"
MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - Wisconsin’s Republican Senate majority has ordered the 14 absent Democrats to return by 4 p.m. Thursday – or else they ...
Thu, March 03, 2011
Gov. Walker Continues Call for Senate Dems to Return
WEST ALLIS, Wis. (WTAQ) - Governor Scott Walker said Wednesday that thousands of Wisconsinites would have no voice in the debate over the next state ...
Thu, March 03, 2011
Missing 14 Senate Dems Face $100 Fines
MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - Wisconsin senators have approved fines of $100 a day for the 14 Senate Democrats who continue to stay away from the ...
Wed, March 02, 2011
More Details Revealed on Private Senate Meeting
MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - We’re learning a little more Wednesday about the private meeting State Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald had with Democrats on ...
Tue, March 01, 2011
Senate votes to strip down patent reform bill
By Diane Bartz
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Senate voted on Tuesday to strip controversial provisions out of a bipartisan bill to revamp the U.S ...
Tue, March 01, 2011
Senate panel sets hearing on Fed nominee Diamond
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Senate Banking Committee said on Tuesday it would hold a hearing on the nomination of Nobel laureate Peter Diamond to be ...
Tue, March 01, 2011
Missing Senate Dems Announce Alternative Budget Plan
MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - State Senate Democrats have announced an alternative plan to balance the current budget and avoid state employee layoffs without having to ...
Mon, February 28, 2011
Senate Republicans offer debt limit alternatives
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Senate could vote this week on Republican proposals that will ensure some government payments continue uninterrupted if Congress fails to approve ...
Mon, February 28, 2011
Senate Republican Hatch sees tax revamp taking years
By Kim Dixon
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A revamp of the tax code will take several years as the parties resolve fundamental disputes over how taxes ...
Fri, February 25, 2011
Still No Senate Dems, GOP Prepare Budget for Up or Down Vote
MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - Wisconsin senators went back into session late Friday morning to take up the budget repair bill and its public union bargaining ...
Fri, February 25, 2011
Senate readies budget bill for final vote
MADISON, Wis. (WSAU) – State senators went back into session late this morning to take up the budget repair bill and its public union bargaining ...
Fri, February 25, 2011
Local, Nat'l Groups Start Recalls of 7 Missing Senate Dems
MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - Both local and national groups are starting recall campaigns against seven Democratic state senators who’ve stayed away from the Capitol ...
Thu, February 24, 2011
Maryland Senate approves same-sex marriage
By Dave Warner
PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) - The Maryland State Senate passed legislation on Thursday night to allow same-sex marriage.
The Civil Marriage Protection Act, approved ...
Thu, February 24, 2011
Idaho Senate votes to curtail teacher's union
By Laura Zuckerman
SALMON, Idaho (Reuters) - By a 20-15 vote, the Idaho Senate on Thursday approved legislation that curtails collective bargaining by public school ...
Thu, February 24, 2011
Ending housing aid not answer: Senate panel aide
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican moves to kill several Obama administration programs aimed at keeping struggling borrowers in their homes will not make the foreclosure problem ...
Thu, February 24, 2011
Senate Majority Leader's Wife Getting Layoff Notice
HUSTISFORD, Wis. (WTAQ) - The wife of state Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald is getting a layoff notice from the school district where she works ...
Thu, February 24, 2011
Senate Dem: Walker "Diminished Image" of Gov's Office
MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - The nation’s longest-serving legislator says Scott Walker has “diminished the image” of the Wisconsin governor’s office.
State Senate Democrat ...
Wed, February 23, 2011
Senate Committee OK's No More Direct Deposits for Missing Dems
MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - Wisconsin Senate Republicans turned up the heat Tuesday to get minority Democrats back from Illinois, where they fled six days ago ...
Wed, February 23, 2011
Senate Committee Endorses Voter ID Mandate
MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - A state Senate committee endorsed a bill Tuesday to make Wisconsin voters show photo ID’s at the polls.
That sets ...
Tue, February 22, 2011
Indiana state Senate passes law to curb teachers unions
By Susan Guyett
INDIANAPOLIS (Reuters) - The Indiana state Senate on Tuesday approved a proposed law that would limit the power of teacher's unions ...
Tue, February 22, 2011
Security Tight as Senate, Assembly Back in Session
MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - Only two entrances are open at the State Capitol Tuesday, as lawmakers get ready to debate the budget repair bill.
The ...
Tue, February 22, 2011
State Senate Recesses After Acting on Several Measures
MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - Wisconsin senators went into recess late Tuesday morning, after all 19 Republicans acted on several measures without their 14 Democratic colleagues ...
Tue, February 22, 2011
Senate Dems on the Run Translates to Cash
MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - The 14 Senate Democrats who fled to Illinois to block a vote on the state’s budget repair bill might have ...
Sun, February 20, 2011
State Senate to Convene Without Dems
MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - The Wisconsin Senate will convene Tuesday to pass non-spending bills and act on appointments, even if the missing 14 Democrats haven ...
Fri, February 18, 2011
Assembly Could Vote Friday on Walker's Budget Bill as Senate Dems Still On the Run
MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - Wisconsin Senate Democrats say they’ll stay away from the Capitol at least until Saturday to delay a vote on the ...
Thu, February 17, 2011
Senate approves two-year aviation bill
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Senate on Thursday approved a two-year, $35 billion blueprint for funding air traffic control services and the next steps for modernizing ...
Thu, February 17, 2011
Texas Senate approves pre-abortion ultrasound law
By Corrie MacLaggan
AUSTIN, Tex. (Reuters) - The Texas Senate on Thursday approved a measure that would require women seeking an abortion to first get ...
Thu, February 17, 2011
Texas Senate passes bill requiring pre-abortion ultrasound
By Corrie MacLaggan
AUSTIN, Tex. (Reuters) - The Texas Senate on Thursday approved a measure that would require women seeking an abortion to first get ...
Thu, February 17, 2011
Gov. Walker Calls Senate Dems on the Run a "Stunt"
MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - Governor Scott Walker says the 14 Senate Democrats fleeing the Capitol ahead of voting on his budget repair bill a "stunt ...
Thu, February 17, 2011
UPDATE: Senate Dems Escape Capitol Ahead of Budget Vote
MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - State Senate Minority Leader Mark Miller says fellow Democrats have spread out to other locations.
And Waunakee Democrat Jon Erpenbach says ...
Thu, February 17, 2011
Senate kills competing spending cut bills
By Richard Cowan
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Senate defeated a pair of spending-cut bills on Wednesday -- a Republican plan for nearly $60 billion in reductions ...
Thu, February 17, 2011
Dodd-Frank tensions headline Senate hearing
By Sarah N. Lynch and Christopher Doering
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republicans escalated their push to delay and defund the Dodd-Frank Wall Street reforms on Thursday ...
Tue, February 15, 2011
Senate votes to renew anti-terrorism provisions
By Thomas Ferraro
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Senate approved a bill on Tuesday to extend for 88 days three provisions of the anti-terrorism Patriot Act ...
Tue, February 15, 2011
Senate Prez: Enough Votes to Pass Gov's Union Cutbacks
MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - State Senate President Mike Ellis said Tuesday his house has enough votes to approve the governor’s cutbacks for union employee ...
Wed, February 09, 2011
State Senate Approves 2/3 Vote to Hike Sales, Income Taxes
MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - State senators voted Tuesday to make it harder to raise Wisconsin’s two major taxes.
The vote was 20 to 12 ...
Mon, February 07, 2011
Senate memo shows fight awaits Dodd-Frank foes
By Kevin Drawbaugh
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The uphill push faced by Republicans in trying to roll back last year's Dodd-Frank law was made clear ...
Sun, February 06, 2011
Congressman Ryan Won't Rule Out U.S. Senate, VP Run
WASHINGTON D.C. (WTAQ) - Wisconsin Congressman Paul Ryan refuses to rule out a possible U.S. Senate bid next year, or serving as the ...
Thu, February 03, 2011
Senate panel backs patent overhaul bill
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A bill to reduce the likelihood of massive damage awards in patent disputes took a step forward on Thursday with approval by ...
Fri, January 28, 2011
Hoekstra Early Leader in Senate Race Polling
LANSING, MI (WHTC News) - There’s more fuel for a possible U.S. Senate run by Holland’s Pete Hoekstra, as a Strategic National ...
Thu, January 27, 2011
Senate keeps filibusters, makes other changes
By Thomas Ferraro
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Senate leaders reached an agreement on Thursday to make their chamber more efficient and less contentious -- yet preserve the ...
Thu, January 27, 2011
UPDATE: State Senate Approves Job Creation Tax Break Bill
MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - The Wisconsin Legislature gave its final approval Thursday to tax cuts for businesses that create jobs.
The Senate voted 25 to ...
Wed, January 26, 2011
Senate Bill Would Allow Concealed Guns In Bars, Churches
(Lansing, MI) -- Michigan gun owners may soon be able to carry concealed firearms into schools, bars and churches under legislation before the state Senate ...
Tue, January 25, 2011
Senate leaders open option of state bankruptcy
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Senate Republican leaders said on Tuesday they were considering allowing financially stressed U.S. states to declare bankruptcy.
"We're exploring that ...
Mon, January 24, 2011
Anuzis Could Be Considering Senate Run Against Stabenow
LANSING -- Former Michigan Republican Party chairman Saul Anuzis is reportedly considering running for the U.S. Senate against incumbent Democrat Debbie Stabenow next year ...
Mon, January 24, 2011
Anuzis Reportedly Considering Senate Run Against Stabenow
(Lansing, MI) -- Former Michigan Republican Party chairman Saul Anuzis, who failed to land the National Republican Party chairmanship earlier this month, is now reportedly ...
Sat, January 22, 2011
State Senate Passes Health Savings Acct. Tax Exemption
MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - The Wisconsin Senate has passed a state income tax exemption for money people set aside in health savings accounts.
The proposal ...
Wed, January 19, 2011
State Senate Approves Tort Reform Measure
MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - Wisconsin is one step closer to making it harder for people to win liability lawsuits against companies and doctors.
The State ...
Tue, January 18, 2011
Lieberman expected to retire from Senate: aides
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Senator Joe Lieberman is expected to follow the lead of a long-time Democratic colleague Kent Conrad and announce on Wednesday that he ...
Tue, January 18, 2011
Democrat Conrad to retire from Senate in 2012
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democratic Senator Kent Conrad, who has led efforts to get the U.S. budget under control, said on Tuesday that he will ...
Wed, January 12, 2011
Report: Ron Johnson More TV Ads Than Other U.S. Senate Candidates
MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - Wisconsin Republican Ron Johnson had more TV ads than any other U.S. Senate candidate in the nation last year.
And ...
Fri, January 07, 2011
Bernanke to face Senate skeptical of Fed policy
By Pedro Nicolaci da Costa
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Ben Bernanke will not get an easy pass from U.S. lawmakers on Friday as the Federal ...
Thu, January 06, 2011
Illinois House passes death penalty ban, Senate next
CHICAGO (Reuters) - The Illinois House on Thursday voted to ban the death penalty, moving the measure on to the Senate a decade after a ...
Thu, January 06, 2011
Tax code ripe for reform: Senate leader
By Kim Dixon
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. tax code is "ripe" for reform and fixing it will be a top priority for Democrats ...
Mon, December 27, 2010
Alaska certifies Murkowski's write-in Senate victory
By Yereth Rosen
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (Reuters) - The state of Alaska certified Republican Senator Lisa Murkowski's victory over Tea Party favorite Joe Miller on ...
Thu, December 23, 2010
Senate panel to look into tanker data mixup
By Jim Wolf
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Senate Armed Services Committee will hold hearings next month into an Air Force document bungle roiling a transAtlantic ...
Wed, December 22, 2010
Senate fails to confirm Fannie and Freddie regulator
By Corbett B. Daly
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The nomination of North Carolina bank commissioner Joseph Smith to head the agency that oversees Fannie Mae and ...
Wed, December 22, 2010
Alaska candidate loses bid to overturn Senate race
By Yereth Rosen
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (Reuters) - Tea Party candidate Joe Miller on Tuesday lost his final legal bid to block the state of Alaska ...
Mon, December 20, 2010
Republicans regain majority in New York state senate
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Republicans will regain control of the New York State Senate in January after a Democrat on Monday lost a recount bid ...
Sat, December 18, 2010
"Dream Act" immigration bill blocked in Senate
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A controversial measure providing a pathway to citizenship for illegal immigrants who came to the United States as children was dealt a ...
Fri, December 17, 2010
Lansing Man Starting Ballot Effort Targeting Senate, Term Limits
LANSING, Mich (WQTX) A retired state of Michigan employee from Lansing is starting a longshot bid to eliminate the state Senate, end term limits ...
Thu, December 16, 2010
No Senate vote seen this year on EPA carbon rules
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Legislation imposing a two-year pause on Environmental Protection Agency regulation of carbon dioxide pollution from smokestacks appeared to be dead for this ...
Thu, December 16, 2010
Senate Approves Tax Cut Extension
WASHINGTON D.C. (WKZO) -- The Senate has overwhelmingly approved the tax deal that President Obama negotiated with Republicans, and sent it to an uncertain ...
Thu, December 16, 2010
State Worker Contracts Fail in Senate After Wild Wednesday
MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - In a bitter and emotional lame-duck session, Wisconsin lawmakers failed Wednesday to approve overdue union contracts for state employees.
The Assembly ...
Wed, December 15, 2010
Senate votes to begin consideration of START treaty
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Senate voted on Wednesday to begin consideration of the long-stalled New START strategic nuclear arms treaty between Russia and the United ...
Wed, December 15, 2010
Tax Deal Passes Senate, Now It's Off to The House
WASHINGTON D.C. (WTAQ) - The U.S. Senate has approved the tax deal that President Obama negotiated with Republicans, on an 81-19 vote. The ...
Wed, December 15, 2010
State Senate OK's Labor Contract Session
MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - Wisconsin Senate leaders agreed Wednesday morning to hold an extraordinary session to approve union contracts for thousands of state employees.
The ...
Tue, December 14, 2010
Senate spending bill funds second F-35 engine
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A 2,000-page Senate spending bill included $450 million to continue work on a second engine for the Lockheed Martin Corp fighter ...
Tue, December 14, 2010
CFTC, SEC would get boost in Senate spending bill
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. financial regulators would get big budget increases to enforce the Dodd-Frank overhaul of Wall Street regulations under a Senate spending ...
Tue, December 14, 2010
Senate girds for last-minute showdown on spending
By Andy Sullivan
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Senate headed for a last-minute showdown over spending as Republicans vowed on Wednesday to block a bill laden ...
Tue, December 14, 2010
Enough support in Senate on START treaty: Biden
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Top Democrats, including Vice President Joe Biden, said on Sunday they believe they have enough support in the Senate to ratify a ...
Tue, December 14, 2010
Senate could debate START on Wednesday: aide
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Senate could begin consideration of the START nuclear arms treaty with Russia on Wednesday, a senior Democratic aide said on Tuesday ...
Fri, December 10, 2010
Senate ethanol amendment on tax bill in limbo
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Senate leaders have not decided whether to allow a vote on an amendment to cut the U.S. ethanol tax credit by ...
Thu, December 09, 2010
Senate Republicans block 9/11 health bill
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Senate Republicans on Thursday blocked a bill that would provide medical care for firefighters and other responders to the September 11, 2001 ...
Thu, December 09, 2010
Holder urges Senate reject ban on Guantanamo moves
By Jeremy Pelofsky
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Attorney General Eric Holder on Thursday made a last-ditch plea urging lawmakers to allow foreign terrorism suspects held at ...
Wed, December 08, 2010
Senate acts to stop Medicare doctors pay cut
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Senate on Wednesday agreed to avert a 25 percent pay cut for doctors treating patients covered by the Medicare health program ...
Wed, December 08, 2010
Senate removes Louisiana judge from office
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Senate voted overwhelmingly on Wednesday to convict Federal District Court Judge G. Thomas Porteous of impeachment charges and remove him from ...
Sat, December 04, 2010
Senate bid to renew "middle-class" tax cuts fails
By Kim Dixon and Patricia Zengerle
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democratic measures to extend tax cuts for most Americans failed in the Senate on Saturday as ...
Fri, December 03, 2010
Plans For Second Detroit-Windsor Bridge Die In State Senate
(Lansing, MI) -- The state Senate has killed a plan to build a second bridge between Detroit and Windsor, Canada. Governor Granholm had lobbied Senate ...
Thu, December 02, 2010
Reid "confident" Senate to consider START soon
By David Alexander and Thomas Ferraro
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Majority Leader Harry Reid expressed confidence on Thursday the U.S. Senate would debate the New ...
Wed, December 01, 2010
Senate Democrats criticize mini-med plans
By Emily Stephenson
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democratic senators criticized low-cost, bare-bones health insurance plans on Wednesday, saying the plans designed for low-wage workers can be ...
Tue, November 30, 2010
Jobless aid to expire; effort fails in Senate
By Andy Sullivan
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Jobless benefits were due to lapse yet again for hundreds of thousands of Americans after an effort to extend ...
Tue, November 30, 2010
Senate passes overhaul of food safety system
By Charles Abbott
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Senate passed the largest overhaul of the U.S. food safety system in decades on Tuesday, a response ...
Tue, November 30, 2010
Obama urges Senate approval of START nuclear pact
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama on Tuesday reiterated his call for the Senate to ratify a new nuclear arms control treaty with Russia, calling ...
Tue, November 30, 2010
Obama urges Senate approval of START nuclear pact
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama on Tuesday reiterated his call for the Senate to ratify a new nuclear arms control treaty with Russia, calling ...
Tue, November 30, 2010
Senate rejects proposal to ban earmarks
By Andy Sullivan
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Senate on Tuesday rejected a proposed ban on the pet spending projects known as earmarks that have become ...
Mon, November 29, 2010
Calley Calling On Senate To Approve Health Care Bill For Autistic Children
LANSING -- Lt. Gov. Elect Brian Calley is doing something he says is not politically correct and calling on the State Senate to approve legislation ...
Mon, November 22, 2010
Alaska candidate Miller sues over Senate election results
By Yereth Rosen
ANCHORAGE (Reuters) - Republican Senate candidate Joe Miller filed suit in Alaska state court on Monday challenging the election victory of incumbent ...
Mon, November 22, 2010
Stabenow To Chair Senate Agriculture Committee
LANSING, Mich (WQTX) Michigan Senator Debbie Stabenow will be taking over as Chair of the Senate Agriculture Committee. That’s because the current chair ...
Mon, November 22, 2010
Counterpoint: Senate Bill 3804
The line in the sand over the widespread practice of internet piracy and copyright violation has long since been drawn. This isn't yet ...
Sat, November 20, 2010
Obama, Medvedev urge Senate to ratify START
By Ross Colvin
LISBON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama used the international stage Saturday to press his Republican opponents in Congress to ratify a new ...
Fri, November 19, 2010
Senate approves compensation for black farmers
By Emily Stephenson
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Senate unanimously approved a bill on Friday funding $1.15 billion in compensation to black farmers in a ...
Thu, November 18, 2010
Senate confirms Lew as White House budget chief
By JoAnne Allen
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The Senate on Thursday confirmed Jacob Lew as the new White House budget chief after a Democratic senator dropped ...
Thu, November 18, 2010
Senate panel passes bill against piracy websites
By Doug Palmer
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. agencies and officials would get new powers to go after foreign websites that sell counterfeit goods and ...
Wed, November 17, 2010
Reid plans Senate vote to end military gay ban
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid plans to schedule a vote to end the Pentagon's ban on gays serving openly in the ...
Wed, November 17, 2010
Clinton tries to rally Senate to back START treaty
By David Alexander
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, vowing to do "whatever it takes," tried to rally Senate support on Wednesday for ...
Wed, November 17, 2010
Hillary Clinton tries to rally Senate to back START treaty
By David Alexander
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, vowing to do "whatever it takes," tried to rally Senate support on Wednesday for ...
Wed, November 17, 2010
Food safety bill clears key hurdle in Senate
By Christopher Doering
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. food supply, battered by a series of recalls after millions were sickened, moved a step closer ...
Tue, November 16, 2010
Senate panel backs Fed nominee Diamond
By Emily Kaiser
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A Senate committee approved the nomination of Nobel laureate Peter Diamond to the Federal Reserve Board on Tuesday over ...
Mon, November 15, 2010
Senate Republicans adopt voluntary earmark ban
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Senate Republicans adopted on Tuesday a voluntary ban on congressional spending projects known as "earmarks," which many of them view as wasteful ...
Fri, November 05, 2010
Whitmer Chosen Senate Minority Leader
LANSING, Mich (WQTX) Senator Gretchen Whitmer of East Lansing will be the Democratic leader in the Michigan Senate headed into next year. Whitmer was ...
Wed, November 03, 2010
Johnson Takes Out Long-Time Dem Feingold in U.S. Senate Race
MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - Ron Johnson says he’ll work to restore “fiscal sanity” to the nation.
The Republican from Oshkosh got 52-percent of the ...
Wed, November 03, 2010
Senate Democratic leader Reid wins re-election bid: Fox
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Senate Democratic Majority Leader Harry Reid won re-election in Nevada against Republican Sharron Angle in a tight race, Fox News projected on ...
Tue, November 02, 2010
ELECTION 2010: Johnson wins U.S. Senate race
UNDATED (WSAU) Ron Johnson has won U.S. Senate race in Wisconsin over incumbent Russ Feingold:
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Tue, November 02, 2010
WATCH: Tonya Schuitmaker Declares Victory in 20th District State Senate Race
KALAMAZOO -- Following the passing of Democratic candidate Robert Jones and his subsequent replacement on the ballot of Bobby Hopewell, Republican candidate for state Senate ...
Tue, November 02, 2010
ELECTION 2010: Decker defeated in 29th State Senate race; GOP controls state assembly and state senate
UNDATED (WSAU) Republicans have taken control of the state assembly and the state senate. It's the first time the GOP has control of ...
Tue, November 02, 2010
Democrat Manchin wins West Virginia Senate seat, NBC projects
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democrat Joe Manchin won the Senate race in West Virginia on Tuesday, beating back a late surge by Republican rival John Raese ...
Tue, November 02, 2010
Republican Rand Paul wins Kentucky Senate seat
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican Rand Paul, a favorite among the conservative Tea Party movement, won a Senate seat in Kentucky on Tuesday over Democrat Jack ...
Tue, November 02, 2010
Republican Coats wins Indiana Senate seat, networks project
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican Dan Coats won the Senate race in Indiana on Tuesday over Democrat Brad Ellsworth, the MSNBC and Fox TV networks projected ...
Mon, November 01, 2010
Republicans set to win House, gain in Senate: Reuters/Ipsos poll
By Steve Holland
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Americans unhappy with the economy are poised to hand control of the House of Representatives to Republicans in Tuesday ...
Fri, October 29, 2010
Boxer widens lead in tough California Senate race
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Democratic U.S. Senator Barbara Boxer of California has opened up an 8 percentage point lead over Republican challenger Carly Fiorina ...
Thu, October 28, 2010
Florida Senate candidate denies he was asked to quit
MIAMI (Reuters) - A Florida Democrat running a distant third in the state's three-way U.S. Senate race vowed on Thursday to stay in ...
Thu, October 28, 2010
Senate leader Harry Reid faces possible historic loss
By Thomas Ferraro
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Harry Reid, a key ally to President Barack Obama, is in danger in Tuesday's election of becoming the ...
Tue, October 26, 2010
Senate candidate Carly Fiorina hospitalized
By Dan Whitcomb
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Carly Fiorina, the California Republican candidate for the U.S. Senate, was hospitalized on Tuesday for treatment of ...
Tue, October 26, 2010
Republicans poised to win House and gain in Senate
By John Whitesides
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republicans enter the final week of a bitter U.S. election campaign as heavy favorites to win control of ...
Tue, October 26, 2010
Key Pennsylvania Senate race in dead heat: Reuters/Ipsos
By Andy Sullivan
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A Senate race in Pennsylvania that could determine whether President Barack Obama's Democrats retain control of the chamber ...
Tue, October 26, 2010
WI's U.S. Senate Race Has Cost Over $20M
MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - Over 20-million-dollars has been spent on Wisconsin’s U.S. Senate race.
Federal reports say Republican Ron Johnson has spent about ...
Mon, October 25, 2010
Senate Hopefuls Get Final Debate Before Election Day
TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (WIBQ) - Candidates for the U.S. Senate get one last chance to make their case before voters tonight during the final ...
Sun, October 24, 2010
Senate unlikely to follow House on yuan
By Donna Smith
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Senate is unlikely to take up pending China currency legislation following a weekend promise by the Group of ...
Sat, October 23, 2010
U.S. Senate Candidates Contentious in Final Debate
MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - The two candidates for Wisconsin's U.S. Senate seat debated for the third and final time Friday night.
Democratic incumbent ...
Fri, October 22, 2010
Money flows into Nevada's tight Senate race
By Mark Hosenball
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Senate race in Nevada, which late polling suggests is a dead heat, has become a central battlefield in ...
Thu, October 21, 2010
Hispanic voters may decide tight Nevada Senate race
By Tim Gaynor
LAS VEGAS (Reuters) - Hispanic labor leader Geoconda Arguello-Kline's members work in low-key jobs like cooking, making beds and fetching drinks ...
Tue, October 19, 2010
Obama and Democrats count on Senate wins out West
By John Whitesides
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - With Republicans headed to big election gains on November 2, Democrats are counting on the liberal-leaning West Coast to ...
Tue, October 19, 2010
Democrats May Have Senate Candidate Named Soon
KALAMAZOO (WKZO) -- The Democratic leadership from Kalamazoo and Van Buren County was expected to gather Tuesday evening at a union hall on North Douglas ...
Mon, October 18, 2010
Ex-Kalamazoo Mayor, MI Senate Hopeful Jones Dies
LANSING, Mich (WQTX) Michigan House member and state Senate candidate Robert B. Jones has died at age 66. The cause of his death yesterday ...
Mon, October 18, 2010
How to Proceed in Senate Race to be Determined
KALAMAZOO (WKZO) -- The death of Representative Robert Jones (D-Kalamazoo) does not mean the 20th District Senate race - in which he was a candidate - is ...
Mon, October 18, 2010
Senate Candidate Robert Jones Is Dead
(Kalamazoo, MI) -- State representative and Senate candidate Robert Jones died early Sunday morning at age 66 after a year-long battle with esophageal cancer. Jones ...
Sat, October 16, 2010
Obama backs governor where key Senate seat fell
By Patricia Zengerle
BOSTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama urged voters in Massachusetts to back the state's governor, Deval Patrick, at a raucous campaign ...
Wed, October 13, 2010
Senate poised to follow House on China yuan: Baucus
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Senate is poised to follow the House of Representatives in passing legislation aimed at pressuring China to raise the value of ...
Tue, October 12, 2010
U.S. Senate Candidates Face Off In First Debate
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (WIBQ) - The first of three U.S. Senate debates in Indiana was held in Indianapolis Monday night. Republican Dan Coats, Democrat Brad ...
Fri, October 08, 2010
Senate banking panel sets foreclosure hearing
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Senate Banking Committee will hold hearings after next month's elections to look into allegations that the nation's largest lenders ...
Fri, October 08, 2010
California Senate approves full budget package
SACRAMENTO (Reuters) - California's state Senate on Friday approved the full package of budget legislation to balance the state's books by closing a ...
Fri, October 08, 2010
Afghan security contractor oversight poor: Senate report
By David Alexander
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A Senate inquiry into private security contracting in Afghanistan concluded on Thursday that funds had sometimes been funneled to ...
Thu, October 07, 2010
House vote raised odds of Senate action on yuan
By Doug Palmer
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The odds for Senate action on a bill to get tough on China's currency practices improved after a ...
Fri, October 01, 2010
NRA Endorses Ellsworth In Senate Race
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (WIBQ) - The National Rifle Association has throw it's support behind Rep. Brad Ellsworth in his race for Indiana's U.S ...
Thu, September 30, 2010
Obama wades into fight for his old Senate seat
By Matt Spetalnick
CHICAGO (Reuters) - President Barack Obama threw his weight behind a Democratic bid to save his old Senate seat on Thursday as ...
Wed, September 29, 2010
California Senate debate turns on environment
By Peter Henderson
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - California U.S. Senator Barbara Boxer and Republican challenger Carly Fiorina traded jabs over the environment, healthcare and ...
Wed, September 29, 2010
McCain gives $1 million to Senate Republican candidates
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican Senator John McCain is donating $1 million left over from his 2008 presidential campaign to help Senate Republican candidates ahead of ...
Tue, September 28, 2010
Lawmakers eyes late-year Senate vote on China yuan
By Doug Palmer
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Senate will wait until after the November 2 congressional elections to vote on legislation to pressure China to ...
Tue, September 28, 2010
Thompson to Stay in Senate Race Despite Cancer
MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - Ed Thompson says he’ll stay in the race for a Wisconsin Senate seat, even though he’s been diagnosed with ...
Tue, September 28, 2010
Lawmaker eyes late-year Senate vote on China yuan
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Senate is unlikely to vote on legislation to pressure China to raise the value of its currency until after the November ...
Thu, September 23, 2010
Senate panel backs Obama budget nominee
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A Senate panel overwhelmingly approved President Barack Obama's pick for budget chief on Thursday, but it was unclear when the full ...
Thu, September 23, 2010
Michigan Senate Considers Impact Of Film Subsidies
(Lansing, MI) -- A state Senate committee met yesterday to discuss the merits of Michigan's generous tax incentives for the film industry. The committee ...
Wed, September 22, 2010
Arkansas conservative Democrats hold Senate race key
By Matthew Bigg
ENGLAND, Arkansas (Reuters) - If Democratic Senator Blanche Lincoln of Arkansas is to win re-election against the odds in November, she will ...
Wed, September 22, 2010
Democrat Lincoln far behind in Arkansas Senate race
By Steve Holland
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democratic Senator Blanche Lincoln of Arkansas, a key player in U.S. financial regulation legislation, remains far behind in ...
Tue, September 21, 2010
Senate panel approves UK and Australia trade treaties
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Defense industry trade agreements with Britain and Australia that have languished in the Senate for three years were approved by the Senate ...
Tue, September 21, 2010
Senate bars debate on ending military gay ban
By Susan Cornwell and Phil Stewart
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Senate on Tuesday blocked a measure that would let homosexuals serve openly in the military ...
Sat, September 18, 2010
Senate Agency Calls Michigan Film Credits A Money Loser
(Lansing, MI) -- Tax credits for the film industry are costing Michigan taxpayers millions of dollars, according to a report released today. The Senate Fiscal ...
Fri, September 17, 2010
Senate Agency Calls Michigan Film Credits A Money Loser
LANSING -- Tax credits for the film industry are costing Michigan taxpayers millions of dollars, according to a report released today. The Senate Fiscal Agency ...
Thu, September 16, 2010
Senate confirms Hagen as USDA food safety chief
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Senators on Thursday approved Elizabeth Hagen as the top food-safety official at the U.S. Agriculture Department, a post that was vacant ...
Thu, September 16, 2010
Senate panel approves new arms treaty with Russia
By Susan Cornwell
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A Senate panel approved a new strategic nuclear arms control treaty with Russia on Thursday, advancing one of President ...
Thu, September 16, 2010
Senate passes long-stalled small business bill
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Senate on Thursday passed a long-stalled measure that would boost lending to small businesses, giving President Barack Obama's Democrats one ...
Thu, September 16, 2010
U.S. Senate Candidates Debating Debates
EAU CLAIRE, Wis. (WTAQ) - The debate over the debates is on in Wisconsin’s U.S. Senate race.
Republican challenger Ron Johnson Wednesday he ...
Wed, September 15, 2010
Crist's race for center fizzling in Senate race
By Jane Sutton
MIAMI (Reuters) - Florida Governor Charlie Crist's strategy of taking the best ideas from Democrats and Republicans in his campaign as ...
Wed, September 15, 2010
Senate Candidate Debate Talk Heats Up, Johnson May Miss First
EAU CLAIRE, Wis. (WTAQ) - Now that the U.S. Senate race is set, Republican Ron Johnson’s campaign plans to talk Wednesday with incumbent ...
Tue, September 14, 2010
Tea Party win hurts Republicans' Senate chances
By John Whitesides
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A conservative "Tea Party" favorite knocked off the establishment choice in Delaware's Republican Senate primary election on Tuesday ...
Tue, September 14, 2010
Bill to aid small-business advances in Senate
By Andy Sullivan and Donna Smith
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democrats in the Senate advanced a measure to help small businesses on Tuesday, less than two ...
Mon, September 13, 2010
Obama sends pick for Medicare post back to Senate
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama resubmitted his pick to run the Medicare and Medicaid programs to the Senate on Monday, two months after bypassing ...
Wed, September 08, 2010
Senate, House eye action on China currency
By Doug Palmer and Glenn Somerville
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A volatile political environment is boosting the possibility that U.S. lawmakers will pass legislation designed ...
Tue, September 07, 2010
Ron Johnson Expected to Be GOP U.S. Senate Candidate
OSHKOSH, Wis. (WTAQ) - With his big money campaign, Ron Johnson expects to become the Republican nominee for U.S. Senate a week from Tuesday ...
Fri, September 03, 2010
Report: Senate Candidate Johnson Has Half As Much Money As Feingold
OSHKOSH, Wis. (WTAQ) - Republican U.S. Senate candidate Ron Johnson has about half as much campaign money on hand as incumbent Democrat Russ Feingold ...
Thu, September 02, 2010
Food safety a "priority" for Senate: Reid aide
By Christopher Doering
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Passing food safety reform legislation this year is a "priority" for the Senate, said a spokesman for Senate Democratic ...
Thu, September 02, 2010
U.S. Senate Candidate Johnson Spent $4M on TV Ads
OSHKOSH, Wis. (WTAQ) - If you don’t know who Ron Johnson is, you’re not watching TV.
The Oshkosh Republican has spent $4 million ...
Thu, September 02, 2010
MI GOP Picks Emmons To Run For 33rd District Senate Seat
Michigan Republican officials have picked Judy Emmons to run for the 33rd District state Senate seat. She'll replace state Representative Brian Calley of ...
Tue, August 31, 2010
Republican leads Senate race in Pennsylvania
By John Whitesides
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican Pat Toomey has opened a 10-point lead over Democrat Joe Sestak among likely voters in a Senate race ...
Tue, August 31, 2010
2 GOP'ers Looking to Challenge Senate Majority Leader Decker
MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - Two Republicans are trying to replace state Senate Majority Leader Russ Decker this fall.
Rusk County businessman Jimmy Boy Edming and ...
Fri, August 27, 2010
Dingell: Food Safety Bill Stalled In Senate
(Detroit, MI) -- A Michigan congressman is saying that legislation stalled in the U.S. Senate would provide food safety oversight to prevent future problems ...
Wed, August 25, 2010
Michigan State Senate Votes to Outlaw Synthetic Marijuana
BATTLE CREEK -- It’s a dangerous drug that has slipped through the cracks until now, but that may be about to change. The Michigan ...
Wed, August 25, 2010
State Senate Votes To Ban Synthetic Marijuana
BATTLE CREEK (WKZO) -- It’s a dangerous drug that has slipped thru the cracks until now, but that may be about to change. The ...
Thu, August 19, 2010
Obama makes four appointments, bypassing Senate
VINEYARD HAVEN, Massachusetts (Reuters) - President Barack Obama on Thursday made four recess job appointments to his administration, including a new U.S. ambassador to ...
Thu, August 19, 2010
Obama urges Senate to pass small business bill
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama on Thursday urged the U.S. Senate to pass a stalled small business lending bill, saying recent weak economic ...
Tue, August 17, 2010
Republican Paul leads Senate race in Kentucky
By John Whitesides
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican Rand Paul, a favorite of the conservative Tea Party movement, has a narrow lead among likely voters in ...
Sun, August 15, 2010
Crist leads 3-way Senate race in Florida
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Florida Governor Charlie Crist has a slight edge over Republican Marco Rubio and either possible Democratic candidate in a three-way U.S ...
Fri, August 13, 2010
Senate candidate Greene indicted for obscenity
By Harriet McCleod
CHARLESTON, South Carolina (Reuters) - Democratic Senate candidate Alvin Greene was indicted in South Carolina on Friday on charges stemming from his ...
Wed, August 11, 2010
Senate to pass border bill Thursday: spokesmen
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Senate will hold a short special session on Thursday to pass a border security bill, breaking off its summer recess to ...
Wed, August 11, 2010
Hillary Clinton pleads with Senate to back Russia arms treaty
By Andrew Quinn
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Secretary of State Hillary Clinton pleaded with senators on Wednesday to back a new arms control treaty with Russia ...
Mon, August 09, 2010
Senate Passes 26-Billion-Dollar State Aid Bill, House Approval Awaits
Last week, the Senate passed a 26-billion-dollar bill, intended for state aid---the measure will go toward funding education and health care for low-income Americans ...
Sun, August 08, 2010
Smackdown looms in Connecticut Senate race
By Ros Krasny
BOSTON (Reuters) - Connecticut's tough-on-crime attorney general looked set for an easy election to the Senate, retaining a vital Democratic seat ...
Fri, August 06, 2010
Doyle: State Avoided Major Cuts Thanks to U.S. Senate
MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - Governor Jim Doyle says Wisconsin would have faced major cuts in health care and education, had the U.S. Senate not ...
Thu, August 05, 2010
Senate Democrats seek to end Big Oil tax break
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Senate Democrats on Thursday proposed repealing a tax break for some major oil companies, including BP Plc, effective December 31.
The proposal ...
Thu, August 05, 2010
Senate votes to increase child nutrition funds
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Senate on Thursday approved $4.5 billion in additional funds for child nutrition programs over the next 10 years, in a ...
Thu, August 05, 2010
Senate leaves without funding black farmers suit
By Jasmin Melvin
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A Republican senator blocked a measure on Thursday that would have compensated black farmers in one of the largest ...
Thu, August 05, 2010
Senate rejects Fed nominee Diamond before voting
By Pedro da Costa and Rick Cowan
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate on Thursday scrapped the nomination of Peter Diamond to the Federal ...
Thu, August 05, 2010
Senate confirms new intelligence chief
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Senate confirmed President Barack Obama's nominee to be intelligence chief Thursday after Republicans dropped their objections.
Several Republican senators had ...
Thu, August 05, 2010
Senate Confirms Kagan For U.S. Supreme Court
WASHINGTON D.C. (WTAQ) - The Senate has confirmed Solicitor General Elena Kagan as the 112th justice of the U.S. Supreme Court.
The 50-year-old ...
Thu, August 05, 2010
Senate approves $26 billion for state aid
By Lisa Lambert and Richard Cowan
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Senate on Thursday approved a jobs bill that would send states $26.1 billion to ...
Tue, August 03, 2010
Senate debates high court nominee Elena Kagan
By James Vicini
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democratic and Republican senators clashed on Tuesday as debate opened on President Barack Obama's nomination of Elena Kagan ...
Tue, August 03, 2010
Local Senate Seats, 7th Congressional District and a Millage on Tap for Today's Primary
In the 7th Congressional District—three Republicans are looking to unseat Democrat Mark Schauer, who is uncontested. One of those—Tim Walberg—previously held ...
Mon, August 02, 2010
State funding plan stalls in Senate
By Lisa Lambert and Kim Dixon
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Senate on Monday killed a plan to send $26.1 billion dollars to states due ...
Mon, August 02, 2010
Top Senate Republican McConnell aims for "a good day"
By Richard Cowan and David Morgan
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republicans are positioned to score solid victories in November's congressional elections which would force President ...
Thu, July 29, 2010
Senate plans Wed. test vote on oil spill bill
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Senate plans to hold a procedural vote next Wednesday to test whether there is enough support to pass legislation clamping down ...
Thu, July 29, 2010
Spy chief nominee clears Senate hurdle
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Senate Intelligence Committee on Thursday unanimously approved James Clapper to be President Barack Obama's intelligence chief, sending the nomination to ...
Thu, July 29, 2010
Republicans block small business plan in Senate
By Donna Smith
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Senate Republicans blocked a $30-billion plan to help community banks boost lending to small businesses, dealing a blow to ...
Wed, July 28, 2010
Senate energy bill draws widespread criticism
By Richard Cowan
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republicans and some moderate Democrats in the Senate on Wednesday began picking apart a new energy bill that they ...
Mon, July 26, 2010
Obama asks Senate to pass bill on ad disclosure
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama on Monday urged the Senate to approve legislation that would reveal who is behind election campaign advertising, and chided ...
Mon, July 26, 2010
Senate unveils energy bill, doubts on passage
By Richard Cowan
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Senate Democrats unveiled a slimmed down bill on Tuesday aimed at reforming offshore drilling, as doubts grew that Congress ...
Sat, July 24, 2010
Stimulus Spending Sparks Debate in U.S. Senate Race
MILWAUKEE, Wis. (WTAQ) - Federal money to hire more police in Milwaukee is "stimulating" some debate in Wisconsin's U.S. Senate race.
A top ...
Sat, July 24, 2010
20th District Michigan State Senate Race May Be Most Expensive in the State
KALAMAZOO-- It may be the most expensive primary battle in the state, outside of the Governor’s race. The filing deadline for campaign contribution ...
Fri, July 23, 2010
Senate Dems say energy bill out early as Monday
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid will unveil the pared-down energy bill focusing on reforming offshore oil drilling as early as Monday, a ...
Fri, July 23, 2010
Obama asks Senate to pass small business jobs plan
By Patricia Zengerle
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama urged the Senate on Friday to complete work on a small-business jobs plan that has been ...
Thu, July 22, 2010
Senate sends Afghan war funds bill back to House
By Susan Cornwell
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Senate on Thursday approved funds to pay for President Barack Obama's Afghanistan troop increase, but refused to ...
Thu, July 22, 2010
Senate climate bill in peril as Democrats delay action
By Timothy Gardner and Thomas Ferraro
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate on Thursday dealt a potentially fatal blow to President Barack Obama's ...
Thu, July 22, 2010
Senate Approves Extension of Unemployment Benefits, House and President Await
LANSING -- Republican Senators used procedural maneuvers to hold up a final vote on that extension of unemployment benefits, but in the end they could ...
Wed, July 21, 2010
Senate asking BP CEO to testify on Lockerbie
By Susan Cornwell
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. Senate panel is inviting BP Plc chief executive Tony Hayward to testify next week at a ...
Wed, July 21, 2010
U.S. Senate Approves Jobless Benefits Extension
WASHINGTON D.C. (WTAQ) - The Senate has approved a long-delayed extension of federal unemployment benefits.
The legislation extends jobless aid to roughly 2 million ...
Tue, July 20, 2010
Senate Dems Crack GOP Filibuster on Jobless Aid
WASHINGTON D.C. (WTAQ) - Senate Democrats have broken a Republican filibuster on extending unemployment benefits. The 60-40 vote sets the stage for final approval ...
Tue, July 20, 2010
Panel Moves Kagan Nomination To Full Senate
WASHINGTON D.C. (WTAQ) - The Senate Judiciary Committee is recommending Elena Kagan for confirmation to the U.S. Supreme Court.
On a vote of ...
Tue, July 20, 2010
Senate breaks deadlock on jobless benefits
By Andy Sullivan
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Senate on Tuesday cleared the way to extend long-term unemployment benefits, breaking a partisan stalemate that has caused ...
Fri, July 16, 2010
Feingold Fulfills Promise, Votes No on Senate Wall St. Reform Bill
WASHINGTON D.C. (WTAQ) - As he promised earlier, Wisconsin’s Russ Feingold was the only Democrat to vote against the banking reform and consumer ...
Thu, July 15, 2010
Senate panel sets hearing on BP-Lockerbie case
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee has scheduled a July 29 hearing into last year's release of a Libyan convicted ...
Thu, July 15, 2010
Senate plan puts off space shuttle retirement
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. Senate oversight committee unanimously passed a plan on Thursday to postpone retirement of the space shuttle as part of ...
Thu, July 15, 2010
Senate Passes Historic Wall St. Reform Bill
WASHINGTON D.C. (WTAQ) - The Senate has passed a landmark Wall Street reform bill. The final vote was 60-39.
President Obama is expected to ...
Thu, July 15, 2010
Michigan State Senate Candidates Wenke and Schuitmaker Talk Term Limits, Lawmakers Health Benefits
KALAMAZOO -- Former state representative and local businessman Lorence Wenke is running for State Senate for several reasons, but he says there's one issue ...
Tue, July 13, 2010
Report Shows How Tight Money is For U.S. Senate Candidate
WATERTOWN, Wis. (WTAQ) - A new report reveals how much of a shoestring U.S. Senate candidate Dave Westlake is running on, compared to his ...
Tue, July 13, 2010
Crist leads 3-way Senate race in Florida
By John Whitesides
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Florida Governor Charlie Crist holds a narrow edge over Republican Marco Rubio in a three-way Senate race dominated by ...
Tue, July 13, 2010
Senate Panel Postpones Consideration of Kagan
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Senate Judiciary Committee on Tuesday delayed for one week a vote on Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan, but she remained on ...
Tue, July 13, 2010
Senate panel delays Kagan vote for one week
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Senate Judiciary Committee on Tuesday delayed for one week a vote on Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan, but she remained on ...
Tue, July 13, 2010
TV Ads For State Senate Candidates
KALAMAZOO (WKZO) -- Kalamazoo candidate Mark Totten says he is the first Democrat running for the State Senate in Michigan to launch a TV Ad ...
Mon, July 12, 2010
Upton Endorses Schuitmaker for Michigan Senate
KALAMAZOO -- With primaries just around the corner, one local candidate running for State Senate has picked up a key endorsement. State representative Tonya Schuitmaker ...
Fri, July 09, 2010
Senate set for energy, environmental bill debate
By Richard Cowan
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democrats in the U.S. Senate aim to debate in late July a bill clamping down on offshore oil ...
Fri, July 09, 2010
Senate Candidate Johnson Made Nearly $1.5M in 2009
OSHKOSH, Wis. (WTAQ) - U.S. Senate candidate Ron Johnson made about $1.5 million last year. That’s according to financial documents his campaign ...
Thu, July 08, 2010
Senate To Support Parlak
LANSING (WKZO) -- The Michigan State Senate has passed a resolution in support of Ibrahim Parlak, joining a number of influential people who have yet ...
Wed, July 07, 2010
New snag for Senate financial regulations bill
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - West Virginia Governor Joe Manchin on Wednesday put off naming a successor to the late Senator Robert Byrd, which could further complicate ...
Tue, July 06, 2010
Obama bypasses Senate to fill Medicare post
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama appointed health expert Donald Berwick on Wednesday to run the Medicare and Medicaid programs that provide care to seniors ...
Fri, July 02, 2010
Massachusetts Senate OKs casinos, deadline looms
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The Massachusetts Senate has approved a bill legalizing three casinos but the measure must be reconciled with a competing plan the ...
Thu, July 01, 2010
Senate gives rare honor to Robert Byrd
By Thomas Ferraro
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Senators on Thursday saluted their late colleague Robert Byrd, a former Ku Klux Klansman who reinvented himself as a ...
Wed, June 30, 2010
Senate panel will vet Fed nominees July 15
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Senate banking panel said on Wednesday it has scheduled hearings on the nominations of Janet Yellen to serve as Vice Chairman ...
Wed, June 30, 2010
U.S. groups urges Senate to reject China forex bill
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A broad coalition of U.S. business groups urged senators on Wednesday not to approve a bill that would allow the United ...
Wed, June 30, 2010
Senate panel votes to end oil spill liability cap
By Richard Cowan
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Congress on Wednesday took major steps to rein in Big Oil's offshore drilling practices, as one Senate panel ...
Wed, June 30, 2010
Business groups urges Senate to reject China forex bill
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A broad coalition of U.S. business groups urged senators on Wednesday not to approve a bill that would allow the United ...
Fri, June 25, 2010
Obama's pick for transport security wins Senate OK
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Senate approved President Barack Obama's pick to head the Transportation Security Administration on Friday after the first two candidates withdrew ...
Thu, June 24, 2010
Senate urges tougher Volcker rule, with exemption
By Kevin Drawbaugh and Andy Sullivan
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Banks would face stricter limits on risky trading and investing, but could make small investments in ...
Thu, June 24, 2010
Senate OKs new sanctions on Iran's energy, banks
By Susan Cornwell
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Senate on Thursday approved tough new unilateral sanctions aimed at squeezing Iran's energy and banking sectors, which ...
Wed, June 23, 2010
Senate Democrats push jobs tax compromise
By Donna Smith and Lisa Lambert
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - In an effort to break a stalemate over a package of unemployment aid and business tax ...
Tue, June 22, 2010
GOP U.S. Senate Candidates Criticize Gov't Demands on BP
MILWAUKEE, Wis. (WTAQ) - Two Republican candidates for U.S. Senate from Wisconsin have some harsh criticism for government demands on BP.
The Obama administration ...
Sat, June 19, 2010
China currency move not enough: Senate aide
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - China's announcement that it will make its currency more flexible is a positive step but probably won't satisfy lawmakers pushing ...
Fri, June 18, 2010
Senate restores Medicare pay for doctors
By Donna Smith
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Senate agreed on Friday to rescind a 21 percent pay cut that went into effect earlier this month ...
Fri, June 18, 2010
GOP Senate Candidate Westlake Wants Patriot Act to End
WATERTOWN, Wis. (WTAQ) - Republican U.S. Senate candidate Dave Westlake has called for an end to the Patriot Act.
The Watertown businessman, who’s ...
Wed, June 16, 2010
Tax, jobs bill blocked in Senate
By Donna Smith
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A Democratic bill to extend jobless benefits and raise taxes on investment fund managers failed a key vote in ...
Wed, June 16, 2010
Senate tax bill revised amid deficit concerns
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus on Wednesday offered a revised proposal to extend jobless benefits that he said would ...
Wed, June 16, 2010
Senate votes to extend home tax credit deadline
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Senate voted on Wednesday to give homebuyers another three months to settle on their contracts and take advantage of a popular ...
Wed, June 16, 2010
Senate Democrats seek to alter tax bill
By Donna Smith
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Senate Democrats on Wednesday worked to trim the cost of a bill to extend jobless benefits and popular business ...
Wed, June 16, 2010
State Senate To Vote On Farm Market Bill
LANSING (WKZO) -- Legislation designed to allow Michigan residents to purchase homemade foods from local roadside stands and farmers' markets is headed to the State ...
Tue, June 15, 2010
Effort to repeal oil tax breaks fails in Senate
By Donna Smith
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate on Tuesday rejected a measure that would have repealed some $35 billion in oil and ...
Tue, June 15, 2010
EPA finds Senate climate bill affordable
By Timothy Gardner and Richard Cowan
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. environmental regulators said on Tuesday the climate and energy bill in the Senate would ...
Mon, June 14, 2010
House Dems target Senate's credit ratings panel
By Kevin Drawbaugh
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - House Democrats on Monday moved to kill a Senate plan to shake up the credit rating agency business, a ...
Thu, June 10, 2010
Fed's Bullard: Senate bill politicizes Fed
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A senior Federal Reserve official warned on Thursday that a Senate proposal to make the New York Federal Reserve Bank president a ...
Thu, June 10, 2010
Senate defeats move to stop EPA CO2 regulation
By Timothy Gardner and Richard Cowan
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate on Thursday killed legislation that would have stripped the Environmental Protection Agency ...
Thu, June 10, 2010
Senate leader Reid seeks homebuyer tax extension
By Corbett B. Daly
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid on Thursday proposed giving extra time to homebuyers trying to get a popular ...
Wed, June 09, 2010
Senate seeks regular reports on debt risks
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Senate on Wednesday voted to require regular White House reports on the financial and national security risks posed by debt held ...
Tue, June 08, 2010
Senate jobs bill would hike fund manager tax
By Kim Dixon and Donna Smith
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Senate Democrats on Tuesday proposed to raise taxes on profits made by investment fund managers as ...
Tue, June 08, 2010
Senate jobless bill has trimmed fund tax
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Senate Democratic leaders on Tuesday proposed an economic package that would extend benefits for the long-term unemployed, renew business tax breaks and ...
Thu, June 03, 2010
START negotiator sees early Senate ratification
By Stephanie Nebehay
GENEVA (Reuters) - The U.S. negotiator on the new START arms reduction treaty with Russia voiced optimism on Thursday that the ...
Thu, June 03, 2010
White House admits job talks with Senate candidate
By John Whitesides
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A top aide to President Barack Obama discussed a possible administration job with a Colorado Democrat to try to ...
Fri, May 28, 2010
Democrat keeps lead in Connecticut Senate race: poll
BOSTON (Reuters) - The Democratic nominee for a Senate seat in Connecticut is holding on to a wide lead over his Republican opponent, despite having ...
Fri, May 28, 2010
Senate panel votes new Iran constraints
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Senate Armed Services Committee voted to require Pentagon contractors to certify that they are not doing any banned business with Iran ...
Fri, May 28, 2010
White House admits pushing Sestak to drop Senate bid
By Thomas Ferraro and Richard Cowan
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House acknowledged on Friday that it tried to get Representative Joe Sestak to drop ...
Fri, May 28, 2010
Hoekstra Picks Up Key State Senate Endorsements
(Lansing, MI) -- Congressman Pete Hoekstra of Holland has picked up the endorsements of a pair of key state senators in his bid for the ...
Thu, May 27, 2010
UPDATE: Terrence Wall Drops Out of U.S. Senate Race
MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - Republican Terrence Wall has dropped out of the race for U.S. Senate Thursday. Wall has been campaigning around the state ...
Thu, May 27, 2010
Senate approves funding for Afghan troop increase
By Susan Cornwell
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Senate approved funds Thursday to pay for President Barack Obama's Afghanistan troop increase but rejected a demand ...
Thu, May 27, 2010
Senate Democrats try to soften fund manager tax
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democrats in the Senate concerned about the impact of a proposed tax hike on investment fund managers have drafted new options that ...
Tue, May 25, 2010
Obama and Senate Republicans discuss priorities
By Thomas Ferraro and Richard Cowan
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama and Senate Republicans had a "spirited" and at times "testy" meeting on Capitol ...
Mon, May 24, 2010
Senate committee to examine United/Continental merger
(Reuters) - A Senate subcommittee is set to examine the proposed airline deal between United Airlines and Continental Airlines on Thursday that will study the ...
Sun, May 23, 2010
Leinenkugel Drops Senate Bid, Supports Johnson
MILWAUKEE, Wis. (WTAQ) - Former Wisconsin Department of Commerce Secretary Dick Leinenkugel has dropped out of the race for U.S. Senate. Leinenkugel has thrown ...
Sat, May 22, 2010
Blumenthal clears hurdle in Senate race
BOSTON (Reuters) - Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal, reeling over allegations he misrepresented his military record, easily won the Democratic Party's nomination for a ...
Thu, May 20, 2010
Senate climate bill a jobs creator: study
By Richard Cowan
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A climate change bill unveiled last week in the Senate would create hundreds of thousands of jobs as the ...
Wed, May 19, 2010
Senate to consider $23 billion for schools
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A leading Senator on education intends to attach $23 billion for public schools to a military spending bill that could come up ...
Wed, May 19, 2010
Senate to vote on state usury limits: Dodd
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Senate on Wednesday will vote on a measure that would allow states to limit credit-card interest rates, Democratic Senator Christopher Dodd ...
Tue, May 18, 2010
Specter loses Democratic Senate race in Pennsylvania
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Veteran Democratic Senator Arlen Specter lost a tough primary challenge on Tuesday, falling to U.S. Representative Joe Sestak in the latest ...
Tue, May 18, 2010
Conservative wins Republican Senate race in Kentucky
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Rand Paul, a favorite of conservative "Tea Party" groups, beat the establishment choice on Tuesday to win the Republican U.S. Senate ...
Tue, May 18, 2010
Senate details failures finding airline bomber
By Jeremy Pelofsky
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. intelligence and counterterrorism agencies missed chances to prevent the Christmas Day airline bomb plot because of human ...
Tue, May 18, 2010
Obama disappointed Senate oil spill measure stalled
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama said on Tuesday he was disappointed that a measure to lift limits on oil firm liability for spills had ...
Tue, May 18, 2010
Senate climate bill stuck in limbo for now
By Richard Cowan
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The compromise climate change proposal unveiled last week in the Senate is in legislative limbo, its fate apparently uncertain ...
Tue, May 18, 2010
Senate deal reached on state preemption: aides
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - In a move that could clear away a long-standing obstacle to passage of a landmark Wall Street reform bill in the U ...
Mon, May 17, 2010
Senate votes no on IMF aid to troubled nations
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States would oppose International Monetary Fund bailout packages to countries that are not likely to repay them under a measure ...
Mon, May 17, 2010
Senate votes on bill to preserve FTC powers
By Diane Bartz
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Senate approved an amendment on Monday to preserve power the Federal Trade Commission had been in jeopardy of ...
Mon, May 17, 2010
Senate panel asks govt criminal probe of oil spill
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Senate Environment and Public Works committee head Barbara Boxer on Monday asked the Justice Department to open a criminal investigation into the ...
Mon, May 17, 2010
John McCain shakes up Senate campaign staff
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican Senator John McCain shook up the staff running his re-election campaign in Arizona as he attempts to hold off a conservative ...
Mon, May 17, 2010
Oshkosh Businessman Johnson Enters U.S. Senate Race
OSHKOSH, Wis. (WTAQ) - As expected, Oshkosh businessman Ron Johnson entered the Republican race for the U.S. Senate Monday. He began a two-day announcement ...
Mon, May 17, 2010
Senate approves sweeping Wall Street reform bill
By Kevin Drawbaugh and Andy Sullivan
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Senate approved a sweeping Wall Street reform bill on Thursday night, capping months of wrangling ...
Mon, May 17, 2010
Governor Wants Senate To Pass Anti-Bullying Bill
LANSING (WKZO) -- Studies show that as many as one in four children are bullied on a regular basis and that as many a 77 ...
Thu, May 13, 2010
Senate panel sets hearing on market plunge
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Senate Securities, Insurance and Investment Subcommittee has scheduled a hearing for May 20 to examine the causes of last week's ...
Thu, May 13, 2010
Senate panel approves money for Afghan, Iraq wars
By Susan Cornwell
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A Senate committee on Thursday approved another $33.5 billion for the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq this year ...
Thu, May 13, 2010
Measure to boost capital levels passes Senate
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Large financial firms would have to set aside more capital to boost their stability during times of crisis under a measure unanimously ...
Thu, May 13, 2010
Senate votes to curb credit, debit card fees
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Senate approved a measure on Thursday that would let the Federal Reserve regulate debit card fees and help merchants take steps ...
Thu, May 13, 2010
Oshkosh Businessman Johnson to Run for U.S. Senate
OSHKOSH, Wis. (WTAQ) - Oshkosh businessman Ron Johnson has decided to run for the U.S. Senate. His campaign says Johnson will announce his bid ...
Wed, May 12, 2010
Senate drops plan to take small banks from Fed
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate on Wednesday approved an amendment to a sweeping Wall Street reform bill that would preserve the Federal Reserve ...
Wed, May 12, 2010
Senate keeps 5 percent "skin in the game" requirement
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Senate on Wednesday rejected a Republican measure to kill a provision in a sweeping Wall Street reform bill requiring mortgage securitizers ...
Wed, May 12, 2010
Senate votes to bar mortgage kickbacks, liar loans
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Senate on Wednesday voted to end mortgage kickbacks and so-called "liar loans," two lending practices that played a role in the ...
Tue, May 11, 2010
Senate GOP moves to kill securitizers rule
By Kevin Drawbaugh
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Senate Republicans moved on Tuesday to kill part of a far-reaching Democratic Wall Street reform bill that seeks to ...
Tue, May 11, 2010
Senate votes to dedicate TARP funds to deficit
By Andy Sullivan
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate unanimously approved a measure on Tuesday that would require the government to use money paid ...
Tue, May 11, 2010
Senate rejects GOP's Fannie, Freddie plan
By Kevin Drawbaugh
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Senate on Tuesday voted to reject a Republican measure that would have moved housing finance giants Fannie Mae ...
Tue, May 11, 2010
Senate backs curbs on credit raters, card fees
By Kevin Drawbaugh and Andy Sullivan
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Senate on Thursday voted to limit fees charged on credit and debit card transactions, and ...
Tue, May 11, 2010
Senate backs one-time audit of Fed bailout role
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Senate on Tuesday approved a proposal to examine the Federal Reserve's role in the Wall Street bailouts of 2008-2009 as ...
Mon, May 10, 2010
Senate's Wall Street reform bill churns ahead
By Kevin Drawbaugh
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Two key amendments to the Senate's far-reaching Wall Street reform bill are expected to be voted on Tuesday ...
Mon, May 10, 2010
Senate likely to bar banks' high-risk trades: Levin
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Banks would be barred from high-risk speculative trading under a measure that has an "extremely good" chance of becoming law, Democratic U ...
Sat, May 08, 2010
Obama hopes Senate will ratify START by November
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama said he hoped the Senate would ratify a major arms reduction treaty with Russia by November, after the Senate ...
Thu, May 06, 2010
Senate rejects proposal to break up largest banks
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Senate Thursday rejected a proposal that would split up the six largest banks in an effort to ensure that large financial ...
Thu, May 06, 2010
Former New York Senate leader sentenced to 2 years
ALBANY (Reuters) - Former New York state Senate Republican Majority Leader Joseph Bruno on Thursday was sentenced to two years in prison after being convicted ...
Tue, May 04, 2010
Senate thwarts GOP attack on consumer watchdog
By Kevin Drawbaugh and Andy Sullivan
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Senate on Thursday rejected a Republican attempt to defang consumer protections in a sweeping Wall ...
Wed, April 28, 2010
Florida's Crist launches independent Senate bid
By Robert Green
ST. PETERSBURG, Florida (Reuters) - Florida Governor Charlie Crist announced an independent bid for the U.S. Senate on Thursday, breaking ranks ...
Wed, April 28, 2010
Senate to vote again on bank reform: Reid
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - For a third consecutive day, the Senate will hold a procedural vote to try to take up a sweeping reform of banking ...
Wed, April 28, 2010
Texting Ban Passes Michigan Senate
(Lansing, MI) -- The Michigan Senate has passed the final bill in a package of laws that would ban texting while driving. The bill will ...
Tue, April 27, 2010
Texting Ban Passes Michigan Senate
LANSING -- The Michigan Senate has passed the final bill in a package of laws that would ban texting while driving. The bill will now ...
Tue, April 27, 2010
Senate Republicans block bank reform bill again
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - For a second time in as many days, Senate Republicans mustered enough votes on Tuesday to block debate of a Democratic bill ...
Tue, April 27, 2010
Senate to hold afternoon vote on bank reform
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Senate will try again to take up a sweeping reform of banking rules at 4:30 p.m. Tuesday, Senate Majority ...
Mon, April 26, 2010
Leinenkugel Announces Bid for U.S. Senate
JANESVILLE, Wis. (WTAQ) - Former state Commerce Secretary Richard Leinenkugel announced his Republican bid for the U.S. Senate Monday. And he tried to distance ...
Mon, April 26, 2010
Senate not ready yet for immigration debate
By Thomas Ferraro
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Senate is still a long way from debating any immigration reform despite renewed calls from President Barack Obama ...
Sun, April 25, 2010
Top Senate Democrats near derivatives deal: sources
By Roberta Rampton and Rachelle Younglai
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The two Democratic Senators charged with writing rules for the $450 trillion private swaps market are ...
Sat, April 24, 2010
Senate Republican calls for strict swaps rules
By Roberta Rampton and Rachelle Younglai
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A Senate Republican has called for the "strongest" derivatives rules, signaling that Democrats may get the ...
Fri, April 23, 2010
Regulators seize bank linked to Senate candidate
By Andrew Stern
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Regulators on Friday seized a Chicago bank owned by the family of the Democratic nominee running for the Senate ...
Fri, April 23, 2010
Senate panel called Goldman trader before SEC suit
By Dan Margolies
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A Senate investigations panel looking into Goldman Sachs' role in the financial crisis subpoenaed the investment bank as early ...
Thu, April 22, 2010
Senate panel passes budget plan
By Donna Smith
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A Senate panel on Thursday passed a budget that would cut near-term deficits more quickly than the plan proposed ...
Thu, April 22, 2010
"Badger Care Basic" Approved by Senate
MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - About 34,000 Wisconsinites are about to become eligible for bare-bones health insurance, while they stay on a waiting list for ...
Thu, April 22, 2010
Senate Dems push on financial reforms
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Senate Democratic Leader Harry Reid said on Thursday he won't wait any longer for Republicans to support Wall Street reforms and ...
Thu, April 22, 2010
Dick Cheney endorses Rubio in Florida Senate race
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Former Vice President Dick Cheney on Thursday endorsed Republican Marco Rubio in Florida's U.S. Senate race and coupled his announcement ...
Thu, April 22, 2010
Senate Passes Stem Cell Research Bills
(Lansing, MI) -- The state Senate passes a bipartisan package of bills regulating embryonic stem cell research. These bills prohibit the sale or purchase of ...
Wed, April 21, 2010
Senator Dodd: Financial reform to Senate in "hours"
By Kevin Drawbaugh
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Senate Democratic leaders plan to seek a key procedural vote on Thursday on financial reform legislation and are targeting ...
Wed, April 21, 2010
Senate panel OKs bank swap ban in overhaul effort
By Andy Sullivan and Roberta Rampton
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A Senate panel on Wednesday voted to ban banks from the lucrative swaps market, one of ...
Tue, April 20, 2010
Senate budget plan seeks to lower deficits
By Donna Smith
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A budget plan proposed on Tuesday by a key Senate Democrat seeks to reduce U.S. deficits at a ...
Tue, April 20, 2010
Senate confirms Brainard as top financial diplomat
By Thomas Ferraro
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Lael Brainard won Senate confirmation on Tuesday as the Treasury Department's top financial diplomat, giving her a key ...
Tue, April 20, 2010
Senate tax-writer cautious on bank tax
By Kim Dixon
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama's plan to tax financial institutions to recoup funds spent during the government's bailout of ...
Tue, April 20, 2010
NY Cuomo: state senate leader looted $14 million
By Joan Gralla
NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York state Senate Majority Leader Pedro Espada and his family looted more than $14 million from a ...
Tue, April 20, 2010
Senate panel sets hearing on China yuan policy
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A Senate Banking subcommittee will hold a hearing on Thursday to examine the impact of China's exchange rate practices on U ...
Mon, April 19, 2010
Senate clears hurdle to vote on financial diplomat
By Thomas Ferraro
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A long-delayed vote to appoint the United States' top financial diplomat came a step closer on Monday as the ...
Mon, April 19, 2010
Financial diplomat nominee clears Senate hurdle
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama's long-stalled nominee to be the top U.S. financial diplomat at the Treasury Department cleared a ...
Mon, April 19, 2010
Climate report publicized in runup to Senate bill
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - An environmental coalition publicized a new U.S. draft report on climate change Monday, one week before the expected unveiling of a ...
Mon, April 19, 2010
Senate launches debate on Wall Street bill
By Kevin Drawbaugh
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Senate opened debate on Wall Street reform on Thursday with an amendment to bar use of taxpayer funds ...
Fri, April 16, 2010
Senate Dems may drop $50 billion resolution fund: sources
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Senate Democrats are considering dropping a controversial proposal to set up a $50 billion fund to pay for liquidating distressed ...
Fri, April 16, 2010
Senate Republicans oppose financial reform in letter
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - All 41 Republican members of the U.S. Senate have signed a letter, obtained by Reuters on Friday, opposing a Democratic financial ...
Thu, April 15, 2010
Senate Dems pave way for financial reform vote
By Kevin Drawbaugh
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democrats pressed ahead with financial regulation reform in the Congress on Thursday, rejecting Republican complaints and preparing the way ...
Thu, April 15, 2010
U.S. won't share Ft Hood evidence with Senate: Gates
By Phil Stewart
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (Reuters) - The Obama administration, facing a subpoena threat from Congress, will not share information that could compromise its prosecution ...
Thu, April 15, 2010
Ex-Gov. Thompson Won't Seek Senate Seat
MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - Former Wisconsin Governor Tommy Thompson will not run against U.S. Senator Russ Feingold. Thompson, a Republican, made the decision during ...
Thu, April 15, 2010
Senate report challenges U.S. health insurer spending
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Some of the largest for-profit health insurers are shifting administrative and other expenses ahead of upcoming healthcare reforms to make it appear ...
Thu, April 15, 2010
Pakistan's Senate passes constitutional reforms
By Kamran Haider
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pakistan's upper house Senate passed on Thursday constitutional amendments stripping unpopular President Asif Ali Zardari of his main ...
Thu, April 15, 2010
Senate Republican expects deal on financial reform
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican Senator Bob Corker said Thursday he believes a "solid bipartisan bill" on financial regulatory reform will emerge from Congress despite the ...
Thu, April 15, 2010
State Senate Approves Early Retirement Plan
(Lansing, MI) -- A plan to encourage tens of thousands of state employees to retire has passed the state Senate. Governor Granholm wants the measure ...
Wed, April 14, 2010
Senate draft: banks must spin off swaps desks
By Charles Abbott
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The derivatives reform bill being written by Senate Agriculture Chairman Blanche Lincoln would bar federal bailouts of swaps dealers ...
Wed, April 14, 2010
Senate Democrats prepare small-business bill
By Andy Sullivan
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Small businesses could get increased access to loans, overseas markets and government contracts under a bill being prepared in ...
Wed, April 14, 2010
U.S. Senate Candidate Wall Put $1.2M of Own Money Into Campaign
MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - Madison developer Terrence Wall has put $1.2 million of his own money into his Republican campaign for the U.S ...
Wed, April 14, 2010
Senate Approves Changes to Corporations Election Spending
MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - Wisconsin senators have voted to make corporations get approval from their stockholders to spend money to influence elections. The bill repeals ...
Wed, April 14, 2010
Bill to restore jobless aid clears Senate hurdle
By Andy Sullivan
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A measure that would restore lapsed jobless aid for hundreds of thousands of Americans cleared a hurdle in the ...
Tue, April 13, 2010
Senate may not approve START until early 2011
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - It may be early next year before the U.S. Senate approves a major arms reduction treaty that President Barack Obama signed ...
Tue, April 13, 2010
Senate again eyes carried interest tax: sources
By Kim Dixon
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. lawmakers desperate for revenue are looking anew at changing the tax treatment of profits earned by hedge ...
Tue, April 13, 2010
Senate panel chief vows clamp-down on swaps
By Charles Abbott
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The unregulated $450 trillion market in over-the-counter derivatives should expect "vigorous reform" that includes reporting of all trades and ...
Tue, April 13, 2010
Senate GOP leader says "no" to bank reform bill
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate's Republican leader on Tuesday spoke strongly against a Democratic financial regulation reform bill that will soon be ...
Mon, April 12, 2010
Bill to restore jobless aid clears Senate hurdle
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A measure to restore jobless benefits for hundreds of thousands of Americans cleared a procedural hurdle in the Senate on Monday as ...
Sun, April 11, 2010
Senate climate bill to be unveiled April 26
By Richard Cowan
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A long-awaited compromise bill to reduce U.S. emissions of carbon dioxide and other gases blamed for global warming ...
Fri, April 09, 2010
Senate leader eyes action on China currency bill
By Doug Palmer
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Senate could vote by the end of May on legislation to prod China to raise the value of ...
Wed, April 07, 2010
Report: Leinenkugel to Run for U.S. Senate as Republican
MILWAUKEE, Wis. (WTAQ) - There’s a report that outgoing state Commerce Secretary Richard Leinenkugel will soon announce his Republican candidacy for the U.S ...
Fri, March 26, 2010
State Senate Passes Ban On Texting While Driving
(Lansing, MI) -- Texting while driving is on track to be a serious enough crime to allow police to pull over a driver for that ...
Thu, March 25, 2010
GOP Senate Candidates Say They'll Stay If Thompson Runs
MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - The 2 Republicans currently running for the U.S. Senate say they’ll stay in the race, even if Tommy Thompson ...
Thu, March 25, 2010
Senate resumes votes on healthcare changes
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate on Thursday resumed consideration of proposed changes to the new healthcare law, with a vote on passage of ...
Wed, March 24, 2010
Former Bush adviser says no to NY Senate run
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Republican Dan Senor, a Bush administration foreign policy adviser, said on Wednesday he will not challenge Democratic incumbent Kirsten Gillibrand in ...
Wed, March 24, 2010
Poll: Most WI GOPer's Want Thompson To Run For Senate
MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - Republicans seem to like the idea of Tommy Thompson running against U.S. Senate Democrat Russ Feingold in November. The former ...
Tue, March 23, 2010
Senate climate bill details still unfinished
By Richard Cowan
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Senators negotiating a bill to address global warming fears and encourage the use of more alternative energy in the ...
Mon, March 22, 2010
Senate approves massive aviation blueprint
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate approved a sweeping aviation blueprint on Monday that accelerates the multibillion dollar overhaul of the air traffic control ...
Mon, March 22, 2010
Former Bush adviser eyeing Senate run in New York
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Dan Senor, a Republican former Bush administration foreign policy adviser, is preparing to challenge Democratic incumbent Kirsten Gillibrand in the Senate ...
Sun, March 21, 2010
Senate panel plans financial reform vote Monday
By Kevin Drawbaugh and Rachelle Younglai
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate Banking Committee was on track on Monday to approve landmark financial regulatory ...
Fri, March 19, 2010
Senate to remove "backdoor bailouts" from bill
By Karey Wutkowski
ORLANDO, Florida (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate Banking Committee will remove a provision from the financial reform bill that bank regulator ...
Fri, March 19, 2010
Senate And House to Investigate
LANSING (WKZO) -- How did a con-man get the MEDC to give him a $9.1 million tax break? He simply filled out the forms ...
Thu, March 18, 2010
Senate Republicans oppose prefunding resolution
By Rachelle Younglai and Kevin Drawbaugh
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A top Senate Republican said on Thursday that setting up a fund to help unwind large ...
Thu, March 18, 2010
Senate panel backs financial reform bill
By Kevin Drawbaugh and Rachelle Younglai
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate Banking Committee on Monday, approved landmark financial regulatory reform legislation, pushing the ...
Thu, March 18, 2010
Pelosi: House will have assurance on Senate vote
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Friday said that when the House of Representatives votes on the healthcare bill, lawmakers will ...
Thu, March 18, 2010
Senate Wants Governor To Rescind No-Meat Proclamation
(Lansing, MI) -- The State Senate voted 25-12 in favor of a resolution asking the Governor to rescind an "eat-no-meat" proclamation. The Governor had issued ...
Wed, March 17, 2010
Deal nearing on Senate climate bill: lawmaker
By Richard Cowan and Timothy Gardner
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Senate is close to wrapping up talks ahead of introducing a compromise climate change bill ...
Wed, March 17, 2010
Cybersecurity bill introduced in Senate
By Diane Bartz
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A new version of a cybersecurity bill was introduced in the Senate on Tuesday that may eliminate some opposition ...
Tue, March 16, 2010
Senate panel seen approving financial reform
By Kevin Drawbaugh and Karey Wutkowski
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The new financial reform bill introduced in the Senate will likely be approved at the committee ...
Tue, March 16, 2010
CORRECTED: "Idol" judge's father to make Senate run in NY
Corrects to add dropped word in last paragraph
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A former Republican congressman and father of "American Idol" judge Kara DioGuardi tossed ...
Sat, March 13, 2010
Poll: Thompson Leads Feingold for US Senate
MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - He's not officially running, but former Wisconsin Governor Tommy Thompson leads at least one poll in the race for U ...
Fri, March 12, 2010
Att'y general failed to give legal briefs to Senate
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Attorney General Eric Holder failed to tell the Senate about seven legal briefs he signed when lawmakers considered his nomination to his ...
Thu, March 11, 2010
Senate Approves Unemployment Extension
WASHINGTON, D.C. (WIBQ)-Unemployment payments would be extended to the end of the year under a measure approved Wednesday by the U.S ...
Thu, March 11, 2010
Feral Pig Bill Introduced In State Senate
LANSING (WKZO) -- A bill that would declare a permanent open season on feral pigs in Michigan cleared the State House this week, and has ...
Wed, March 10, 2010
Senate passes $149 billion for jobless aid
By Andy Sullivan
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Senate on Wednesday passed a $149 billion package of jobless aid and tax breaks, as Democrats continued efforts ...
Wed, March 10, 2010
Wider "Volcker rule" bill unveiled in Senate
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Legislation that would write into law and widen the proposed "Volcker rule" to limit proprietary trading was unveiled in the U.S ...
Tue, March 09, 2010
Jobless aid, tax breaks clear Senate hurdle
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democratic efforts to spur job creation advanced in Congress on Tuesday as a $149 billion package of tax breaks and unemployment aid ...
Fri, March 05, 2010
U.S. Senate Confirms New Fed Judge For Western WI
MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - The U.S. Senate voted 99 to 0 Thursday to confirm Madison attorney William Conley as a new federal judge for ...
Thu, March 04, 2010
Holland Businessman Enters State Senate Race
(Park Twp. - WHTC News) - It seems as if 2010 will be known as the year of the outsider in politics.
From Ann Arbor businessman ...
Thu, March 04, 2010
Senate Approved “Go Curling Day” in Kalamazoo
KALAMAZOO (WKZO) -- Portage Senator Tom George says the State Senate has found $9.5-million to restart the Pure Michigan Ad Campaign. The Tourism industry ...
Thu, March 04, 2010
Obama reasserts Volcker rule, Senate bill seen
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Obama administration reasserted its commitment to banning proprietary trading by banks with draft legislative language on Wednesday, despite signs that Congress ...
Wed, March 03, 2010
Senate rejects $250 checks for elderly
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A measure to give some 57 million elderly people, veterans and persons with disabilities a $250 check was rejected by the Senate ...
Tue, March 02, 2010
Senate breaks logjam to restore jobless aid
By Andy Sullivan
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Highway money and jobless funds were set to flow again after the Senate ended a standoff on Tuesday that ...
Tue, March 02, 2010
Senate works to restore jobless, highway aid
By Andy Sullivan
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Congressional Republicans, nervous over the fallout from an impasse over jobs legislation, said on Tuesday they were nearing a ...
Mon, March 01, 2010
Harold Ford won't seek New York Senate seat: report
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Harold Ford, a former representative from Tennessee, will not challenge Senator Kirsten Gillibrand in the New York Democratic primary, The New York ...
Mon, March 01, 2010
Report: Thompson Holds More Meetings On Possible Senate Run
MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - Tommy Thompson is reportedly stepping up his meetings with key backers about a possible run against U.S. Senate Democrat Russ ...
Mon, March 01, 2010
U.S. Senate Could Act Tuesday On Extending Jobless Benefits
WASHINGTON D.C. (WTAQ) - The U.S. Senate is expected to act as early as Tuesday on a 30 day extension of unemployment benefits ...
Mon, March 01, 2010
Hill Withdraws from Senate Race
Indianapolis, In (WIBQ)-After a week of speculation, Indiana Congressman Baron Hill announces he will not seek the U.S. senate seat being vacated ...
Mon, March 01, 2010
Mayor Will Not Run for Senate Seat
HAMMOND, In (WIBQ)-Hammond Mayor Thomas McDermott pulled out of the race for Evan Bayh's soon-to-be-vacant U.S. Senate seat.
This leaves Brad ...
Sun, February 28, 2010
Senate financial reform talks snag on watchdog
By Kevin Drawbaugh and Rachelle Younglai
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Bipartisan agreement in the Senate on financial reform hit a snag on how much power to ...
Sat, February 27, 2010
Financial reform compromise rebuffed in Senate
By Kevin Drawbaugh and Rachelle Younglai
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Marathon negotiations in the Senate on financial regulatory reform were set to continue on Sunday with ...
Fri, February 26, 2010
Senate Approves Scaled Down Health Plan For 22K Adults
MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - About 22,000 low-income adults are closer to getting health insurance, after the state Senate approved a bare-bones plan under BadgerCare ...
Fri, February 26, 2010
Granholm Urging Senate To Extend Unemployment Insurance
WASHINGTON D.C. (WKZO) -- If the U.S. Senate doesn’t act today, tens of thousands of Michiganders will watch their unemployment insurance expire ...
Thu, February 25, 2010
Deal on financial reform bill near in Senate
By Kevin Drawbaugh
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A bipartisan agreement on financial regulation reform was close at hand on Thursday in the Senate, with lawmakers working ...
Thu, February 25, 2010
Firearms Bill Goes To State Senate
LANSING (WKZO) -- Right now licensed firearms dealers are required to check in with local law enforcement every time they plan to buy or possess ...
Wed, February 24, 2010
Senate panel seeks expanded auto review
By John Crawley
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A Senate committee on Wednesday asked a government watchdog to expand its review of how regulators handled recent Toyota ...
Wed, February 24, 2010
Vermont Senate wants Entergy reactor shut in 2012
By Scott DiSavino
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The Vermont Senate on Wednesday voted to close an Entergy Corp nuclear power plant in 2012, citing discovery ...
Wed, February 24, 2010
Massachusetts Senate eyes creating a state bank
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Massachusetts should consider creating a state-owned bank, which could help boost lending for small businesses the way North Dakota has done ...
Wed, February 24, 2010
Vermont Senate wants Entergy reactor shut in 2012
By Scott DiSavino
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The Vermont Senate said on Wednesday it has voted to shut Entergy Corp's Vermont Yankee nuclear power ...
Wed, February 24, 2010
Senate seeks bank reform, Obama weighs in
By Glenn Somerville
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Key senators pushed for a bipartisan agreement on a package of reforms to tighten rules for financial industry behavior ...
Wed, February 24, 2010
Senate passes jobs package, eyes next round
By Andy Sullivan
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Senate passed a modest jobs-creation bill on Wednesday and laid the groundwork for a larger package that would ...
Wed, February 24, 2010
Jobs bill headed toward passage in Senate
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A $15 billion bill that aims to create jobs appeared headed for passage in the Senate on Wednesday after it cleared a ...
Wed, February 24, 2010
Senate talks on financial reform move ahead
By Glenn Somerville
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Senate negotiations toward a bipartisan agreement on financial regulatory reform moved forward on several fronts on Wednesday and hopes ...
Tue, February 23, 2010
Three Senate Democrats named to deficit panel
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democratic senators Dick Durbin, Max Baucus and Kent Conrad will serve on a presidential commission to tackle the country's stubborn budget ...
Tue, February 23, 2010
Senate panel mulls narrow, weak, Volcker rule
By Rachelle Younglai
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Senate Banking Committee members are considering a narrow version of the so-called Volcker rule, which was proposed ...
Mon, February 22, 2010
Senate could pass a jobs bill this week
By Andy Sullivan and Thomas Ferraro
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Congressional leaders said on Tuesday they could get a job-creating bill through both houses soon for ...
Sun, February 21, 2010
Senate weighs final push to move climate bill
By Richard Cowan
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A last-ditch attempt at passing a climate change bill begins in the Senate this week with senators mindful that ...
Fri, February 19, 2010
Job-creation bill could fail in Senate
By Andy Sullivan
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A job-creation bill could be headed for defeat in the Senate next week, lawmakers and aides said on Friday ...
Thu, February 18, 2010
Financial reform bill seen next week in Senate
By Kevin Drawbaugh and Sean Mattson
WASHINGTON/PANAMA CITY (Reuters) - Efforts to tighten U.S. financial regulation advanced on Thursday, with a new bipartisan ...
Thu, February 18, 2010
Senate panel mulls watered down "Volcker rule"
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Senate Banking Committee members are considering a watered down version of the 'Volcker rule' unveiled last month by the Obama administration to ...
Thu, February 18, 2010
Financial rules reform gains momentum in Senate
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Efforts to tighten financial regulation picked up speed in the Senate on Thursday as a key committee targeted the unveiling of revised ...
Thu, February 11, 2010
Senate banking chief hopeful for financial reform bill
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Senate Banking Chairman Christopher Dodd voiced optimism on Thursday that his committee could craft a bipartisan financial reform bill.
Dodd said he ...
Wed, February 10, 2010
New York Senate expels senator over assault
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The New York State Senate has voted to expel a senator for the first time in almost a century, the New ...
Fri, February 05, 2010
"Demon Sheep" haunts Senate race in California
By Dan Whitcomb
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A bizarre campaign ad by Senate candidate Carly Fiorina featuring what has been dubbed a "Demon Sheep" has ...
Fri, February 05, 2010
Financial reform talks break down in Senate
By Kevin Drawbaugh
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Bipartisan efforts on Capitol Hill to tighten financial regulation ground to a halt in the Senate on Friday, casting ...
Thu, February 04, 2010
Brown takes Senate seat; urges tax cuts
By Richard Cowan
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Massachusetts Republican Scott Brown was sworn in as a U.S. senator Thursday, ending a Democratic Party supermajority and ...
Wed, February 03, 2010
Senate will vote on job proposals next week: Reid
By Andy Sullivan
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Senate Democratic leaders unveiled a long-awaited "jobs agenda" on Thursday but said they would solicit Republican support before determining ...
Wed, February 03, 2010
Tax credits to be in Senate jobs bill: report
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Tax credits to spur hiring and equipment purchases will be included in Senate Democrats' jobs bill on Thursday along with incentives for ...
Wed, February 03, 2010
Poll: Ex-Gov Thompson Would Beat Feingold In U.S. Senate Race
MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - A recent Rasmussen Poll said former Governor Tommy Thompson would beat U.S. Senate Democrat Russ Feingold 47 to 43 percent ...
Wed, February 03, 2010
Illinois sets race for Obama's old Senate seat
CHICAGO (Reuters) - An Illinois Democrat who won his party's nomination on Tuesday to campaign for Barack Obama's vacant Senate seat struck a ...
Tue, February 02, 2010
Obama: cap-and-trade may be separate in Senate bill
By Steve Holland
NASHUA, New Hampshire (Reuters) - President Barack Obama acknowledged on Tuesday that a controversial "cap-and-trade" mechanism to fight climate change could be ...
Sun, January 31, 2010
Could Illinois' Senate race copy Massachusetts?
By Andrew Stern
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Buoyed by their surprise Senate victory in Massachusetts, Republicans in President Barack Obama's home state of Illinois sense ...
Thu, January 28, 2010
Senate OKs sanctions on Iran's fuel suppliers
By Tom Doggett and Susan Cornwell
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Senate on Thursday approved legislation that would let President Barack Obama impose sanctions on Iran ...
Thu, January 28, 2010
Senate backs increase in debt limit to $14.3 trillion
By Andy Sullivan
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Senate voted narrowly on Thursday to increase the government's borrowing authority to $14.3 trillion, which would ...
Thu, January 28, 2010
Reid says Senate Democrats to unveil jobs agenda
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democrats will unveil jobs-creation legislation next week, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said on Thursday.
Reid told reporters the package would include ...
Thu, January 28, 2010
Senate backs increase in debt limit to $14.3 trillion
By Andy Sullivan
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Senate voted narrowly on Thursday to increase the government's borrowing authority to $14.3 trillion, which would ...
Thu, January 28, 2010
Senate backs "paygo" budget-control measure
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Senate on Thursday approved a budget-control measure that would require new spending to be offset with cuts elsewhere, an approach that ...
Wed, January 27, 2010
Michigan House and Senate Pass Texting While Driving Ban
LANSING -- The Michigan Senate has just approved a ban on Texting while Driving, making it a secondary violation. They had been debating a version ...
Wed, January 27, 2010
State Senate Passes Ban On Texting While Driving
(Lansing, MI) -- The state Senate has passed a ban on sending text messages while driving. The House has passed similar legislation and the differences ...
Tue, January 26, 2010
Senate panel to hear from Volcker on bank plan
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Paul Volcker, a member of the Obama administration's economic team and a former chairman of the Federal Reserve, will testify on ...
Tue, January 26, 2010
Senate backs Bernanke for second term at Fed
By Mark Felsenthal and Thomas Ferraro
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Senate on Thursday backed Ben Bernanke for a second four-year term running the Federal Reserve ...
Tue, January 26, 2010
Senate defeats proposed deficit panel
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate on Tuesday rejected a proposed bipartisan task force to reduce record budget deficits, but the White House said ...
Tue, January 26, 2010
Senate defeats proposed deficit panel
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Senate on Tuesday rejected the creation of a bipartisan task force to try to bring down the record U.S. budget ...
Tue, January 26, 2010
Senate hopes to take up Iran sanctions soon
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said on Tuesday he hopes the chamber can take up legislation within the next few ...
Tue, January 26, 2010
Senate may vote on Fed's Bernanke by Friday: Reid
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate may be able to vote by Thursday or Friday on the nomination of Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke ...
Tue, January 26, 2010
Ex-Gov Thompson Being Pushed To Run For Senate
MADISON, Wis. (Midwest Communications) - Former Governor Tommy Thompson has apparently gotten quite a few e-mails and phone calls urging him to run against U ...
Mon, January 25, 2010
Senate may vote on Fed's Bernanke by Friday: Reid
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate may be able to vote by Thursday or Friday on the nomination of Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke ...
Mon, January 25, 2010
Joe Biden's son opts against Senate run
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democrat Beau Biden, son of Vice President Joe Biden, said on Monday he will not run for a U.S. Senate seat ...
Sun, January 24, 2010
Advisory: Biden Senate story withdrawn
Please be advised that the story reporting that Vice President Joe Biden had told a newspaper that his son Beau does not want to ...
Fri, January 22, 2010
Senate panel to hold hearing on Obama bank limits
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Senate Banking Committee intends to hold a hearing on President Barack Obama's proposals to limit banks' risk taking, a spokeswoman ...
Fri, January 22, 2010
Obama confident Senate to confirm Bernanke
CLEVELAND (Reuters) - President Barack Obama believes the Senate will confirm Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke for a second term to lead the U.S ...
Thu, January 21, 2010
Bid to kill bank bailout fund fails in Senate
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Senate on Thursday defeated a Republican effort that would have prevented the Obama administration from using bank bailout funds to help ...
Thu, January 21, 2010
House unlikely to pass Senate health bill: Pelosi
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Thursday she does not think the Senate's version of healthcare reform ...
Thu, January 21, 2010
Senate won't vote on Bernanke this week: aide
By Thomas Ferraro
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate will not vote this week on whether to confirm Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke for ...
Wed, January 20, 2010
Senate loss will bolster Obama's resolve on jobs
By Caren Bohan and Glenn Somerville
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The loss of a key Democratic Senate seat will likely strengthen the resolve of President Barack ...
Wed, January 20, 2010
WI GOP Head: MA Senate Elex Should "Worry" State Dems
MADISON, Wis. (Midwest Communications) - The head of the Wisconsin GOP says Democrats should be worried in the wake of Tuesday’s U.S. Senate ...
Wed, January 20, 2010
Investors eye healthcare in wake of GOP Senate win
By Walden Siew
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Investors and distressed market advisers on Wednesday said the surprise Republican senate win in Massachusetts may present opportunities ...
Tue, January 19, 2010
Senate Approves Bill To Show Who's Behind "Issue Ads"
MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - The Wisconsin Senate voted 26 to 7 Tuesday to make special interest groups tell us who’s paying for the ads ...
Tue, January 19, 2010
Senate not seen passing climate bill in 2010
By Tom Doggett
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Senate is unlikely to pass climate change legislation this year after going through the contentious health care debate ...
Tue, January 19, 2010
Republican wins Senate race in Massachusetts
By Ros Krasny
BOSTON (Reuters) - Republican Scott Brown won a bitter Senate race in Massachusetts on Tuesday, dealing a sharp blow to President Barack ...
Mon, January 18, 2010
GOP Senate Hopeful Wall On Statewide Tour
MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - He announced his candidacy 3 months ago – but Republican U.S. Senate hopeful Terrence Wall is finally ready to let Wisconsin ...
Fri, January 15, 2010
Pelosi says Senate health bill cannot pass House
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Thursday she did not think the Senate's version of healthcare reform had enough support to ...
Fri, January 15, 2010
Senate health bill better than nothing: Steny Hoyer
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - House of Representatives Democratic leader Steny Hoyer said on Tuesday the U.S. Senate's version of healthcare reform was "clearly" better ...
Thu, January 14, 2010
New York Senate urged to expel Senator after probe
NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York's state senate should vote on whether to expel Democratic Senator Hiram Monserrate, who was convicted of a domestic ...
Wed, January 13, 2010
Obama scrambles to save Democratic Senate seat
By Matt Spetalnick
BOSTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama went on a rescue mission on Sunday to try to save an endangered Massachusetts Democratic candidate ...
Wed, January 13, 2010
Kalamazoo Representative DeShazor To Run For State Senate
KALAMAZOO -- We first told you this over a month ago, and now State House Rep Larry DeShazor has made it official, he will be ...
Tue, January 12, 2010
Senate panel moves to muzzle consumer watchdog
By Kevin Drawbaugh and Rachelle Younglai
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Obama administration's proposal to create a new U.S. agency to protect financial consumers ...
Tue, January 12, 2010
Wall Raises Over Half-Mil In Race For U.S. Senate
MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - Madison real estate developer Terrence Wall has raised over a half-million dollars in his Republican campaign for the U.S. Senate ...
Mon, January 11, 2010
Special bankruptcy court for banks mulled in Senate
By Rachelle Younglai
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Key U.S. senators are considering the creation of a special bankruptcy court for troubled financial services firms, a ...
Mon, January 11, 2010
Massachusetts Senate race unnerves Democrats
By Ros Krasny
BOSTON (Reuters) - Democrats in Massachusetts are scrambling to hold onto what has been among their safest U.S. Senate seats -- the ...
Sat, January 09, 2010
Senate's Reid tells Obama he regrets racial remarks
By Steve Holland
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid apologized to President Barack Obama on Saturday for comments he made during the 2008 ...
Fri, January 08, 2010
Senate Majority Leader To Face 4th GOP Challenger
WAUSAU, Wis. (WTAQ) - The Wisconsin Senate’s majority leader could have a well-known challenger in this fall’s elections. Kevin Hermening of Mosinee will ...
Thu, January 07, 2010
Gay marriage defeated in New Jersey Senate
TRENTON, New Jersey (Reuters) - New Jersey's state Senate on Thursday defeated a bill that would have legalized same-sex marriage, a move that likely ...
Wed, January 06, 2010
Johnson seen taking over as Senate banking panel chief
By Karey Wutkowski and Rachelle Younglai
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - South Dakota Democratic Senator Tim Johnson, a champion of community banks and credit card companies, is ...
Wed, January 06, 2010
Connecticut AG Blumenthal to seek Dodd's Senate seat
BOSTON (Reuters) - Connecticut's popular Attorney General Richard Blumenthal said on Wednesday that he intends to run for Christopher Dodd's seat in the ...
Wed, January 06, 2010
Johnson seen taking over as Senate banking panel chief
By Karey Wutkowski and Rachelle Younglai
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - South Dakota Democratic Senator Tim Johnson, a champion of community banks and credit card companies, is ...
Wed, January 06, 2010
Banking chief Dodd to leave Senate
By Thomas Ferraro and Steve Holland
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Veteran Democratic Senator Christopher Dodd said on Wednesday he will not seek re-election in November in ...
Tue, January 05, 2010
Democrat Sen. Dorgan to leave Senate
By Deborah Zabarenko
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Senator Byron Dorgan, a North Dakota Democrat, announced on Tuesday he will not run for another six-year term, a ...
Mon, January 04, 2010
Online Voting Bill Heads to State Senate
LANSING -- Just two states allow residents to register to vote online, but Michigan could be on the verge of being the third to embrace ...
Thu, December 24, 2009
Senate confirms Miriam Sapiro to be deputy USTR
By Doug Palmer
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Senate on Thursday approved Miriam Sapiro to be deputy U.S. trade representative for Europe and the Americas ...
Thu, December 24, 2009
House-Senate health talks: A difficult final act
By John Whitesides
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - After months of political brawling in the Congress, the final act of the healthcare fight -- negotiations between the House ...
Thu, December 24, 2009
Senate Passes Historic Healthcare Reform Bill
WASHINGTON D.C. (WTAQ) - The U.S. Senate has passed a historic healthcare reform bill. The vote, early on the morning of Christmas Eve ...
Wed, December 23, 2009
Senate panel OKs two top trade nominees
By Doug Palmer
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Senate Finance Committee gave its support on Wednesday to President Barack Obama's nominees for two key trade ...
Wed, December 23, 2009
Senate moves up healthcare passage by hour
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate agreed on Wednesday to move up by one hour its vote on final passage of a sweeping healthcare ...
Wed, December 23, 2009
Senate panel OKs Lael Brainard for Treasury post
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Senate Finance Committee on Wednesday approved Lael Brainard to become the Treasury Department's top global diplomat, a job that would ...
Wed, December 23, 2009
Moderate Republican seeks Biden's old U.S. Senate seat
By Thomas Ferraro
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Michael Castle is a member of an endangered species in the U.S. Congress: He's a moderate Republican ...
Wed, December 23, 2009
Senate healthcare bill creates new insurance program
By Donna Smith
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A new government insurance program that would help the elderly and disabled stay in their homes is headed for ...
Tue, December 22, 2009
Senate sets Christmas eve vote on U.S. debt limit
By Thomas Ferraro
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate on Tuesday set a Christmas Eve vote on final congressional approval of a bill to ...
Tue, December 22, 2009
Giuliani rules out runs for Senate, NY governor
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Former New York Mayor Rudolph Giuliani, who won acclaim for his leadership following the September 11 attacks in 2001, said on ...
Mon, December 21, 2009
Senate health bill alters company taxes, profits
By Susan Heavey
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Proposed changes to the U.S. Senate's pending healthcare reform bill include measures targeting industry profits and taxes ...
Mon, December 21, 2009
Obama: Senate healthcare vote "big victory"
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama on Monday heralded a U.S. Senate vote that moved a bill on his signature healthcare reform closer to ...
Mon, December 21, 2009
Final Vote On U.S. Senate Health Bill To Go By Christmas
WASHINGTON D.C. (WRN) - The U.S. Senate decided just after midnight to put its version of health care reform up for a final ...
Sat, December 19, 2009
Revised Senate health bill cuts deficit: CBO
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The revised healthcare overhaul in the Senate would cut the federal deficit by $132 billion over 10 years, non-partisan budget analysts said ...
Sat, December 19, 2009
Senate health bill alters company taxes, profits
By Susan Heavey
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Proposed changes to the Senate's pending healthcare reform bill include measures targeting industry profits and taxes, and a ...
Sat, December 19, 2009
Nelson Gets Favors, Now Voting For U.S. Senate Health Bill
WASHINGTON D.C. (WTAQ) - Looks like you can make it 60 in the U.S. Senate to pass major health care reform. Nebraska Senator ...
Fri, December 18, 2009
Specter tied with Toomey in Senate race: poll
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Democratic Senator Arlen Specter of Pennsylvania is running even with relatively unknown Republican challenger Pat Toomey for a 2010 race that ...
Fri, December 18, 2009
Senate approves $636 billion military spending bill
By Andy Sullivan
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate approved a $636 billion military spending bill on Saturday that funds the wars in Iraq ...
Thu, December 17, 2009
Senate panel approves two Obama nominees for FTC
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A Senate panel on Thursday approved President Barack Obama's picks to fill out the Federal Trade Commission, Julie Brill and Edith ...
Thu, December 17, 2009
Senate healthcare vote "big victory": Obama
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama on Monday heralded a Senate vote that moved a bill on his signature healthcare reform closer to passage and ...
Wed, December 16, 2009
Senate panel "deeply concerned" by F-35 costs
By Jim Wolf
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee said it was "deeply concerned" about growing costs and apparent delays in ...
Wed, December 16, 2009
Senate Health Care Debate Continues
WASHINGTON -- The healthcare debate continues in the U.S. Senate. Senate Democratic leaders are still struggling to find the 60 votes needed to move ...
Wed, December 16, 2009
Senate vote on Bernanke expected in January: aide
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The full U.S. Senate seems certain to put off until next month a vote to reconfirm Ben Bernanke to a second ...
Tue, December 15, 2009
Senate panel backs Bernanke for second term
By Mark Felsenthal
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke's nomination to a second term cleared a Senate panel on Thursday despite some ...
Tue, December 15, 2009
Senate panel to vote on Bernanke Thursday morning
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate Banking Committee will vote on the nomination of Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke to a second four-year term ...
Mon, December 14, 2009
Drug data mining ban unlikely in Senate bill
By Susan Heavey
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A Democratic proposal to ban the collection of doctors' prescription records for marketing purposes is unlikely to be included ...
Mon, December 14, 2009
Feingold, Kohl Split On Senate Spending Bill
WASHINGTON D.C. (WRN) - Wisconsin’s Russ Feingold was 1 of only 3 Democrats to vote no when the U.S. Senate approved a ...
Sun, December 13, 2009
CORRECTED: Senate backs move to boost farm trade with Cuba
(Corrects by deleting phrase "directly to the United States" from eighth paragraph)
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate approved a provision on Sunday to ...
Fri, December 11, 2009
Senate Democrats seek compromise on drug imports
By Susan Heavey
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democrats scrambled on Friday to resolve a stalemate over whether to permit imports of cheaper prescription drugs from Canada ...
Fri, December 11, 2009
Led by Kalamazoo's Tom George, Michigan Senate Passes Smoking Ban
LANSING -- A ban on smoking in public places has been bouncing around the halls of the State Legislature for nearly a decade, facing outright ...
Thu, December 10, 2009
Pelosi backs expansion of Medicare in Senate plan
By Thomas Ferraro
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama's bid to overhaul the U.S. healthcare system appeared to get a boost on Thursday ...
Wed, December 09, 2009
Obama hails Senate progress on healthcare
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama on Wednesday expressed support for a healthcare deal reached by U.S. Senate Democratic negotiators and said it should ...
Tue, December 08, 2009
Coakley wins primary for Kennedy's Senate seat
By Scott Malone
BOSTON (Reuters) - Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley on Tuesday won the Democratic primary for the U.S. Senate seat left vacant ...
Tue, December 08, 2009
Senate rejects abortion measure in health bill
By John Whitesides and Donna Smith
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Senate rejected on Tuesday an attempt to tighten restrictions on abortion coverage in a healthcare ...
Tue, December 08, 2009
Senate panel sets December 17 vote on Bernanke
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Senate Banking Committee said on Tuesday it will vote December 17 on the confirmation of Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke for ...
Thu, December 03, 2009
Senate boosts preventive care for women
By John Whitesides
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate backed a plan on Thursday to make it easier for women to get preventive health ...
Wed, December 02, 2009
Senate Democrats seek public option compromise
By John Whitesides
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Senate Democrats hunted for a compromise on a government-run insurance plan and battled Republicans on home care for the ...
Wed, December 02, 2009
Need stronger regulators for swaps: Senate chair
By Charles Abbott
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The two major U.S. financial market regulators need additional authority to oversee over-the-counter derivatives, the Senate Agriculture Committee ...
Tue, December 01, 2009
Senate battles over elderly health benefits
By John Whitesides and Donna Smith
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate made little progress on a broad healthcare overhaul on Tuesday, as members ...
Tue, December 01, 2009
Senate opens work on healthcare bill
By Donna Smith and John Whitesides
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate began work on a sweeping healthcare overhaul on Monday, with senators on ...
Mon, November 30, 2009
Senate health plan would raise some premiums: CBO
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate's healthcare bill would raise insurance premiums by at least 10 percent by 2016 for those independently buying ...
Mon, November 23, 2009
Senate Leaders Want To Bring Back MN Tax Reciprocity
MADISON (WRN) - State Senate leaders in Wisconsin are sending strong signals that they want to reinstate a tax reciprocity agreement that Minnesota’s governor ...
Sun, November 22, 2009
Health Care Bill Leaps 1st U.S. Senate Hurdle
WASHINGTON D.C. (WTAQ) - A sweeping healthcare overhaul narrowly passed its first test in the U.S. Senate Saturday, with Democrats casting 60 party-line ...
Fri, November 20, 2009
WI Group Claims Senate Health Reform Bill Covers All Abortions
MADISON (WRN) - U.S. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid claims his bill would permit abortions in a government run health plan if the Health ...
Fri, November 20, 2009
Ethics panel admonishes Obama Senate replacement
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate ethics committee on Friday admonished Roland Burris, saying he had been less than candid about his gubernatorial appointment ...
Fri, November 20, 2009
Senate leader at risk in healthcare battle
By Thomas Ferraro
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Other than President Barack Obama, perhaps no one's political future is riding more on the Senate battle to ...
Fri, November 20, 2009
Senate sets hearing on Bernanke's renomination
By Mark Felsenthal
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Senate Banking Committee said on Friday it will hold a hearing on Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke's ...
Fri, November 20, 2009
Senate confirms long-stalled Obama judicial pick
By Thomas Ferraro
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Democratic-led U.S. Senate, having smashed through a Republican wall of opposition, confirmed on Thursday U.S. President ...
Thu, November 19, 2009
Bank bill delayed in House, Senate divided
By Kevin Drawbaugh
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Progress toward tighter U.S. financial regulation faltered in the U.S. Congress on Thursday as a House committee ...
Thu, November 19, 2009
EXCLUSIVE: Listen as Michigan State Representative Larry DeShazor says he will be running for State Senate
KALAMAZOO -- Portage State House Representative Larry DeShazor is the latest to jump into the race for the State Senate…its just that he hasn ...
Thu, November 19, 2009
Lou Dobbs mulls run for White House, Senate
By Tim Gaynor
PHOENIX (Reuters) - A week after abruptly quitting his longtime job as a CNN television news host and commentator, Lou Dobbs said ...
Wed, November 18, 2009
Senate to press ahead with probe into Fort Hood
By Thomas Ferraro
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Two U.S. senators vowed on Wednesday not to interfere with a criminal probe of the Fort Hood shootings ...
Wed, November 18, 2009
Senate boosts preventive care for women
By John Whitesides
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate backed a plan on Thursday to make it easier for women to get preventive health ...
Wed, November 18, 2009
Senate Democrats plan to unveil healthcare bill
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Senate Democratic leader Harry Reid prepared to unveil long-awaited healthcare overhaul legislation on Wednesday, with the first test vote on the package ...
Sun, November 15, 2009
Senate won't rush health bill: top Republican
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate will not rush consideration of healthcare reform legislation sought by President Barack Obama, and lawmakers can expect a ...
Fri, November 13, 2009
Obama administration faults Senate bank bill
By David Lawder and Corbett B. Daly
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Obama administration on Friday pushed back against a proposal in the U.S. Senate ...
Mon, November 09, 2009
Senate Dems Tout Jobs Package
MADISON (WRN) - Wisconsin Senate Democrats unveiled their prescription Monday for improving the state’s job climate. The majority lawmakers announced their package at Sologear ...
Mon, November 09, 2009
Health Care Reform May Not Pass Through Senate Quickly
WASHINGTON D.C. (WRN) - The U.S. Senate may not pass health care reform any time soon. Moderates and conservatives say they have the ...
Sun, November 08, 2009
Obama "absolutely confident" on Senate health bill
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama said on Saturday he was "absolutely confident" the Senate would follow the lead of the House of Representatives in ...
Sat, November 07, 2009
Abortion complicates Senate healthcare debate
By Donna Smith
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A fight over abortion could complicate Senate action on a sweeping U.S. healthcare reform bill as some moderate ...
Fri, November 06, 2009
Senate Approves Puppy Mill Bill
MADISON (WRN) - The Wisconsin Senate unanimously approved a bill Thursday that cracks down on puppy mills where dogs are sold after being raised in ...
Fri, November 06, 2009
NY senate sees revenues down this year
NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York's Democratic-led senate on Friday said tax revenues will slip 1.5 percent in the current fiscal year to ...
Thu, November 05, 2009
Senate rejects bid to restrict Guantanamo trials
By Andy Sullivan
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Senate on Thursday rejected a measure that would have required prisoners charged with involvement in the September 11 ...
Thu, November 05, 2009
State Senate Passes OWI Regulation Bill
MADISON (WRN) - Like a bill passed in the Assembly last month, the Senate version makes 4th offense OWI a felony, expands treatment programs, and ...
Thu, November 05, 2009
Senate panel approves Democratic climate bill
By Richard Cowan
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A controversial climate change bill cleared its first hurdle in the U.S. Senate on Thursday, allowing President Barack ...
Wed, November 04, 2009
Senate approves jobless, housing aid
By Andy Sullivan
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Senate vote unanimously on Wednesday to extend aid for jobless workers and broaden tax breaks for homebuyers and ...
Wed, November 04, 2009
Former HP chief Fiorina running for Senate
By Dan Whitcomb
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Former Hewlett-Packard Co chief Carly Fiorina said on Wednesday she would run as a Republican candidate for the ...
Wed, November 04, 2009
Senate poised to adopt jobless, housing aid
By Andy Sullivan
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate was poised on Wednesday to extend aid for jobless workers and broaden tax breaks for ...
Tue, November 03, 2009
Obama admin praises early Senate financial bill
By Karey Wutkowski
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The chairman of the Senate Banking Committee is poised to release a draft bill on financial regulatory reform that ...
Mon, November 02, 2009
Special Election to Decide Battle Creek State Senate Seat
BATTLE CREEK -- The special election Tuesday in Battle Creek to fill the state Senate seat vacated by Mark Schauer when he went to Washington ...
Thu, October 29, 2009
Senate panel approves Iran fuel sanctions bill
By Susan Cornwell
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A bill to impose sanctions on companies providing Iran with gasoline and limit other business dealings with the country ...
Tue, October 27, 2009
Obama says Senate bill on tax havens would stop abuses
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama said on Tuesday a proposal by Senate Democrats to clamp down on overseas tax havens would stop ...
Tue, October 27, 2009
Senate panel tries bypassing climate bill boycott
By Richard Cowan
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democrats who control a key U.S. Senate panel said they would begin debating a climate change bill on ...
Mon, October 26, 2009
Senate to vote on home buy credit extension
By Corbett B. Daly
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate could vote on Tuesday to extend a popular tax break for home buyers that ...
Fri, October 23, 2009
Senate leader wants homebuyer credit extended
By Corbett B. Daly
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - First-time U.S. homebuyers could get more time to take advantage of a popular tax credit that is ...
Fri, October 23, 2009
Clinton rallies Senate Democrats on healthcare
By John Whitesides and Donna Smith
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Former President Bill Clinton visited the U.S. Capitol on Tuesday to urge Senate Democrats to ...
Thu, October 22, 2009
Senate votes to fund F-35 alternate engine
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate on Thursday approved $560 million to continue work on an alternate F-35 engine built by General Electric Co ...
Thu, October 22, 2009
Senate food bill good 1st step, needs work: FDA
By Christopher Doering
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A Senate bill that would expand U.S. Food and Drug Administration oversight and give it the power to ...
Tue, October 20, 2009
Medicare doctor pay plan hits Senate snag
By Donna Smith
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A proposal to boost Medicare payments to doctors ran into trouble in the U.S. Senate on Tuesday as ...
Thu, October 15, 2009
Senate panel votes to bar drug "pay for delay"
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A Senate panel voted on Thursday to bar drug companies from paying generic drugmakers to delay bringing their cheaper medicines to market ...
Tue, October 13, 2009
Senate panel backs sweeping healthcare overhaul
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A key U.S. Senate committee endorsed a broad healthcare overhaul Tuesday, gaining the support of an influential Republican and delivering President ...
Thu, October 08, 2009
U.S. Senate panel votes to extend security law
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A Senate Judiciary Committee, drawing criticism from both liberals and conservatives, voted on Thursday to extend expiring provisions of a post-September 11 ...
Thu, October 08, 2009
Senate Democrats unveil jobless benefits extension
By Andy Sullivan
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Unemployment benefits would be extended by up to 14 weeks in all 50 U.S. states under a bill ...
Wed, October 07, 2009
Senate health bill cost put at $829 billion
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate Finance Committee's health bill would cost $829 billion and cut the deficit by $81 billion over 10 ...
Tue, October 06, 2009
More taxes for health companies in Senate bill
By John Whitesides
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. Senate healthcare reform bill would raise $29 billion more in taxes on healthcare companies over 10 ...
Tue, October 06, 2009
Senate could vote soon on jobless benefits
By Andy Sullivan
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - With U.S. unemployment rising, lawmakers hope to resolve a logjam this week on a measure that would extend ...
Tue, October 06, 2009
House, Senate negotiators fund second F-35 engine
By Andrea Shalal-Esa
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. House and Senate negotiators defied a White House veto threat and agreed on Tuesday to include $560 ...
Sat, October 03, 2009
George Says Senate not ready to Pass tax hikes
PORTAGE -- One way to break the deadlock over the State budget is convincing a few republican state senators to vote for measures that will ...
Thu, October 01, 2009
U.S. Senate Democrats seek to win climate moderates
By Richard Cowan and Timothy Gardner
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democrats in the U.S. Senate, who this week sketched out legislation to tackle global warming ...
Wed, September 30, 2009
U.S. Senate keeps alive funding for C-17 cargo planes
By Andy Sullivan
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Senate on Wednesday kept alive funding for 10 Boeing-made C-17 cargo planes that the Pentagon has said it ...
Wed, September 30, 2009
Senate averts looming government shutdown
By Andy Sullivan
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate averted a looming government shutdown on Wednesday by passing a stopgap bill that temporarily funds ...
Tue, September 29, 2009
Climate control debate heats up in the Senate
By Richard Cowan
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama's drive to fight global warming got a boost on Wednesday as Democrats in the U ...
Tue, September 29, 2009
Senate panel rejects public healthcare option
By John Whitesides and Donna Smith
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A Senate panel on Tuesday rejected a government-run "public" insurance option as part of a broad ...
Fri, September 25, 2009
Senate panel awaits report before health vote
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democratic hopes for a quick Senate Finance Committee vote on a broad U.S. healthcare overhaul were dashed on Monday as budget ...
Thu, September 24, 2009
Senate Democrats to unveil climate bill Sept 30
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Senate Democrats will unveil their version of legislation aimed at cutting greenhouse gas emissions on September 30, said a congressional ...
Thu, September 24, 2009
U.S. Senate approves compromise bill on Pakistan aid
By Susan Cornwell
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate on Thursday approved compromise legislation to triple non-military aid to Pakistan to about $1.5 ...
Thu, September 24, 2009
Massachusetts names Kirk to fill Kennedy Senate seat
BOSTON (Reuters) - Paul Kirk, a former Democratic National Committee chairman and a close friend of the late Senator Edward Kennedy, was named on Thursday ...
Thu, September 24, 2009
Education Budget Approvals Continue in House/Senate Committees in Michigan
LANSING -- State Lawmakers have now passed 5 of the state’s 13 departmental budgets, with some of the toughest still ahead, and the Governor ...
Wed, September 23, 2009
While Gaddafi talks, U.S. Senate rebukes Libya
By Susan Cornwell
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Even as Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi spoke on Wednesday at the United Nations in New York, his government was ...
Tue, September 22, 2009
Senate Democrat backs extending surveillance methods
By Jeremy Pelofsky
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy on Tuesday unveiled a bill to extend three controversial surveillance techniques ...
Tue, September 22, 2009
Massachusetts Senate votes to fill Kennedy seat
By Kevin McNicholas
BOSTON (Reuters) - The Massachusetts Senate voted on Tuesday to allow the governor to name an interim U.S. Senate replacement for ...
Sun, September 20, 2009
U.S. Senate panel backs health insurance requirement
By John Whitesides and Donna Smith
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. Senate panel considering a sweeping healthcare overhaul upheld a requirement on Thursday that ...
Sat, September 19, 2009
Senate Republicans push for end to bailout fund
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A majority of Republicans in the U.S. Senate on Friday called on the Obama administration to let the authority to tap ...
Fri, September 18, 2009
Massachusetts Senate vote next week on Kennedy seat
BOSTON (Reuters) - Massachusetts state senators will vote next week on whether to allow the governor to name a temporary U.S. Senate replacement for ...
Thu, September 17, 2009
Senate passes big boost for housing, transport
By Andy Sullivan
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. housing and transportation projects would receive a big spending boost under legislation passed by the Senate on ...
Wed, September 16, 2009
Senate confirms U.S. Republican as next Army chief
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate on Wednesday confirmed Republican Congressman John McHugh to be Secretary of the Army, paving the way for him ...
Wed, September 16, 2009
State Senate Adopts Resolution to Fix Budget Process
LANSING -- The state Senate has adopted a resolution aimed at ensuring that the Michigan House and Senate each pass balanced budgets in a timely ...
Wed, September 16, 2009
Senate panel releases healthcare plan without public option
By Donna Smith and John Whitesides
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Senator Max Baucus unveiled his plan for a 10-year, $856 billion healthcare overhaul on ...
Tue, September 15, 2009
Rockefeller says can't back Senate panel bill yet
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Senator John Rockefeller, a Finance Committee member and a strong backer of a government-run insurance option, said on Tuesday he ...
Mon, September 14, 2009
U.S. Senate denies funds for poverty group
By Andy Sullivan
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A poverty-rights group that has drawn the ire of conservatives suffered another setback in Washington on Monday when the ...
Thu, September 10, 2009
Senate panel seeks end to F-22 export ban
By Jim Wolf
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A Senate panel urged the Air Force on Thursday to start developing an export model of its F-22 Raptor ...
Wed, September 09, 2009
Senate panel omits funds for second F-35 engine
By Jim Wolf
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. Senate subcommittee omitted funding on Wednesday for an alternate engine for the F-35 fighter jet in ...
Tue, September 08, 2009
House, Senate resume work on 2010 Pentagon budget
By Andrea Shalal-Esa
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Lawmakers in the House and Senate returned from an August recess on Tuesday and resumed work on the fiscal ...
Tue, September 08, 2009
Senate's Reid wants bipartisan healthcare reform bill
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Congress should pass bipartisan healthcare reform legislation this year, U.S. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said on Tuesday ...
Mon, September 07, 2009
Joe Kennedy will not seek Senate seat
BOSTON (Reuters) - Joseph P. Kennedy II said on Monday he would not seek his late uncle Edward Kennedy's U.S. Senate seat, which ...
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