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• Democrats, Republicans offer thoughts on budget fix

  
  The Daily Briefing — Authority: 482
  Lawmakers polished off the budget fix tonight, with the expected votes in each chamber. A number of reactions are rolling in. Senate President Bill M. Harris, R-Ashland . He voted yes. “There was not a ‘simple’ or good option to addressing the shortfall, but we were committed to reaching an agreement that ...
  7 hours ago

• Legislative Republicans: Still more interested in partisanship than in professionalism

  
  Random Musings — Authority: 429
  They are sure to gripe that their Democratic counterparts are the hyperpartisan ones, that they are engaging in dilatory tactics for no good reason ( no, the Rs dont think that legislators and the public having time to read the bills before the lege is a good reason ), but they " doth protest too much ." The proof ...
  8 hours ago

• Of oxpeckers and ethics in Jefferson City

  
  The Platform — Authority: 427
  R.J. Matson/Post-Dispatch Leaders of the Missouri House and Senate have announced they’ll push ethics reform bills in the coming legislative session. In other news, Tiger Woods will join Promise Keepers and Richie Incognito will open an anger-management clinic. It’s been decades since “ethics” and ...
  8 hours ago

• Crist/Rubio divide gets unfriend-ly

  
  Bay Buzz — Authority: 133
  Members of the Tampa Bay Young Republicans Club on Wednesday night were lamenting how personal the split between supporters of Marco Rubio and Charlie Crist in their U.S. Senate race have become. "Its sad," said young GOP-er Dywan Washington , a Rubio backer. Long-time acquaintances from the two camps have ...
  10 hours ago

• And on the seventeenth day of the twelfth month, Jerry Keen found himself all alone

  
  Peach Pundit — Authority: 584
  Setting aside any discussion of “The Petition,” let’s look at the stark reality of today. The election of David Ralston , Jan Jones , and Ed Lindsey has revealed a Republican caucus with a clear thirst for change and genuine reform based on conservatism. All three represent the foundation for a strong ...
  10 hours ago

• Senate commitee moves budget fix

  
  The Daily Briefing — Authority: 482
  Step one of passing the budget fix is over, but it didn’t go quietly. The Senate Finance Committee voted 7-6 to approve the plan to delay this year’s 4.2 percent income tax cut to fill an $851 million shortfall. It also will allow for three university projects to be completed under newly overhauled public ...
  10 hours ago

• AG Madigan says Quinn can sell prison to feds for detainees

  
  Clout St — Authority: 624
  Posted by Ray Long at 5:37 p.m.; updated at 6:43 p.m. with Brady comments, legal opinion Attorney General Lisa Madigan said today that Gov. Pat Quinn has the authority he needs to sell an Illinois prison to the federal government...
  12 hours ago

• Rep. Loranne Ausley waiting on decision whether to run for CFO

  
  The Buzz: Florida Politics — Authority: 661
  State Rep. Loranne Ausley said Thursday she has received many calls from friends and supporters over the last several weeks "strongly encouraging her to run for chief financial officer and, while she is considering it, she will wait until after the holidays to make her decision. "While these calls are flattering, ...
  15 hours ago

• From the Senate Press Office

  
  Peach Pundit — Authority: 584
  “The Senate has stepped up its communications into modern-day technology and we are now on Twitter. Our Twitter name is @GASenatePress and I welcome you to follow us. Each time the press office posts a release, audio or video to the Senate web site, we automatically Tweet. If you have questions on any of the ...
  15 hours ago

• Jan Jones elected Speaker Pro Tem.

  
  Peach Pundit — Authority: 584
  I’m actually trying to get some work done today and stepped away from the computer for a few minutes. I’m back now and see this from the AJC: Update 2;28 p.m.: Rep. Jan Jones of Atlanta has been chosen as speaker pro tem. On the second ballot. Wow. Congrats to Rep. Jones.
  16 hours ago

• Chairman says budget deal still good

  
  The Daily Briefing — Authority: 482
  The Senate Finance Committee was delayed this afternoon for at least two hours, but Chairman John A. Carey Jr. said the wait is not related to weakness in the budget agreement reached late Wednesday night. Carey, R-Wellston, said they are simply waiting for drafting to be completed on the final bill. Both the ...
  16 hours ago

• Congress to oppose Gujarat compulsory voting bill

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 728
  Gandhinagar, Dec 17 (IANS) The Congress Thursday announced it would oppose the two bills of the Gujarat government that seek to make voting mandatory in local self government elections and propose capital punishment for makers of spurious liquor in prohibition-bound Gujarat.The decision was taken at a meeting of the ...
  17 hours ago

• Florida Supreme Court OKs fair districts amendment fiscal impact

  
  Naked Politics — Authority: 152
  The Florida Supreme Court on Thursday approved the fiscal impactstatement that accompanies the 2010 ballot initiative about legislativedistrict boundaries. But Chief Justice Peggy Quince dissentedbecause she believes the statement is biased and not realistic. She said it "shouldnot be used as a scare tactic to ...
  18 hours ago

• Florida Supreme Court okays fair districts amendment fiscal impact

  
  The Buzz: Florida Politics — Authority: 661
  The Florida Supreme Court on Thursday approved the fiscal impact statement that accompanies the 2010 ballot initiative about legislative district boundaries. But Chief Justice Peggy Quince dissented because she believes the statement is biased and not realistic. She said it "should not be used as a scare tactic to ...
  18 hours ago

• State Rep. Lorann Ausley considering run for CFO

  
  The Buzz: Florida Politics — Authority: 661
  Former Tallahassee state Rep. Lorann Ausley is said to be close to a decision on whether shell be the Democrats nominee for chief financial officer, the powerful Cabinet position being vacated by Democrat Alex Sink , who is running for governor. Ausley, who was termed limited out of the state House in 2008, is ...
  18 hours ago

• Minnesota Governor in Meeting and Greeting in New Hampshire

  
  State News Shot — Authority: 142
  From Twincities.com: “Never heard of him,” said Patricia Goulet, of Concord, shopping for books at a local Borders Bookstore. How about you, Susan Chabot, of Manchester? “No.” He’s the governor of Minnesota. Ring a bell, Rich Audet, of Northfield? “Nope.” Little more than a year after the last ...
  18 hours ago

• IA: Former State Rep. Running for Secretary of State

  
  State News Shot — Authority: 142
  From DesMoinesRegister.com: Republican former state Rep. George Eichhorn today announced his candidacy for secretary of state, citing as a motivating factor a federal audit that found questionable spending in the office during the previous administration. Eichhorn, a Stratford lawyer, unsuccessfully sought the 2008 ...
  18 hours ago

• WI: Troubled Lawmaker Back on Assembly Floor

  
  State News Shot — Authority: 142
  From the State Journal: A state lawmaker who is facing multiple driving-under-the-influence charges returned to Madison on Wednesday to vote on a drunken driving bill. Rep. Jeff Wood, a Chippewa Falls independent, has been arrested three times in the last year for driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs. An ...
  18 hours ago

• SD: Lawmaker Pushes Governor to Make Senate Race

  
  State News Shot — Authority: 142
  From the Bismarck Tribune: North Dakota Gov. John Hoeven, who has been under pressure for months to challenge Democratic Sen. Byron Dorgan’s re-election bid next year, is getting a fresh nudge from a South Dakota lawmaker on Facebook. State Rep. Dan Lederman of Dakota Dunes, S.D., has helped start a page on the ...
  18 hours ago

• Txt Updates

  
  Peach Pundit — Authority: 584
  As Clayton mentioned, Legislators, staffers and media can text information about the House GOP Caucus meeting to us. Legislators, staffers, media: Send a text message to 404-425-9969 instead of using our tipline. This will hit the same chain as our tipline, so you can get straight to the heart of the PeachPundit ...
  19 hours ago

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