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Our View: Malloy right to veto changes to charter revision policy
23 May 2012, 9:28 pm
Gov. Dannel P. Malloy was correct this week in
vetoing a measure that was approved — and overwhelmingly so — by the Legislature that would have placed restrictions on municipal charter revision commissions, thus limiting the scope of their authority.
Senate Dems Jokingly ‘Thank’ Cuomo for vetoing Redistricting Plan [Video]
22 May 2012, 11:02 pm
Governor Andrew Cuomo dashed Senate Democrats’ hopes for independent or court-drawn redistricting plans by signing onto maps gerrymandered to favor the GOP in the State Senate and the Democrats in the Assembly, and at tonight’s Legislative Correspondents Association show at the Hotel Albany, some of those Senate Democrats tweaked Mr. Cuomo with some self-deprecating humor. In the video, Senator ...
Walker not afraid to lose recall
17 May 2012, 4:05 pm
In an interview with the Associated Press, Walker talked about the recall election,
vetoing a right to work bill and the possibility of going for higher offices.
Bulgarian President Hints of vetoing Macedonia's EU Bid over Ambassador Assault
4 May 2012, 11:58 am
Bulgarian President Rosen Plevneliev has hinted that Bulgaria could block Macedonia's EU accession in a statement over the assault on Bulgarian Ambassador Ivan Petkov in Skopje on Friday. Plevneliev's statement came Friday night, shortly after Bulgaria's Foreign Minister Nikolay Mladenov issued a strong statement condemning the attack by Macedonian nationalists on the Bulgarian Ambassador in ...
Nixon signals compromise on workers' comp
1 May 2012, 11:09 am
After
vetoing a bill that would have changed the state's workers' compensation system, Missouri's governor now says he would be open to a compromise with Republican lawmakers.
Gov. Dayton cites safety concerns in vetoing fireworks bill
30 April 2012, 11:13 am
Gov. Mark Dayton says he gets it that many Minnesotans like to shoot off loud fireworks. But he also knows that the big booming and flying kind cause many injuries, so he sided with the medical and fire prevention community and vetoed a bill that would have allowed more and bigger fireworks in the state. In his veto letter over the weekend, he wrote: "I greatly respect the care with which the ...
World - vetoing
UN In Emergency Meeting Over Syrian Massacre - Sky.com
27 May 2012, 2:50 pm
Unified international action to tackle the Syrian crisis has proved difficult with both Russia and China
vetoing UN resolutions condemning Mr Assad's regime. Foreign Office minister Alistair Burt said the Security Council would need to have "all ...
Brazil president vetoes parts of law opening up Amazon - Google
25 May 2012, 2:24 pm
Environment Minister, Izabella Teixeira, said that in
vetoing parts of the bill the government was seeking to ensure that there is no reduction in those areas of the Amazon and other sensitive ecosystems that are protected. She said the government also ...
Obama Rolls Over Again for the Turks - Commentary Magazine
21 May 2012, 3:26 pm
The context was a surreal exchange between the AP’s Matt Lee and State Department spokesperson Victoria Nuland regarding how Turkey was
vetoing Israel from participating in this week’s Chicago NATO summit. Lee expressed confusion at the ...
Walker still won't commit to vetoing right to work bill - Republic
17 May 2012, 3:52 pm
HARTLAND, Wis. — Gov. Scott Walker says he will work against passage of any bill making Wisconsin a right to work state, but he still won't commit to issuing a veto should such a bill pass. He says he will "actively work" to make sure such a ...
Barack is fumbling, stumbling, falling down… - RedState
16 May 2012, 6:59 pm
Liberals take heed. This is something you should feel alarmed about. First there is gas prices. By
vetoing the Keystone XL pipeline, as well as easy proof he has blocked permits on Federal lands and especially the Gulf of Mexico, has created a ...
Govt pulls rank over risk assessment release - ITV
8 May 2012, 5:57 pm
The Cabinet today took the unusual step of
vetoing publication of the so-called Risk Register - an assessment of the risks of its NHS reforms. An information tribunal had ordered the Government release the document. But Ministers decided it was ...