Posts Tagged ‘legislation’
NE’s 2013 Legislative Sessions: Rhode Island
by Carolyn Morwick
September 17, 2013
Lawmakers passed a budget totaling $8.2 billion with no new fees or taxes and worked to address the state’s ailing business climate by providing structural changes and government reforms. Gov. Lincoln Chafee opposed the structural changes, but let the bill become law without his signature.
The budget provides for:
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NE’s 2013 Legislative Sessions: Connecticut
by Carolyn Morwick
September 16, 2013
The school shootings in Newtown dominated the beginning of the 2013 legislative session. Lawmakers passed a bipartisan gun violence prevention bill, the toughest in the nation. The legislation further restricts the use of assault weapons and imposes more background checks and restrictions on the sale of high-capacity magazine clips. In addition, both branches of the ...
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NE’s 2013 Legislative Sessions: Vermont
by Carolyn Morwick
September 13, 2013
NEJHE will report on new education-related laws and other legislative highlights from each New England statehouse, starting with Vermont ...
On May 14, Vermont lawmakers wrapped up their session by passing a $5.2 billion budget for FY14. House and Senate proposals to changes in the income tax fell by the wayside as did proposed increases in ...
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Bipartisan Support for DREAM Act
by Christine Cassis
July 7, 2010
Amid mixed reaction to Arizona's immigration law, a new national poll reveals strong bipartisan support for the DREAM Act, federal legislation introduced by Sens. Richard Durbin (D-Ill.) and Richard Lugar (R-Ind.) that would provide undocumented students brought to the U.S. as children with the opportunity to earn permanent legal status.
The undocumented students would have to ...
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