Analysis — Fear and loathing over a public insurance option in Hartford

By Wendell Potter

Will a "public option" have a better chance in Hartford than in Washington? Not if the insurance companies have anything to say about it. ..

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"… v. Jodi Rell, a Republican, to do it in, but it became law anyway when the General Assembly overrode her veto. Rep. Betsy Ritter, House Chair of the Public Health C …"

Interview: Unprecedented opportunity

Rami Khouri, a veteran editor and reporter who currently serves as editor-at-large for the Lebanese English language newspaper, The Daily St

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"… ational law, international conventions, U.N. Security Council resolutions, General Assembly consensus, some mechanism that has credibility, and there isn’t any for …"

Builders fight proposed home sprinkler requirement

By Dusty Smith

Firefighters and sprinkler manufacturers are locked in a fierce national battle against home builders over a proposed requirement for sprink

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"… . So the loser at the board meeting on Monday could seek a reversal by the General Assembly later this year.“Unfortunately, I think that’s where it’s going to w …"

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'Smart growth' goals frustrated by local authorities

By Dick Cooper

In a pasture, along a tree-lined road, a small herd of hefty black-and-white striped “Oreo cows” — more formally known as Belted Galloways —

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"… hen-Governor Parris Glendening pushed smart growth legislation through the General Assembly, the state is still struggling with ways to control growth.Glendening’s …"

Analysis — N.C. consumer advocates seeing red over bait and switch by one of the blues

By Wendell Potter

Consumer advocates in North Carolina thought they had a deal with Blue Cross on a health insurance exchange, but now they are having doubts.

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"… ge spent months negotiating and drafting recommendations to present to the General Assembly. According to Adam Linker of the North Carolina Justice Center, a progress …"

Party of one

By Robert Morlino

Special committees allow prominent lawmakers to parcel out campaign cash

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"… te, the Senate Minority Leader, and the Speaker and Minority Leader of the General Assembly may each establish a legislative leadership committee to receive contribut …"

"… p committees have become so common that freshman members of the Senate and General Assembly have formed them, sometimes in small groups, even when they have not attai …"

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State lobbying becomes billion-dollar business

By Sarah Laskow

At least a dozen states revise laws in 2006

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"… hough the Pennsylvania total presents an incomplete picture of lobbying in General Assembly, lobbyists reported to the Senate that they spent nearly $125 million, inc …"

"… lobbying law in 2002, no major lobbying legislation had made it out of the General Assembly. Now lobbyists and their employers will again register and file disclosure …"

It's all relative

By Elspeth Reeve

State lobby corps includes legislator spouses, offspring

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"… state representative in 2004, but he still has a strong connection to the General Assembly. His wife, Dawn Creekmore — also a Democrat — was elected to serve in …"

Statehouse revolvers

By Kevin Bogardus

Study finds more than 1,300 ex-legislators among 2005 state lobbying ranks

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"… es the department's budget. Board members are elected by a majority of the General Assembly's caucus in each of the state's 13 Congressional districts.Benefield told …"

Lobbying laws in the states

By Neil Gordon

A round-up of lobbying laws that have recently been enacted or changed

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"… orting events.The Senate also passed a bill that would make members of the General Assembly wait until their two-year elected term ends before accepting employment as …"

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