Members of the Roof Coatings Manufacturers Association (RCMA) met with their Members of Congress on Capitol Hill last Wednesday, July 15 as part of the Association’s Summer Meeting and Legislative Day. Over 30 RCMA members ...
Pennsylvania governor Tom Wolf has rejected a bill to privatize the sale of alcohol, which may result in closure of around 500 liquor stores in the state. The house bill 466 has been vetoed by the governor to reform state liquor system ...
The beverage industry in the Philippines has opposed a proposal to impose additional tax on sugar-sweetened beverages, claiming that the tax would not tackle the obesity problem. The House Bill 3365, which was authored by Nueva Ecija Rep. ...
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Love's Travel Stops and Country Stores opened its first compressed natural gas (CNG) location in Ohio. The facility in Burbank, Ohio is the company's 10th CNG location in the U.S. Motorists and fleets in Burbank, Ohio, now have the option ...
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Electronic cigarette merchants Ohio was afraid to solidify a business plan tax of their products , but supporters of the tax , including John Kasich of the governor , please refer to the broader benefits for Ohioans.Is a review of the ...
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The votes will likely set up a conference committee showdown related to the state's two-year budget plan. Meanwhile, news outlets also report on developments from Arkansas, Mississippi and California. The Washington Post: House And ...
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Maryland’s Department of Legislative Services says that making raw milk sales legal through individual cow-share or herd-share schemes could increase sporadic or isolated cases of illnesses from unpasteurized milk from almost none ...
Arizona's efforts to expand the program are also facing challenges while a new approach is being advanced in Virginia. The Associated Press/Washington Post: Model Arkansas Way Of Expanding Medicaid At Risk Arkansas' plan for expanding ...
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The cottage food movement that has gained traction in the states since about 2010 is continuing to take hold this legislative season. Current law recently crafted in Virginia permits unlicensed home kitchens operating without inspections ...
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The Massachusetts legislature has completed work on its latest Right to Repair bill, House Bill 3757 that includes heavy-duty service information provisions for vehicles over 14,000 pounds. An earlier version of the Right to Repair ...
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Some 170,000 U.S. veterans would no longer qualify for food stamps via a provision of a House of Representatives bill, a non-profit group says. The Center on Budget and Policy Priorities in Washington said the House of Representatives' ...
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Kentucky Governor Steve Beshear has signed into law House Bill 315 at Alltech’s Lexington Brewing and Distilling that enables breweries to serve complimentary samples of malt beverages. Earlier this year, the General Assembly has ...
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The National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) recently applauded Sens. Robert Menendez (D-N.J.) and Johnny Isakson (R-Ga.) for introducing bipartisan legislation to encourage residential construction lending, spur job growth and keep the ...
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Inspired by the latest James Bond movie, Rep. John Tierney (D-Mass) is pushing a bill that would require all U.S. handgun manufacturers to include "personalization technology" in their weapons. The Personalized Handgun Safety Act of 2013 ...
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A Senate Democrat from Delaware and a Republican in the House of Representatives from Texas Wednesday introduced bills to open tax-friendly corporate rules available to the oil and natural gas industry for decades to renewable power, energy ...
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