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Nixon to propose Mo. political ethics rules
- Another Missouri official is urging reforms in the state's political ethics rules.
Pa. casino group says its activity wasn't lobbying
- The chairman of Pennsylvania's House Gaming Oversight Committee says he might hold a hearing on whether the Pennsylvania Casino Association violated the state lobbying-disclosure law.
Residents with disabilities sue SC Gov, lawmakers
- Advocates for disabled South Carolina residents have sued Gov. Mark Sanford and lawmakers, saying they slashed services after illegally sending federal stimulus money to a state savings account.
Missouri editorials
- Here are recent editorials in Missouri newspapers:
GOP Sen. hopeful calls for Mass. health plan caps
- Republican state Sen. Scott Brown, a candidate for the late Edward Kennedy's U.S. Senate seat, said states would be better off adopting their own plans to expand insurance coverage than relying on a national health care overhaul.
Health bills nudge US on long-term care insurance
- Most people don't buy long-term care insurance. They simply don't want to think about moving into an assisted living center or hiring a stranger to bathe them.
- Most people don't buy long-term care insurance. They simply don't want to think about moving into an assisted living center or hiring a stranger to bathe them.
Texas truck fees draw scrutiny
- Texans may love their pickups, but a top state transportation official says it's not fair for truck owners to pay lower state registration fees.
House Democrats pessimistic about public option
- House Democrats aren't optimistic that a government insurance plan, a central element of health care legislation passed in their chamber, will survive negotiations with the Senate.
Seniors worry about Medicare Advantage cuts
- Insurers constantly caution seniors that their Medicare Advantage perks such as hearing aids, dental payments and even gym memberships will fizzle if Democrats get their way and cut government subsidies for them.
OH Senate leader behind May proposal for tech jobs
- Ohio's Senate president now says he's willing to work toward a May ballot issue to renew a technology jobs program, erasing a point of disagreement between Republicans and Democrats over the job-creating program's future.
2010 could blue chips' year as caution returns
- Investors are about to get picky.
House backers of public insurance option may yield
- Two House Democrats who favor a government insurance plan, a central element of health care legislation passed in their chamber, acknowledged Sunday it might have to be sacrificed as negotiators work out a final agreement with the Senate.
Mass. Senate candidate Brown on trail without wife
- Scott Brown has had his two daughters appear in campaign ads with him. He's even had his dogs, Snuggles and Koda.
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