Vol. 14 No. 2-25
Monday, August 9, 2010
REVIEW
Elana Kagan Confirmed: The Senate confirmed Elena Kagan to the Supreme Court as the 112th justice and the fourth woman ever to sit on the high court. The vote was 63 - 37. She is one of three women currently serving on the Supreme Court. She succeeds retired Justice John Paul Stevens.
$26.1 Billion Education, Medicaid Package: The Senate passed a $26.1 billion state-aid package that the House is set to consider this week. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has called House members back from summer recess to take action on the legislation aimed at preventing tens of thousands of public sector layoffs. Cuts to food stamps and a renewable-energy loan initiative were used to pay for the package. (H.R.1586)
Renewable-Energy Funds: Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid promised that Congress will restore $1.5 billion rescinded from an Energy Department renewable-energy loan program to help pay for emergency education and Medicaid aid for states. “That money is just temporarily gone,” Sen. Reid said, referring to the funds used to offset the cost of the Senate-passed $26.1 billion state fiscal aid package .
Small-Business Bill: Senate Democratic leaders are urging action on a bill that would establish a $30 billion lending fund for small businesses and provide $12 billion in tax breaks, including some that have a much bigger impact in the next year or two by creating incentives for immediate investment. (H.R.5297)
Border Legislation: Senate Democrats unveiled a $600 million spending bill that they say is fully paid for by increases in visa fees. The bill would fund 1,000 new border patrol agents and call for acquisition and deployment of unmanned aircraft systems and construction of up to three Border Patrol forward operating bases along the Southwest border.(H.R.5875)
Aquatic Resources: The House passed a bill that directs the Secretary of the Interior to take specified actions regarding oil and gas royalties, including the formation of a pilot project assessing costs and benefits of automatic transmission of certain data produced under federal leases on the Outer Continental Shelf. (H.R.3534)
The Week Ahead: The House is expected to address an education, jobs and Medicaid assistance bill. The Senate is on August break. Both chambers are scheduled to observe a summer recess for the remainder of August and to reconvene on September 10.
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Local issues in the news:
If the City Council agrees with Mayor Ron Corbett’s request, the council will continue a practice put in place this summer and ...
Draw back? Meeting four times per month would likely reduce the length of each meeting and they would be more time efficient for all. Further, what impact does two meetings have on the consent agendas?
Wes Des Moines holds formal meetings twice a month, the article states. How many non-formal meetings are used in the community?
The recession has cut into travel, and that cut is showing up in decreased hotel and motel room rentals, as well as in the income cities receive from the 7 percent hotel-motel tax ...
First checks go to flood victims for possessions - The Gazette
Traffic camera rolls include plenty of notable names- The Gazette
Council members look at sprucing up gateways into city - The Gazette
State revenues open fiscal 2011 flat - The Gazette
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