Gov. Jan Brewer says her state will ask the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals on Thursday to let all of its controversial immigration law take effect, a day after federal judge in Phoenix blocked key parts of the measure. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us
Also tagged appeals-on-thursday, ask-the, blocked-key, circuit-court, federal-judge, let-all, measure, says-her, state, thursdayA federal judge Thursday heard from the state, civil rights groups and the Justice Department on Arizona’s controversial immigration law. The Obama administration is challenging the measure. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us
Also tagged civil-rights, department-on-arizona, federal-judge, groups-and, obama, state, the-state, thursdayThe judge granted a Planned Parenthood request for a preliminary injunction against the measure, which was supposed to take effect Thursday. The new law requires mental health screenings for women seeking abortions. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us
Also tagged against-the-measure, health-screenings, measure, planned, request-for, requires-mental, thursdayAP – Overall spending on health care would rise as a result of legislation approved a week ago by the House, and billions of dollars in projected savings contained in the measure will be difficult to maintain, according to a report by a top official at the agency that …
Also tagged a-top-official, a-week-ago, agency-, and-billions, health-care, house, measure, official-at-the, overall, projected-savings, spending-on-health, the-agency, top-official, week-agoAP – Overall spending on health care would rise as a result of legislation approved a week ago by the House, and billions of dollars in projected savings contained in the measure will be difficult to maintain, according to a report by a top official at the agency that …
Also tagged a-week-ago, health-care, official-at-the, projected-savings, the-agency, top-official, week-agoIn the years since California passed its three strikes law, there have been some challenges to the measure. Here, an overview of those efforts over the years. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us
Also tagged a-passed-its, del-icio-us, measure, over-the-years, passed-its, the-years, three-strikesHouse members are still trying to come up with an overhaul that will include a strong public insurance option, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Thursday as a House panel resumed work on the measure. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us
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