Budget office view boosts Senate immigration bill
Erica Werner and David Espo, Associated Press |
posted 23 minutes ago
Supporters of a far-reaching immigration bill in the Senate see fresh momentum from a report by the Congressional Budget Office that says the measure would boost the economy and reduce federal deficits by billions of dollars.
House panel starts rewrite of No Child Left Behind
Philip Elliott, Associated Press |
posted 56 minutes ago
House Republicans moved forward Wednesday with a rewrite of GOP President George W. Bush's prized No Child Left Behind Act, pushing a bill that would strip Education Secretary Arne Duncan and his successors of power and give more authority to the states.
Capitol's Frederick Douglass statue to be unveiled
Valerie Bonk, Associated Press |
posted Jun 19th - 8:35am
The 19th-century orator and writer Frederick Douglass will once again stand tall in the U.S. Capitol.
House to consider cuts to food stamps
Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press |
posted Jun 19th - 2:11am
A wide-ranging farm bill the House is considering would cut food stamps by $2 billion a year and make it more difficult for some people to qualify for the domestic food aid program.
Social issues still fire up GOP despite 2012 loss
Charles Babington, Associated Press |
posted Jun 19th - 1:21am
Republican lawmakers have a message for those who want the party to soften its emphasis on social conservatism in hopes of reaching a wider national audience: Not so fast.
NSA director says plot against Wall Street foiled
Kimberly Dozier and Donna Cassata, Associated Press |
posted Jun 18th - 10:19pm
The U.S. foiled a plot to bomb the New York Stock Exchange because of the sweeping surveillance programs at the heart of a debate over national security and personal privacy, officials said Tuesday at a rare open hearing on intelligence led by lawmakers sympathetic to the spying.
CBO: Senate Immigration bill would help economy
David Espo and Erica Werner, Associated Press |
posted Jun 18th - 8:51pm
Sweeping immigration legislation moving toward a vote in the Senate would boost the economy and reduce federal deficits, the Congressional Budget Office said Tuesday, at the same time it would bestow legal status on an estimated 8 million immigrants living in the United States unlawfully.
House passes far-reaching anti-abortion bill
Jim Abrams, Associated Press |
posted Jun 18th - 6:38pm
The Republican-led House on Tuesday passed a far-reaching anti-abortion bill that conservatives saw as a milestone in their 40-year campaign against legalized abortion and Democrats characterized as yet another example of a GOP war on women.
IRS worker: No political bias against tea party
Alan Fram, Associated Press |
posted Jun 18th - 5:17pm
An Internal Revenue Service manager and self-described conservative Republican said the close scrutiny of tea party groups' tax forms originated in his Cincinnati IRS office and not in Washington, according to a full transcript of his interview by congressional investigators released Tuesday.
House, Senate on diverging paths on agency budgets
Andrew Taylor, Associated Press |
posted Jun 18th - 2:59pm
Republicans controlling the House unveiled slashing cuts Tuesday to a program that helps localities build community development projects, while their rivals in the Democratic-led Senate proposed to restore GOP cuts to international food aid and nutrition help for pregnant women.
Most Popular
Site Index
KSL's Children's Television Programming Reports, as well as its FCC public inspection file, are available for viewing during regular office hours at the KSL Broadcast House or online.
The station representative who can assist a person with disabilities with issues related to the content of the public files is Mike Dowdle, available during regular office hours at closed_captioning@ksl.com and (801) 575-5555.
The station representative who can assist a person with disabilities with issues related to the content of the public files is Mike Dowdle, available during regular office hours at closed_captioning@ksl.com and (801) 575-5555.
© 2013 ksl.com | KSL Broadcasting Salt Lake City UT | Site hosted & managed by Deseret Digital Media - a Deseret Media Company v06
