Ford Statement on Driver Distraction Legislation
2009-09-14 13:24:00 A responsible and realistic statement from Ford on a critical issue. At DrivingEnthusiast.net, we endorse a ban on all texting and a requirement for hands-free voice-activiated support of cell phones. Lets put the distractions away and focus on driving! STATEMENT ON DRIVER DISTRACTION LEGISLATION The following is a statement from Sue Cischke, Group Vice President for Sustainability, Environment and Safety Engineering: WASHINGTON, D.C., September 10, 2009 – “At Ford, we think driver distraction is a critically important issue. Drivers experience many different types of distractions on a daily basis. Drivers are going to have conversations, read maps and directions, and listen to music while they drive. The most complete and most recent research shows that activity that draws drivers' eyes away from the road for an extended period while driving, such as text messaging, substantially increases the risk of accidents. Ford believes hands-free, voice-activated techn...
To Critics of Republicans:Show me the Legislation where GOP pushes its beli
2009-08-04 04:57:00 In a comment to a recent post, reader Paul expressed one of the standard (but inaccurate) criticisms leveled against the Republican Party: In my opinion the Republican Party has been taken over the most extreme religious right (people who love to push their beliefs on others while trying to take away their rights) Many of those who ...
By: GayPatriot
Obama Faulted Bush Administration for Rushing Legislation
2009-07-28 10:28:00 If someone found a tape where George W. Bush, long before he had been elected President faulted a Democratic Administration for using tactics that he would use once in office, you can bet that the media would be playing that audio clip on a regular basis. Well, while reading what was on the mind of various ...
By: GayPatriot
Excess baggage? Do we really need legislation for our luggage?
2009-06-29 23:50:00 AP fileGetting on a plane? You'll want to read this.The Tribune's Jon Hilkevitch has an interesting piece on baggage.U.S. Rep. Dan Lipinski (D-Ill.) has developed some pet peeves about airline baggage since he was elected to Congress.The three-term congressman is seeking to solve some of the continual annoyances he and other air travelers experience through legislation aimed at regulating both checked baggage and carry-on items toted onto airliners.Really? Yep....
Waxman-Markey Passes:Job-killing Legislation Crafted by Men who Never Creat
2009-06-27 20:57:00 While my Congressman has, to his credit, never taken an earmark to benefit our district, he has also never held a job in the sector he so delights in regulating. He doesn’t understand how money is made, innovation fostered and jobs created. For over forty years, Henry Waxman has served in government, six years in ...
By: GayPatriot
H.R. 645: National Emergency Centers, Text of Legislation, Introduced in Ho
2009-06-23 18:42:00 H.R. 645: National Emergency Center, Text of Legislation, Introduced in House HR 645 IH 111th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 645 To direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to establish national emergency centers on military installations. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 22, 2009 Mr. HASTINGS of Florida introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, ...
By: TexasFred's
Credit Card Legislation Includes Gun Rights
2009-05-21 07:49:00 [From The J-Walk Blog] Makes perfect sense: House passes measure expanding gun rights. Gun rights advocates found an unlikely ally in the Democratic-controlled House of Representatives on Wednesday as lawmakers passed a measure allowing concealed, loaded firearms to be carried in national parks… The Senate voted 67-29 on Tuesday to attach an identical measure to ...
By: News for Greens
GOProud Lauds Bi-Partisan Domestic Partner Benefits Legislation
2009-05-20 20:50:00 Hot off the wire: GOProud Applauds Introduction of the Domestic Partnership Benefits and Obligations Bill Senator Susan Collins (R-ME) lead co-sponsor in the Senate and Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-FL) lead co-sponsor in the House. (Washington, D.C.) ? Today, the bipartisan Domestic Partnership Benefits and Obligations (DPBO) bill will be introduced in both the House and Senate. Senator Susan Collins ...
By: GayPatriot
Maine?s Marriage Legislation & the State?s ?Citizen?s Veto?
2009-05-07 09:17:00 Over the past few years when citizens across the country organized to put initiatives on their respective state’s ballot enacting a law or amending the state’s constitution to define marriage as the union of one man and one woman, I, while opposing their initiatives, appreciated their motivation. They did not want their state Supreme Court ...
By: GayPatriot
House Passes Hate Crimes Legislation; Delays DADT Repeal
2009-04-29 23:45:00 With the House passing H.R. 1913, the Local Law Enforcement Hate Crimes Prevention Act of 2009 (by a 249-175 vote), gay groups are cheering. I guess the White House is too; the President had urrged Congress to pass this bill. While I don’t share the view of social conservatives that such legislation could target churches, I ...
By: GayPatriot
GOProud Comments on Hate-Crime Legislation
2009-04-23 18:08:00 Just released today from GOProud Executive Director Jimmy LaSalvia…. (Washington, D.C.) ? ?In the next few days, the Democratic controlled House of Representatives will do exactly what the Republican controlled House in the 108th Congress did ? pass hate crimes legislation. In their cynical never-ending quest to lower expectations, the gay left will undoubtedly hail the ...
By: GayPatriot
Don?t Ask, Don?t Tell Repeal Legislation Introduced
2009-03-02 20:13:00 Kudos to Rep. Tauscher for introducing this legislation and at least getting the ball rolling. It is precisely the sort of knife fight no president wants to get into, especially in his first 100 days. But it seems that President Barack Obama is about to get dragged down the same dark alley as Bill Clinton when ...
By: GayPatriot
Senator Sobel Introduces Domestic Partnership Legislation
2009-02-19 02:49:00 The Senate’s version, SB 1642, will have a version in the House sponsored by Rep. Richard Steinberg. Many polls show 77% of Floridians favor benefits for unmarried couples, even at a time when a woman is suing a South Florida hospital for refusing to grant her access to her partner while she lay dying. This case proves that gay couples are especially vulnerable when there is no legal protections for their families. When passed, this bill will make sure that committed, unmarried couples in Florida have access to basic legal rights like visiting each other in the hospital. About. F*cking. Time. Let’s hear it for Eleanor Sobel and Richard Steinberg. Hmmm…I like those names.
Real Stimulus Legislation Must Fix Housing, Create Jobs VIDEO
2009-02-16 21:27:00 Real Stimulus Legislation Must Fix Housing, Create Jobs; At a press conference in the U.S. Capitol, Senate Republicans emphasize the need for stimulus legislation that focuses on fixing housing and creating jobs instead of wasting taxpayer dollars on pork barrel spending and programs that don?t create jobs now.
Senate presents Legislation to reduce Foreclosures
2009-01-27 14:30:00 A law set forth by the 2nd Democrat of U.S. Senate on January 6, seeks to help the judges in bankruptcy, decrease the number of mortgage debts. This in a major way would forestall the excessively growing number of foreclosures. Senator Richard Durbin made the law. The main purpose of this law is to assist ...
UK Politicians Warned to Think About Asbestos Legislation
2008-10-17 16:17:00 Politicians in the UK have been warned to think carefully before passing draft asbestos legislation relating to those that have contracted a benign asbestos related disease. The legislation relates to those that contract pleural plaques, which is a scarring of the lungs. Professor Neil Douglas, president of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh, has said ...
How is the housing legislation going to help reverse this market
2008-07-31 17:00:00 The problem is obvious: too many homes for sale, not enough buyers. Actually there are a good amount of buyers, but not enough who can get approved and who have at least 10% to put down.
New reverse mortgage legislation calls for more disclosure
2008-06-30 17:00:00 Earlier this month, Governor Carcieri of Rhode Island signed a reverse mortgage legislation that mandates greater disclosure of fees charged by lenders.
English language legislation gathers steam across the USA
2008-06-19 09:18:00 USA Today - English as an official language has gained momentum as proponents keep going to the ballot box with measures that discourage bilingual ballots, notices and documents. Thirty states now have laws specifying that official government communications be in English, says U.S. English, a group that promotes the laws. This year such bills are under ...
By: TexasFred's
SEO, ASA and the spectre of legislation
2008-06-16 12:09:00 Should search engine optimisation (SEO) efforts be regulated by the Advertising Standards Agency? Recent discussions over whether or not the UK Code of Advertising Practice should apply to SEO have interested me considerably, because the existing rules simply cannot cater for the sector. Furthermore, while much of the recent debate has centred on whether or ...
By: SEO Blog
SEO, ASA and the spectre of legislation
2008-06-16 07:09:00 Should search engine optimisation (SEO) efforts be regulated by the Advertising Standards Agency? Recent discussions over whether or not the UK Code of Advertising Practice should apply to SEO have interested me considerably, because the existing rules simply cannot cater for the sector. Furthermore, while much of the recent debate has centred on whether or ...
By: SEO Blog
DEFRA told to implement 'flawed' nitrates legislation
2008-06-10 17:00:00 DEFRA secretary Hilary Benn has been advised by a cross-party committee of MPs to implement a new Nitrates Action Programme, even though the EU Directive on which it is based is flawed.
By: FWi - All News
[Asinine] Michigan joins the ranks of the states considering legislation to
2008-06-06 22:50:00 Toledo Blade
Ohio: Senate Passes ?Castle Doctrine? Legislation!
2008-05-31 01:42:00 On Thursday, May 29, Senate Bill 184, Ohio?s ?Castle Doctrine? legislation passed out of the State Senate by a vote of 25 to 7.
By: Gun News
Sad Stories Do Not Justify Federal Legislation
2008-05-31 00:00:00 -By Warner Todd Huston The horrible accident that befell Kaitlyn Lasitter, well it rips your heart out. A bubbly, well-liked Kentucky teen girl just at the beginning her life suffers a grievous, life-changing injury in an accident at an amusement park, Six Flags Kentucky Kingdom. In January of 2008, some cables fell loose from the Superman ...
By: Publius Forum
Ohio?s Senate Passes ?Castle Doctrine? Legislation!
2008-05-30 01:36:00 On Thursday, May 29, Senate Bill 184, Ohio?s ?Castle Doctrine? legislation passed out of the State Senate by a vote of 25 to 7. This legislation now heads to the Governor for his signature.
By: Gun News
Xenophobia and Anti-Gay Legislation Galore in Oklahoma
2008-05-29 20:29:00 Oklahoma has become a laboratory in which the worst right-wing elements are ramming xenophobic and anti-gay legislation through the Legislature. read more | digg story [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Michigan Democrats pass abortion legislation
2008-05-28 16:37:00 One of the arguments for supporting the democratic nominee this fall is that a failure to put a democrat in office will result in the further erosion of reproductive freedom. This argument annoys and angers me because 1) it’s fear-based and 2) democrats have been selling out women for years now. If there’s one ...
By: Bligbi
Tennessee: Pro-Gun Legislation Passes In Eleventh Hour!
2008-05-24 18:46:00 The Tennessee 105th General Assembly adjourned its 2008 Regular Session after midnight on Wednesday, May 21.
By: Gun News
California Assembly to Vote on Gun Show Ban Legislation Very Soon!
2008-05-24 18:46:00 Assembly Bill 2948, introduced by State Assembly Member Mark Leno (D-13), could be voted on by the Assembly as soon as next Tuesday, May 27. Simply put, this dangerous bill would ban the sale of firearms and ammunition on the property or inside the buildings that comprise the Cow Palace.
By: Gun News
Tennessee: Pro-Gun Legislation Passes In Twelfth Hour!
2008-05-23 21:33:00 The Tennessee 105th General Assembly adjourned its 2008 Regular Session after midnight on Wednesday, May 21.
By: Gun News
California Assembly to Vote on Gun Show Ban Legislation Very Soon!
2008-05-23 21:33:00 Assembly Bill 2948, introduced by State Assembly Member Mark Leno (D-13), could be voted on by the Assembly as soon as next Tuesday, May 27. Simply put, this dangerous bill would ban the sale of firearms and ammunition on the property or inside the buildings that comprise the Cow Palace.
By: Gun News
New Hampshire: Governor John Lynch Signs Pro-Hunting Legislation into Law!
2008-05-23 21:33:00 Recently, Governor John Lynch (D) signed House Bill 1266 into law.
By: Gun News
Wrap-Up of Pending Alabama Pro-Gun Legislation!
2008-05-23 00:19:00 On Tuesday, May 20, the Alabama State Legislature adjourned its 2008 Regular Session without passing any Right-to-Carry reform measures.
By: Gun News
Seriously: Tire-Noise Legislation?
2008-05-23 00:00:00 By Jen Dunnaway Editor Clearly, bureaucrats in Europe hate cars more than life itself, but this seems like a stretch even for them: the European Commission is now attacking the noise made by vehicle tires. But what noise are they...
By: CarDomain Blog
LGA urges state-wide taxi legislation
2008-05-22 14:32:00 The Local Government Association (LGA) of South Australia has called on the State Government to provide state-wide taxi legislation. (...)
By: Taxi Blog
EU agricultural ministers fail to reach agreement on pesticides legislation
2008-05-20 19:31:00 Agreement on pesticide approval now expected in June
By: FWi - All News
Pro-Hunting Legislation Enacted in Maryland!
2008-05-15 22:57:00 Governor Martin O?Malley (D) has signed four important pro-hunting bills thus far in 2008.
By: Gun News
Programs And Legislation At Hand To Fight Foreclosures
2008-05-15 15:03:00 Many far-reaching proposals are ongoing to help poor homeowners in debt to be bailed out of a difficult situation. Some of them may be assisted through constructive programs that aim at active participation in places such as FHASecure. This program, though moderated through its eligibility parameters, along with Hope Now, tends to have a limited time span of delivering aid. A more legislative aspect is thus needed to ensure proper prevention of the foreclosure epidemic. Allen Fishbein, the director to the credit as well as housing project allied with the Consumer Federation of America, said that he supports the foreclosure prevention legislation. Though things are still under considered consolidation, there remains no better alternative to look up to or even choose from, under these situations. The legislation under Congress however requires a principal that would get to the bottom of bankruptcy problems allowing judges to revisit the conditions for mortgage contracts which should h...
Net Neutrality Legislation Is Making Another Comeback
2008-05-15 14:56:00 A new bill, co-sponsored by Rep. John Conyers (D-MI),and Zoe Lofgren (D-CA) would make ISPs who fail to provide service in a non-discriminatory manner subject to anti-trust violations. The legislation requires Internet service providers to connect with the facilities of other network providers on a reasonable and nondiscriminatory basis. It also requires them to operate ...
Update on Pro-Gun Legislation in Arizona!
2008-05-13 01:32:00 House Bill 2389, the measure that clarifies where an individual may carry a firearm visibly or concealed in a mode of transportation other than public transit, is slated to be heard in the Senate Committee of the Whole tomorrow, May 13.
By: Gun News
Florida Health Reform Legislation Passed
2008-05-08 23:45:00 The state of Florida has passed health insurance legislation that will allow insurance carriers to offer bare-bones coverage for as little as $150 per month. Aimed at Florida?s 3.8 million uninsured residents, the plans would be exempt from existing state-mandated coverage requirements. For instance the plans would not be required to offer coverage for long-term hospitalizations or treatment from specialists, but would cover preventive care and office visits.
Attention California Gun Owners: Gun Show Ban Legislation Heading to Assemb
2008-05-08 00:18:00 Assembly Bill 2948 is en route to the Assembly floor for deliberation and could be voted on as soon as TOMORROW, Thursday, May 8. Sponsored by State Assembly Member Mark Leno (D-13), AB2948 would ban the sale of firearms and ammunition on the property or inside the buildings that comprise the Cow Palace.
By: Gun News
?Assault Weapons? Ban Legislation Pulled From Committee Agenda in Louisiana
2008-05-07 21:18:00 The House Administration of Criminal Justice Committee was scheduled to hear arguments for House Bill 68 and House Bill 78, both sponsored by State Representative Cedric Richmond (D-New Orleans).
By: Gun News
Vermont Passes New Legislation limiting Lead, Phthalates and Mercury!
2008-05-07 17:00:00 As Vermont's legislative session closed, I held my breath and hoped that all or most of the environmental health bills would pass. And happily, most of them did. The bill that I had been most involved in, S.152, the Lead in Consumer Products bill, passed both the House and the Senate. Some of the provisions were weakened over the process, but the bill is one of the strongest lead product safety bills in the country. The bill sets new standards to be phased in on lead in children's products. No, the levels are not zero, but they are a good start in protecting our kids from lead exposures from children's products such as toys, bibs, diaper bags and pads. It also phases out lead in wheel weights and non-residential paints and primers and according to VPRIG, "Sets a standard on lead in plumbing fixtures and related supplies (we will be the 2nd state in the nation to have this protective standard on plumbing)". In a most helpful provision, it requires warnings to be posted for jewelry...
By: Non-Toxic Kids
House Legislation Would Keep Porn Mags Off Military Bases
2008-05-07 00:58:00 As important as it is to fight back against the far-left which has absolutely hijacked the Democratic party, it’s also important to fight back against far-right kooks whenever they emerge. One such far-right kook is Rep. Broun of Georgia who wants to take porn magazines away from soldiers. U.S. Rep. Paul Broun, R-Ga., has introduced legislation ...
By: The Hot Joints
Missouri Senate Passes Major Firearms Reform Legislation!
2008-05-06 06:09:00 On Monday, May 5, by a vote of 30 to 4, the Missouri Senate passed House Bill 2034, authored by State Representative Brian Munzlinger (R-1).
By: Gun News
Missouri: Shooting Range Protection Legislation Needs Support in Senate!
2008-05-03 01:10:00 On Wednesday, April 30, the Senate Agriculture, Conservation, Parks & Natural Resources Committee passed House Bill 2034, authored by Representative Brian Munzlinger (R-1).
By: Gun News
Missouri: Shooting Range Protection Legislation Needs Support in Senate!
2008-05-03 01:10:00 On Wednesday, April 30, the Senate Agriculture, Conservation, Parks & Natural Resources Committee passed House Bill 2034, authored by Representative Brian Munzlinger (R-1).
By: Gun News
Audio: Rep. Ron Paul on Medical Marijuana Legislation, in His Own Words
2008-05-02 00:00:00 Earlier, I had written a story on Rep. Ron Paul’s new legislation that would make medical marijuana legal in states that wish to offer it to patients who are suffering extreme pain. As it...
By: Green Options
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