House approves bills to boost manufacturing
Lawmakers moved closer on Wednesday to creating a commission to find ways to cut the huge trade deficit with China and other countries, while also pushing a strategy to promote U.S. manufacturing.
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Cabinet approves tariff cuts on oil, iron coils
The Cabinet on Tuesday approved the proposed scrapping of tariffs on oil products and rolled steel coils for galvanized iron sheets.
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Rehoboth Beach board approves CDP
The Rehoboth Beach commissioners unanimously approved the city’s updated comprehensive development plan, leaving the General Assembly’s approval as the last step in ratifying the plan.
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U.S. House approves trade bill to help Haiti
The U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday overwhelmingly approved a bill to help Haiti recover from a devastating earthquake by opening the U.S. market to more clothing from the Caribbean country.
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Beacon Hill Roll Call – Legislature approves state budget, rejects tax cuts
Find out what your elected officials have been up to on Beacon Hill:
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Harrisburg City Council approves resolution putting tight limits on any sale or lease of city assets
View full size Sean Simmers, The Patriot-News, 2010 Harrisburg City Councilwoman Susan Brown-Wilson. Harrisburg City Council elbowed its way into bargaining over how to solve the city’s $288 million debt crisis Tuesday, approving a resolution that tightly limits any sale [...]
Washington School Board Approves Bond Issue
Hoping to avoid a third round of cuts, the Washington School Board voted Tuesday night to place a $15 million no-tax increase bond issue on the August ballot.
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UPDATE: Washington School Board Approves Bond Issue
Hoping to avoid a third round of cuts, the Washington School Board voted Tuesday night to place a $15 million no-tax increase bond issue on the August ballot.
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Panel approves bill on basic school aid
Despite major questions on how to pay for it, a Senate panel approved a plan Thursday to increase basic state aid to public schools by $109 million over last year.
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Wake School Board Approves Community-Based Schools
The school board in North Carolina’s capital city narrowly agreed Tuesday to roll back a policy that buses students to achieve diversity, following a tense meeting at which three people were arrested, others were forcibly removed and heated arguments echoed passions from an era past. After dozens spoke at a [...]