Posts Tagged ‘passes’
California passes new auto emission rules (AP)
AP – Seeking to influence other states and Washington, California air regulators passed sweeping auto emission standards Friday that include a mandate to have 1.4 million electric and hybrid vehicles on state roads by 2025.
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House passes payroll tax cut for Obama’s signature (AP)
AP – Congress on Friday approved a two-month renewal of payroll tax cuts for 160 million workers and unemployment benefits for millions, handing President Barack Obama a convincing victory for his jobs agenda.
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Movies, exercise in class passes for gym
While a Queens elementary school waits for the city to fix its gym, the phys ed program consists of jumping jacks in the classroom and movies in the auditorium.
A city Education Department official said work on the the gym at Public School 234 in Astoria is expected to begin over the winter break and should be completed within the next three months. The facility was damaged by April storms.
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Senate passes payroll tax extension, pushing bill to House
The Senate voted Saturday to temporarily avert a Jan. 1 payroll tax increase and benefit cutoff for the long-time unemployed, forcing Obama to make an election-year choice between unions and environmentalists over whether to OK the Keystone oil pipeline.
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House passes $1T budget bill, avoids shutdown (AP)
AP – The House has passed a $1 trillion-plus catchall budget bill paying for day-to-day operations of 10 Cabinet departments and averting a government shutdown, while Senate talks on renewing a payroll tax cut and jobless benefits reached a critical phase.
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House passes $662 billion defense bill (AP)
AP – The House has passed a $662 billion defense bill after the White House dropped a veto threat over provisions on handling terrorist suspects.
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Deadline passes for Occupy Philly to dismantle (AP)
AP – A deadline set by the city for Occupy Philadelphia to leave the site where it has camped for some two months passed without scuffles or arrests Sunday as police watched and protesters sang and spoke of their dreams — while some prepared for the possibility of arrest.
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