South Dakota.(INSIDE POLITICS: ACROSS STATE LINES)(Brief article)

Bill Clinton enjoyed a full two years when his Democratic colleagues controlled both houses of Congress, as well as the White House. Well, "enjoyed" might be too strong a word--during 1993 to '94, he was unable to convince his fellow Democrats to pass the comprehensive healthcare reform that was supposed ......

The first half of 2001 has seen increased legislative activity by a new administration and a closely divided House and Senate. With the Senate evenly divided, the Republicans enjoying a slim majority in the House (220-210-2-3 [as of 4/15/01]), and a Republican White House, the dynamics in Washington are interesting, ......

Over the past six years, RIMS members have descended upon Washington, D.C. for their annual lobbying event, RIMS on the Hill. Armed with a laundry list of issues ranging from tort reform to an optional federal charter, ergonomic standards to the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act (TRIA), these risk managers have ......

Heading into November 2nd it was hard to imagine state legislatures more evenly divided between Republicans and Democrats. Republicans held just 64 more seats than Democrats out of 7,300 nationally and controlled 21 legislatures to 17 with 11 evenly divided (Nebraska's legislature is a non-partisan unicameral body.). On November 3rd, ......

HEADNOTE AL Federal Legislative Review IMAGE ILLUSTRATION 1 Efforts to enact comprehensive bankruptcy reform failed once again as the 107th Congress adjourned without giving final approval to legislation that had been approved by a joint House-Senate Conference Committee. The legislation, which focused primarily on consumer bankruptcy, but also contained a ......

Election year maneuvering will likely prevent Congress from breaking a logjam holding up a number of small business bills. But these measures would benefit the economy, as well.

Small business groups are thankful for the economic stimulus package, but some advocates say the benefits are too temporary and too small to really help.

Government bureaucracies are known for inefficiency and waste, So why are Republicans and Democrats on Capitol Hill up in arms over a plan by the government to change the way it buys office supplies to save money?

The federal government's small business contracting program has been a low-boil scandal for years. Can congressional Democrats finally do something about it, now that they're in power?