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THOMASVILLE — A Thomas County man who decided three years ago to seek the Second District seat in the U.S. House of Representatives announced his candidacy Thursday.
A proposed tax on financial transactions "has a great deal of merit" and would help Congress raise needed revenue, U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Thursday.
Daniel Gilyeat , a Kansas City, Kan., resident and U.S. Marine Staff Sergeant, will make things official Monday and will place his name on the 2010 Kansas Republican Primary for the Third District of Kansas seat in the House of Representatives. Gilyeat and supporters will travel in a motorcade Monday from KCK to Topeka to place his name on the ballot. He will be joined by Rick Riddle , his ...
President Barack Obama's top ally in the US House of Representatives predicted that the US economy and especially the jobs picture, not the Afghan war, would decide the November 2010 mid-term elections.
The top Democrat in the U.S. House of Representatives said on Thursday she opposes a possible "war tax" to fund an escalation of U.S. troops in Afghanistan.
Insurance agents are pleased that the House of Representatives is paying attention to the estate tax but want lawmakers to seize the opportunity to reform the tax rather than simply extend current ...
The U.S. House of Representatives passed a permanent extension of the federal estate tax on Thursday, but the measure, which taxes estates at rate of 45 percent after exempting the first $3.5 ...
Lee Zeldin, who last year challenged Tim Bishop for his seat in the U.S. House of Representatives, is expected to announce that he is going to run against freshman State Sen. Brian X. Foley in next year's elections. Zeldin is expected to throw his hat in the ring versus Foley on Saturday. Foley, the former supervisor of [...]
The Kansas City Star's Prime Buzz is reporting that Unified Government Mayor/CEO Joe Reardon is considering a possible campaign in next year's U.S. House of Representatives race. Reardon, a Democrat, could be one of a handful of candidates to run for retiring U.S. Rep. Dennis Moore's (D-KS) seat.
WASHINGTON -(Dow Jones)- A number of Senate centrists met Thursday evening to discuss a possible alternative to the public health insurance option included in health-care overhaul legislation, but at least one key senator's comments suggest that their target remains elusive.
ANCHORAGE - State Rep. Nancy Dahlstrom has been picked as the new Rules Committee Chairwoman in the state House of Representatives.
Rep. Frank Pallone Jr., D-N.J., introduced legislation before the House of Representatives Nov. 20 that would identify derogatory mascots in schools and create a grant program to assist in changing offensive images.
The full Florida House of Representatives meets Friday to talk about plans for commuter rail in Central Florida.
Corporate executives expect a value-added tax to be considered by the U.S. Congress in the next five years, according to a survey by tax and accounting firm KPMG released on Thursday.
Dec. 3 (Bloomberg) -- The U.S. House of Representatives voted to prevent the federal estate tax from expiring on Dec. 31 and to permanently exempt couples’ fortunes of up to $7 million.
The U.S. House of Representatives voted Thursday to permanently extend a federal tax with a maximum rate of 45 percent on estates above $3.5 million.
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