The U.S. Senate endorsed the $700 million bailout plan by a margin of 74 to 25 in favor. Here are some of the highlights of the Senate Approved Plan as reported in the October 2, 2008 Wall Street Journal (Page A3):
“Like the deal rejected by the House, the Senate bill includes:
$700 BILLION FOR BAD ASSETS: $250 billion immediately, $100 billion on Treasury Secretary’s request $350 billion subject to congressional joint resolution.
From information provided by Gallerywatch.com, October 1, 2008
Regardless of the final outcome, these two documents combined should provide you a picture of the second bailout attempt scheduled in the U.S. Senate. Even if you do not see this until action has been taken, they provide some some fascinating reading for those who are interested.
The following are links to three legislative documents regarding the Emergency Econimic Stabilization Act of 2008 from those included in our subscription to Gallerywatch.com. We are grateful to the Gallerywatch team for their hard work and dedication in compiling this and much more information over this past weekend:
Ohio Draft Reform Bill SB345
Increasingly, county law libraries face new challenges with regards to their funding, space and continued existence in the states with established systems. These challenges were addressed in 2005 with legislation in Ohio to cut back on funds going to county law libraries. Please take a moment to read this summary of the bill and let us know if you are in favor of SCCLL supporting Ohio county law libraries in their struggle. Please go to our website to share your read more and share your vote.
As of September 16, 2008.
Search run on New York State Legislative Retrieval System (LRS), September 17, 2008.
Chapter Bill No.
This is not a political blog and we do not endorse people for office; but we do try to provide information in an impartial manner of interest to our readers. The following is a compilation of links from various sources throughout the web we have been able to identify quickly and links to documents we have obtained through subscriptions to Gallerywatch.com and others. We are grateful to all for making this information accessible.
In compiling this small selection of items we have deliberately rejected sources that might sensationalize the issues surrounding Sarah Palin. That is not our purpose. Instead, we want to provide information that will help everyone to rationally to work through the issues in their own way during this election season.
The following link is to a Chart prepared by Perkins Cole to provide information regarding information security breach notification legislation which has been enacted in U.S. jurisdictions. It has been updated to May 14, 2008:
“Legislation being carried by the chairman of the [New York] state Senate’s Judiciary Committee would set limits on the Office of Court Administration’s now unfettered authority to allow the mechanical recording of proceedings in any state courts in New York….”
To see complete article, New York Senate Bill S7995 and Sponsor’s Memorandum Click here
From: Stashenko, Joel. “Senate Bill Would Limit OCA’s Use of Court Recording Devices,” New York Law Journal. (May 19, 2008). p. 1,8.
The following is a list of New York legislation that has been passed by both houses of the legislature and signed by the governor (Chapter Laws) as of May 4, 2008.:
DayBreak Report: Chapter Law List Run Date: 05/04/08 10:22 PM
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An article in the April 29, 2008 New York Law Journal ( http://www.nylj.com)reports that the state Assembly’s Judiciary Committee has scheduled a vote tomorrow (April 30) on the bill A10615/S7585 which would create 14 additional family court judgeships in New York City and 25 elsewhere in the state of New York. Click on the links below to see the text of the bill and its sponsoring memorandum:
Text of Bill A10615/S7587 Additional Family Court Judges
Sponsors Memorandum for Bill A10615/S7587 Additional Family Court Judges
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