Senate confirms Sebelius as HHS secretary
Tue, 28 Apr 2009 15:04:41 -0700
The U.S. Senate voted Tuesday to confirm Gov. Kathleen Sebelius as secretary of Health and Human Services. The vote, 65 to 31, came just before 6 p.m. in Washington D.C. after an all-day debate. Both Kansas senators, Republicans Pat Roberts and Sam Brownback, voted for Sebelius, a Democrat. Last week, Brownback had said the governor’s veto of a bill aimed at tighetning regulations of late-term abortions made it harder to support her. Sebelius had vetoed similar bills in previous years.
Fort Bend County Will Pay Richmond $450,000 To Buy An Aerial Platform Fire Truck
Tue, 28 Apr 2009 13:40:19 -0700
Fort Bend County taxpayers will finance most of the cost of a used aerial platform firetruck for the City of Richmond - $450,000 - as the result of an agreement approved Tuesday by Commissioners Court members. Negotiated in the run-up to construction of a new county jail tower on Ransom Road in Richmond, the agreement is based on the rationale that Richmond provides fire protection services to the numerous county properties within city limits, and thus the county should help with the cost of t
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