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...Dust Bowl of the 1930s prompted Congress to enact protections for afflicted farmers. Ironically, some safeguards began being phased out this year, as the 1996 drought was building. The new Freedom to Farm Act represents an attempt to wean farmers from price supports and occasional expensive supplemental federal disaster-relief bills with a system of fixed cash subsidies and low-cost, $50-per-crop insurance. Given these benefits, the reasoning went, farmers would be able to tide themselves over rough times without requiring ad hoc handouts. Almost no one thought this theory would be subjected to such a stern test...
Calling his candidacy an "analyst's perspective" of the council, Kaplan, who is not currently on the council, is moving to enact a series of internal procedural reforms...
WASHINGTON: House Republicans passed a bill guaranteeing millions of Americans access to health insurance if they lose or leave their jobs. "After years of talking about health care reform we are now, with a new Republican majority, going to enact health care reform," said Rep. Bill Archer, R-Texas, chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee. He said the measure provides for "availability and affordability" of insurance for millions who now go without it. The bill assures portability of insurance for workers who leave their jobs, regardless of pre-existing conditions. Supporters say 25 million Americans could be affected...
...January 21, New York State became the 20th state in the nation to enact a law that requires convicted sex offenders to register with the authorities and mandates some form of community notification. New York's law applies to over 3,000 convicted sex offenders on parole or probation, all of whom must register with the local authorities and many of whom will be reported to institutions like women's shelters and schools as "high risk" offenders. New York's law is based on a more extreme New Jersey statute, commonly known as Megan's Law. This law was enacted...
...about 400 homes where encoded programming will allow parents to selectively block out material rated on a scale of 0 to 5 for offensiveness. So far the V chip has sparked few objections in Canada. By mid-March the government is expected to decide whether or not to enact...