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"The provision of public money should be used to facilitate diversity of political speech in an era in which communication with voters is necessarily expensive," the report states. The panel also suggested that Congress establish a system to provide matching public funds to qualifying third party and independent candidates during...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Panel Urges Election Finance Changes | 3/10/1982 | See Source »

When fare hikes were approved last summer, the Legislature included a provision for reducing the increase if rider-ship fell more than 10 percent over the previous year.

Author: By Jacob M. Schlesinger, | Title: Subway Fares May Drop To 60 Cents by Summer | 3/9/1982 | See Source »

Environmentalists pointed out that while present law technically permits resource development of federal wilderness, little has occurred, in part because of an arduous permit process. The law, moreover, bans development altogether after 1983. Watt's proposal would expose the wilderness to full commercial development after 18 years; reduce congressional...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Watt's Line | 3/8/1982 | See Source »

Under the proposed revisions, existing laws directed specifically against anti-draft and anti-war protesters would be strengthened, a new provision would target anti-nuclear power activists for special investigation and prosecution. The bill would give judges broad new powers to deny bail and to imprison people accused of any...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: A Threat To Liberty | 2/24/1982 | See Source »

IT IS THIS House version of the bill that the Senate judiciary subcommittee is now weighing, and that President Reagan wants to hamstring. For example, the Administration wants to incorporate a bailout provision in the bill. That clause would allow states with clean records to escape the pre-clearance requirement...

Author: By Paul Jefferson, | Title: Rolling Back Rights | 2/23/1982 | See Source »

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