Word: rulings
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When the budget moves to the House floor on March 6, Voke said he would support adopting a rule long favored by Republicans that would require members who propose spending increases to propose offsetting spending cuts elsewhere in the budget...
Alternatively, Voke said, members will have to realize that they are in effect voting for a tax increase. The Chelsea Democrat said he would not rule out a tax increase...
...these blustery mike-men and the looney callers are exceptions rather than the rule on the air-waves. In an age where politicians and the exorbitantly paid television anchors who cover them seem to have more in common with each other than with the public, talk radio provides an open forum, a marketplace of ideas, where citizens of all political backgrounds can voice their opinions...
Although Rickard was not available for comment yesterday, she testified before the hearing that she knew the building was not exempt from rent control. The Board is expected to rule on the hearing next week...
Cross-dependent people as a rule are more difficult to treat than single- substance abusers. Often they admit to having trouble with one chemical -- cocaine, for example -- but hide the fact that they are misusing sleeping pills or alcohol. Says Dr. Roger Meyer of the Alcohol Research Center at the University of Connecticut in Farmington: "It's hard to get them focused and to realize that they need to be talking about total abstinence from all mood- altering drugs." Kitty Dukakis has understood the message but must translate it into practice. Said her husband: "As she has now discovered, whether...