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House easily passes No Child Left Behind rewrite

WASHINGTON (AP) — After years of failed efforts, the House voted overwhelmingly Wednesday to sharply scale back the federal role in American education. But the bill would retain the testing requirement in the 2002 No Child Left Behind law that many parents, teachers and school districts abhor. The legislation, approved 359-64,

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Congress reaches deal on 5-year transportation bill

WASHINGTON (AP) — The House and Senate have reached agreement on a 5-year, $281 billion transportation bill that would increase spending to address the nation's aging and congested highways and transit systems — a legislative feat that lawmakers and President Barack Obama have struggled throughout his administration to achieve. The

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Congress returns to looming deadlines on budget, highways

WASHINGTON (AP) — Lawmakers are returning to Capitol Hill to wrap up work on the budget, highway funding and taxes, an end-of-the-year stretch that will test the standing of Republican leaders like House Speaker Paul Ryan with the GOP's tea party wing and its anti-establishment presidential candidates. There are

Massachusetts

House of hypocrisy when it comes to public records

In an overwhelmingly partisan vote, the Massachusetts House of Representatives last week decided it was  exceptional. On the very last legislative day before the holiday recess, the House finally took up long-promised legislation to clarify and simplify access to state government records. The legislation (H 3858) requires municipalities and state

Immigration

House votes to curb Syrian refugees, snubs Obama veto threat

WASHINGTON (AP) — In a stinging rebuke to President Barack Obama by Republicans as well as members of his own party, the House of Representatives ignored a veto threat Thursday and overwhelmingly approved Republican legislation erecting fresh hurdles for Syrian and Iraqi refugees trying to enter the United States. Dozens of

Massachusetts

House solar bill draws shade from industry

STATE HOUSE — House leaders have crafted a modest proposal to lift the cap on solar net metering in an effort to break a logjam of stalled solar projects across many parts of the state, teeing up the long-awaited legislation for a debate on Tuesday and drawing sharp criticism from solar

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Mr. Ryan’s task

Paul D. Ryan's election as the 54th Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives provides Republicans an important opportunity to prove that they are the party of ideas, political sobriety, and prudent statecraft. In the coming weeks, Mr. Ryan's task will become clear: he must

GOP

Paul Ryan ushers in a more open House, for better or worse

WASHINGTON (AP) — Late nights dealing with scores of amendments on the House floor. An invite to the famously staid Senate majority leader, Mitch McConnell of Kentucky, to appear at an open mic session.