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GMA Network
a day ago
- Business
- GMA Network
Wage hike bill not LEDAC's priority — Escudero
Senate President Francis 'Chiz' Escudero said Monday the measures seeking an increase in the daily minimum wage of workers is not a priority of the Legislative-Executive Development Advisory Council (LEDAC). The version of the legislated P200 wage hike approved by the House of Representatives offers a higher increase than the P100 approved by the Senate. 'Ang pinasa ng Kamara ay, ayan na naman sila, P200 across the board huling linggo ng aming sesyon ni hindi kasama'y binanggit sa LEDAC. Ba't ba ang hilig hilig nilang sa mga ganyan,' Escudero said. (The House passed the P200 across the board in the last week of our session and it was not even discussed in the LEDAC. Why do they even like to do such things?) 'Ipapasa pa lang nila 'yan ba't hindi brining up sa LEDAC para napag usapan na? Hindi ba? Siguro naman hindi ito maliit na bagay para hindi mabanggit o mapagusapan. Ano 'to napag isipan lamang pagkatapos ng LEDAC?' (If they would approve that, why didn't they bring it up during the LEDAC so we could have discussed it? I believe it's not a small matter for them not to mention or talk about it. Did they only think about that after the LEDAC?) Escudero said there will be a bicameral conference once the Senate receives the copy of the House bill that was passed on third and final reading on Wednesday, June 4. However, he pointed out that it is still unclear whether or not the Senate would adopt the House bill or they would compromise on the amount so as to not impact the economy. 'If you remember the Senate Bill providing for a P100 across the board wage increase, marami kaming in-exempt para maprotektahan 'yung maliliit talaga, 'yUng micro and small industries na hindi kakayanin maski na P100,' the senate president said. (If you remember the Senate Bill providing for a P100 across the board wage increase, we have exempted a lot in order to protect the small businesses, the micro and small industries that cannot afford even the P100 wage increase.) Labor groups Partido Manggagawa and the Nagkaisa Labor Coalition on Monday morning trooped to the Senate, calling for the immediate convening of the bicameral committee to come up with a final version of the measure of the wage hike. 'We demand that Congress proceed forthwith with organizing the bicam for a final version of the legislated wage increase,' Partido Manggagawa secretary general Judy Miranda said. 'The P200 wage hike is not excessive but responds appropriately to the wage recovery demand and workers' just share in the fruits of production. Rigorous research belies the black propaganda and blackmail of employers against wage hikes,' she added. The House and the Senate have until June 13 or the last session day of the 19th Congress to reconcile their differing versions of the wage hike measure and ratify the reconciled version for the bill to be ready for the President's signature. Otherwise, the bill has to be refiled next Congress. Malacañang said that President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. will look into the economic implications of the proposed increase in the minimum wage hike. —RF, GMA Integrated News
Epoch Times
6 days ago
- Business
- Epoch Times
Arizona Governor Vetoes Bill Banning China From Purchasing Land in the State
Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs on June 2 vetoed a bill that would have prohibited the Chinese communist regime and state-owned enterprises from acquiring property in Arizona, according to her office. Senate Bill
Yahoo
7 days ago
- Business
- Yahoo
Chiefs increase cost of potential Arrowhead renovation
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — The stadium package for the Kansas City Chiefs and the Kansas City Royals has cleared its first hurdle in the Special Session of the Missouri Legislature. A State Senate Committee passed the vote 6-3 Tuesday. A last-minute change on Monday made it easier for the Fiscal Oversight Committee to pass Senate Bill (SB) 3, one of the proposals read Monday that would try to keep the Chiefs and Royals in Missouri. See the latest forecast, maps and radar for Kansas City The bill's sponsor, Republican State Senator Kurtis Gregory of Saline County and Marshall was put on the committee Monday. The move ensured one of the five votes was there to pass it out of committee. After the vote Tuesday, Gregory talked about Republican State Senate President Cindy O'Laughlin of Shelby County, Missouri and Shelbina. 'That was the President Pro Tem's decision,' Gregory said when asked if he was put on the committee just to make sure the stadium bill passed. 'Her and I have talked a lot. I've asked questions, 'What do we have to do to get this done?' She called one day and [said], 'You're going to be on this committee.' I said, 'Okay, that's great.' I serve at the bequest of the President Pro Tem just like House members serve at the bequest of the Speaker of the House.' A number of people testified in support of Senate Bill 3, which would allow the state to cover up to 50% of the stadium costs for the Chiefs and the Royals. Rich AuBuchon is a lobbyist representing the Chiefs, testified in support of the team renovating GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium. He alluded that if the team stayed in Missouri, they'd renovate the current stadium renovate. 'It is a plan that costs $1.15 billion for the Chiefs as of today,' AuBuchon said to the committee. At the end of February of 2024, called for the project to cost $800 million. The Hunt family, was supposed to put in $300 million of that, but the . Aubuchon also said if the team stays in Missouri, they'd stay for 30 years, another difference from the just 25 year guarantee they had for the April 2024 vote. Greater Kansas City Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Joe Reardon spoke in favor of the senate bill. SB3 would allow the teams to bond up to the amount in state tax revenue that they generated in the year prior to the application. 'Keep being kind': Kansas City bartender's act of kindness saves woman's life The only person to testify against the package Tuesday was the Show-Me Institute's Patrick Tuohey. He told committee members the Chiefs and the Royals are pitting Kansas and Missouri leaders against one another. Monday, O'Laughlin told FOX4 that the full Senate debate on the stadium package would take place Wednesday. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Washington Post
02-06-2025
- Business
- Washington Post
For Senate Majority Leader John Thune, Trump's big bill is a big test
Senate Republicans are rushing to pass a massive bill that includes much of President Donald Trump's domestic agenda, the first big legislative test for the party's new majority leader, Sen. John Thune. When Republicans passed their last mammoth tax bill in 2017, the South Dakota Republican was a top lieutenant to Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Kentucky), the longtime majority leader. Now, it's all up to Thune to shepherd Trump's agenda through a narrowly divided chamber — where some Republicans are already bashing the bill.
Epoch Times
13-05-2025
- Politics
- Epoch Times
Arizona Gov. Vetoes More Than 30 Bills Including Some Related to Immigration, Gender Identity
Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs The vetoes, part of a sweeping one-day action, have drawn sharp criticism from Republican state lawmakers, who accused the governor, a Democrat, of undermining public safety, parental rights, and transparency. Among the bills vetoed was Senate Bill Hobbs said the bill would not increase 'opportunity, security, or freedom' for Arizonans. But Republican state Sen. John Kavanagh, the bill's sponsor, accused Hobbs of siding with 'woke ideology' over the rights of parents. 'Parents should determine what's best for their children, not school employees,' said Kavanagh. 'When children are experiencing psychological turmoil, their parents deserve to know. Despite the harm being inflicted, there are public schools that continue to push the use of gender pronouns to mask psychiatric issues from parents and force progressive political agendas on Arizona's vulnerable youth population.' He also criticized Hobbs for vetoing Senate Bill Related Stories 5/9/2025 4/25/2025 'A 13-year-old female should not be forced to stand next to a naked, transgender female, who is in reality an 18-year-old biological male,' Kavanagh said. Another vetoed measure, Senate Bill State Sen. Jake Hoffman, the bill's sponsor and chair of the Arizona Senate Government Committee, called the veto 'irrational.' 'There is no logical justification for Hobbs' veto on this reasonable bill that helps align local and federal government officials with their critical law enforcement duties, but she remains committed to her radical ideology of open borders and appeasement for cartels,' Hoffman said. 'Arizonans will ultimately bear the brunt of Katie Hobbs' leftist partisan antics.' Hobbs also vetoed Senate Bill State Sen. Wendy Rogers, chair of the Arizona Senate Judiciary and Elections Committee and the bill's sponsor, said the veto blocks necessary transparency. 'Our hardworking, law-abiding citizens have a right to know how much of their money is going towards paying for the medical services of those who've willfully chosen to break our laws by entering our country illegally,' said Rogers. 'The state's Medicaid program is intended to help vulnerable Americans, like seniors, the disabled community, and impoverished children, receive the medical care they need, when they need it.' Additional vetoes targeted legislation involving election procedures. Senate Bill The governor also vetoed Senate Bill In another veto message, Hobbs described Senate Bill Hobbs also vetoed Senate Bill State Senate Republicans criticized Hobbs for blocking what they described as legislation intended 'to expand civil liabilities for the mutilation of Arizona children,' according to the title of their May 12 statement defending the bill as a means of ensuring accountability regarding transgener treatments. With a Republican-controlled Legislature but insufficient numbers to override the vetoes—three-fourths is needed—the bills are unlikely to be revived this session. Hobbs has repeatedly said she will oppose legislation she views as ideologically driven or harmful to Arizonans, but critics say her broad use of the veto undermines the will of elected lawmakers.
