Open Congress : News Articles for Mike Ross

Ross: Not reconsidering 2014 run for Arkansas gov.

2012-12-21T01:00:00Z

...ROCK, Ark. (AP) — U.S. Rep. Mike Ross said Friday that he's not reconsidering a run for governor in 2014 after Attorney General Dustin McDaniel admitted to having an extramarital relationship, but the retiring Democratic lawmaker wouldn't completely r

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Ross: Not reconsidering '14 run for Ark. gov.

2012-12-21T01:00:00Z

...rights advocate on Capitol Hill, threw his support Wednesday behind efforts to ban high-capacity assault weapons.More >> Rep. Mike Ross, a leading gun rights advocate on Capitol Hill during 12 years in the U.S. House, threw his support Wednesday behind

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The public favors gun restrictions

2012-12-20T01:00:00Z

...on military-style semi-automatic rifles with high-capacity magazines. As I said last night, you can see why lame duck U.S. Rep. Mike Ross, a notorious gun lobby apologist throughout his public career, has suddenly decided that he might back restrictions

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LRSD Principal proactive about school security

2012-12-20T01:00:00Z

...Chief wants to deploy police is SWAT gear in the city. For that story, Click here. For a Channel Seven story on Rep. Mike Ross statement on wanting a ban on high-capacity assault weapons, Click here. For details and local reaction about the rifle likely

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Griffin, Womack favor plan

2012-12-20T01:00:00Z

...not taken a stance on the plan, which will receive a vote in the House as early as today. Arkansas’ only House Democrat, Rep. Mike Ross, said he was against Boehner’s proposal because it won’t do enough to get the deficit under control. Boehner pi

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How Bad Is Obama's Deal With Boehner?

2012-12-19T01:00:00Z

...chance to vote on it. He would much rather have conservative lame ducks going off to work as lobbyists, like Heath Shuler, Mike Ross and Larry Kissell, than principled champions of working families like Takano, Alan Grayson, and Carol Shea-Porter voting

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Arkansas delegation responds to gun control debate

2012-12-19T01:00:00Z

...discussion about the root causes of this senseless violence and the state of mental health care in this country." Rep. Mike Ross (D-04) in an interview with our content partners at the Arkansas News Bureau "This is not the same America that I grew up in

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Gun Rights Groups' Political Spending Crushes That of Gun Control Supporters

2012-12-14T01:00:00Z

...contributions from the NRA include Utah Rep. Jim Matheson ($6,950), Michigan Rep. John Dingell ($5,000), Arkansas Rep. Mike Ross ($5,000) and Georgia Rep. John Barrow ($4,950). Smith and Wesson gave about 96 percent of its $22,750 in contributions to fe

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Ross gives congressional papers to OBU

2012-12-13T01:00:00Z

...to donate his official papers to Ouachita’s archives collection.ARKADELPHIA Fourth Congressional District U.S. Rep. Mike Ross apologized to those who had gathered Friday at Ouachita Baptist University to hear the announcement that his official papers

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Ross donates papers to OBU

2012-12-08T01:00:00Z

... U.S. Rep. Mike Ross announced Friday that he will donate his congressional and state senate papers to Ouachita Baptist University. He said he wants the documents to stay in the 4th District, which includes the south and much of the west portion of the

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Announcement expected at Ark.'s Ouachita Baptist

2012-12-07T01:00:00Z

...Ark. (AP) - Retiring U.S. Rep. Mike Ross is expected to travel to Arkansas' Ouachita Baptist University for an announcement about a partnership project with the school. The Democratic congressman and OBU President Rex Horne are slated to talk about the

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Mike Ross Donates Papers to Ouachita Baptist

2012-12-07T01:00:00Z

...- Retiring U.S. Rep. Mike Ross is donating his papers to Arkansas' Ouachita Baptist University. The outgoing Democratic congressman says his papers will include material from his 12 years in the U.S. House of Representatives and from his 10 years in the

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Lobbying World

2012-12-05T01:00:00Z

...labor and workforce policy manager. Previously, Abshire worked as the deputy chief of staff and legislative director to Rep. Mike Ross (D-Ark.). Kearney served as a senior legislative assistant for the House Committee on Education and the Workforce majo

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Fake Republican Immigration "Reform?"

2012-12-02T01:00:00Z

...Dog/New Dem-NC) Jerry McNerney (D-CA) Mike Michaud (Blue Dog-ME) Jim Moran (New Dem-VA) Collin Peterson (Blue Dog-MN) Mike Ross (Blue Dog-AR) Dutch Ruppersberger (D-MD) Kurt Schrader (Blue Dog/New Dem-OR) Paul Tonko (D-NY) Beto O'Rourke (D-TX) was just

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Israeli Strategy Sinking The DCCC Again?

2012-11-30T01:00:00Z

...retire Tim Holden (Blue Dog-PA)- 35.44-- defeated in primary Bill Owens (New Dem-NY)- 35.44 Mark Critz (PA)- 35.43-- defeated Mike McIntyre (Blue Dog/New Dem-NC)- 32.81 Ben Chandler (Blue Dog-KY)- 32.58-- defeated Henry Cuellar (Blue Dog-TX)- 31.06 Jim

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Purple adds senior Hill talent - Adelsons continued big giving immediately before election - Hoyer getting candid at meet-and-greet

2012-11-29T01:00:00Z

...government affairs department. Laura Abshire , who previously served as deputy chief of staff and legislative director to Rep. Mike Ross (D-Ark.), will serve as director of sustainability policy and government affairs. Ryan Kearney has been hired for th

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Southwest Power Pool Wants Better Public Schooling in Arkansas

2012-11-27T01:00:00Z

...Pool's grid, with sources in western Kansas, Nebraska, Oklahoma and the Texas panhandle. In the new year, retiring U.S. Rep. Mike Ross, who went to high school with Brown in Hope, will join SPP to be a liaison with legislatures and governor's offices in

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Power leader wants better public schooling in Ark.

2012-11-27T01:00:00Z

Blue Dog Democrats fight for relevance

2012-11-25T01:00:00Z

...makeup of the next Congress, the Blue Dogs will continue to have an important and key role as consensus builders,” said Rep. Mike Ross (D-Ark.), the Blue Dogs’ co-chairman of communications. He is one of three leaders to retire at the end of the yea

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Heaslip must stand up and be counted in battle to preserve Ireland's place among world elite

2012-11-24T01:00:00Z

IT comes down to a very simple statement – win and Ireland have a top-eight ranking, lose and they won't.This is the second time that Ireland and Argentina have met with ranking and seeding on the line. Four years ago, Argentina were obliging enough to r

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