Read more veto stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/4166/veto.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 11:12:37 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/72696/arnold-hides-vulgar-message-to-legislators-in-veto.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThough all political vetoes send some message, a recent one by California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger appears to carry two—with the less-obvious one quite the kiss-off to the Democrat-controlled legislature. In the message accompanying Schwarzenegger’s veto of a financing measure, the San Francisco Bay Guardian found that, in reading down...http://www.newser.com/story/72696/arnold-hides-vulgar-message-to-legislators-in-veto.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 27 Oct 2009 21:38:40 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/66627/alaskas-legislature-overrides-palin-stimulus-veto.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAlaska’s legislature voted yesterday to override Sarah Palin’s veto of $28 million in stimulus cash to defray energy costs, the Anchorage Daily News reports. Such an override requires the support of 75% of votes; the measure passed by a hair. “Instead of being the last state in the union to...http://www.newser.com/story/66627/alaskas-legislature-overrides-palin-stimulus-veto.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 11 Aug 2009 7:49:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/59017/nh-gov-wants-tweaks-to-gay-marriage-bill.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe fate of New Hampshire’s same-sex marriage bill hinges upon giving protection to religious groups opposing the law, the Union Leader reports. Gov. John Lynch says he’ll sign the law if legislators include his suggested changes to clearly state that religious groups can’t be forced to violate their principles and...http://www.newser.com/story/59017/nh-gov-wants-tweaks-to-gay-marriage-bill.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 14 May 2009 15:12:25 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/58240/maine-gov-signs-gay-marriage-bill.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagJust hours after the Maine Legislature gave final approval to gay marriage today, Gov. John Baldacci signed the bill into law, the Kennebec Journal reports. When it takes effect 90 days after the legislative session ends in June, Maine will become the fifth state to allow same-sex nuptials. “This is...http://www.newser.com/story/58240/maine-gov-signs-gay-marriage-bill.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 06 May 2009 11:50:57 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/53213/eu-maternity-benefits-may-triple.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMaternity leave benefits in the EU are set to triple if a new proposal goes through, the Telegraph reports. New moms would see a bump from 14 to 18 weeks of paid leave under the plan and would get a full paycheck during that time—rather than lower sick-pay rates....http://www.newser.com/story/53213/eu-maternity-benefits-may-triple.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 13 Mar 2009 6:14:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/47915/obama-will-get-next-350b-pelosi-signals.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagBarack Obama will get the $350 billion in bailout funds he’s asking for, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi indicated today on ABC’s Good Morning America . The Democrat didn’t explicitly guarantee victory in what’s expected to be a close vote, but said she believed Obama would get the money because this time...http://www.newser.com/story/47915/obama-will-get-next-350b-pelosi-signals.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 14 Jan 2009 12:39:15 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/38641/gov-vetoes-ban-on-lap-dog-driving.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagCalifornians can keep driving with pets on their laps since Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has vetoed a bill that would have banned such behavior, reports the Sacramento Bee . The "Paris Hilton Bill," as it was named by conservatives, was one of 95 measures that the Terminator terminated over the weekend. Schwarzenegger...http://www.newser.com/story/38641/gov-vetoes-ban-on-lap-dog-driving.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 29 Sep 2008 2:18:26 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/37833/deal-ends-budget-impasse.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagGov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and the California state legislature have ended a nasty budget showdown with a compromise expected to be approved today, reports the San Francisco Chronicle . The agreement eliminates extra withholding from workers' paychecks, and bridges a $17 billion budget gap largely by adding penalties on corporations that underpay...http://www.newser.com/story/37833/deal-ends-budget-impasse.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 19 Sep 2008 1:55:23 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/37607/governator-vows-veto-volley-in-budget-battle.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagCalifornia Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger is heading for a dramatic and potentially humiliating showdown with the state legislature over the budget, reports the San Jose Mercury News. Schwarzenegger plans to veto the budget which largely relies on accounting sleight-of-hand to close a $15.2 billion shortfall. Legislators say they have enough...http://www.newser.com/story/37607/governator-vows-veto-volley-in-budget-battle.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 17 Sep 2008 4:15:00 CDT