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GOP resolution to repeal net neutrality voted down in the Senate

By | 11.10.11 | 4:29 pm | More from The Florida Independent

 

The resolution to disapprove the Federal Communications Commission’s net neutrality rules was defeated in the U.S. Senate today.

Obama, Franken pushing back against net neutrality repeal

By | 11.09.11 | 12:05 pm | More from The Minnesota Independent

As Senate Republicans attempt a procedural move to undo rules put in place by the Federal Elections Commission (FCC) last year, Sen. Al Franken and President Obama are pushing back.

Vote on Hutchison’s anti-net neutrality resolution could come next week

By | 11.04.11 | 11:00 am

U.S. Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-TX) expects a Senate vote next week on her proposed resolution to knock down the Federal Communications Commission’s rules on net neutrality.

Hutchison resolution aims to eliminate FCC’s net neutrality rules before they take effect

By | 10.13.11 | 11:47 am

In the fight to safeguard the openness of the Internet, U.S. Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-Texas) remains a vocal opponent the Federal Communications Commission’s new rules protecting net neutrality. And as ranking member of the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee and author of an anti-net neutrality resolution, Hutchison is More…

Ron Paul son Robert considering Senate run

By | 04.15.11 | 11:17 am

Robert Paul, son of Ron and brother of Rand, has joined at least seven other people who have said they intend to run for the U.S. Senate seat that will open up in Texas when Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison (R) steps down at the end of her current term. More…

Ron Paul launches fundraising effort ahead of 2012 decision

By | 02.10.11 | 4:16 pm

Image by Matt MahurinU.S. Rep. Ron Paul hasn’t declared publicly which office he’ll aim for in 2012, but he’s officially started raising money.

Paul is “strongly considering a presidential run”, a senior adviser told CNN earlier this week. Paul’s also said he’s thought about the open U.S. Senate seat being vacated by More…

Ron Paul for U.S. Senate?

By | 01.19.11 | 12:50 pm

Public Policy Polling has published a follow-up to their numbers released Tuesday that showed all Texas Republicans in a strong position to hold the seat now belonging to Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-Tex.) when she retires in 2012. Wednesday, they detailed GOP voters’ preferences for the primary to More…

Republicans already declaring for Texas Senate seat just days after Hutchison retires

By | 01.18.11 | 12:09 pm

The Republican primary to replace U.S. Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison (R) is already crowded despite Hutchison’s announcement that she will not seek re-election in 2012 coming late last Thursday.

Former Texas Secretary of State Roger Williams is already in the race and has scored a major political endorsement. Over More…

Kay Bailey Hutchison announces she will not run for re-election in 2012

By | 01.13.11 | 1:19 pm

Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-Tex.) announced that she will not run in 2012 for a fourth term in the U.S. Senate in a letter to her supporters Thursday. “I am announcing today that I will not be a candidate for re-election in 2012,” she wrote to supporters. “That should More…

Will Kay Bailey Hutchison run in 2012?

By | 01.06.11 | 2:43 pm

Dave Catanese of Politico reports U.S. Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-Tex.) will likely run for a fourth term in 2012 after losing the 2010 gubernatorial primary to Gov. Rick Perry:

Hutchison hasn’t yet given any public indication of whether she’s running, and top Republicans in Washington, as well as

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