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Despite arrest, Skelos to stay as Senate leader

2015-05-05 11:08:45| Footwear - Topix.net

Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos, R-Nassau County, has the "strong consensus" of support of his conference to stay in the leadership post after his arrest Monday morning, Sen. Kenneth LaValle, R-Suffolk County, told reporters at about midnight. "This conference strongly believes in that," LaValle said.

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Texas Tesla auto sales bill loses traction with Senate politicians

2015-05-04 20:07:49| Auto Dealers - Topix.net

In 2013, Dell World attendees in Austin crowded around a Tesla Motors car that was featured during a keynote address from Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla Motors. The company has been trying to get Texas to change its auto sales regulations to allow it to sell directly to consumers.

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BIO addresses Senate patent reform legislation.

2015-05-04 14:31:09| Industrial Newsroom - All News for Today

BIO issued statement regarding introduction of the Protecting American Talent and Entrepreneurship (PATENT) Act. According to BIO, the PATENT Act is clearly a positive step towards building greater consensus among patent stakeholders on ways to target abusive litigation tactics. However, it does not contain any of the critically needed reforms to prevent the continued exploitation and abuse of the PTO’s inter partes review (IPR) proceeding against patent owners.

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Bill to establish drone guidelines passes state Senate

2015-04-29 09:11:00| Agriculture - Topix.net

Bill to establish drone guidelines passes state Senate The bill would establish guidelines for the use of drones in the agriculture industry Check out this story on thenewsstar.com: http://tnsne.ws/1zmaOh7 In this file photo, Paul Karlowitz, who leads ULM's drone program, prepares to launch a drone into the sky. A bill that would establish guidelines for the usage of drones in the agriculture industry, providing that the Federal Aviation Administration allows such usage, passed through the state Senate on Tuesday.

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