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Democratic Governors Resuscitate Healthcare Bills
By Ryan Thornburg
Washingtonpost.com Staff
Friday, February 19, 1999
Democratic governors in Georgia and New Hampshire are ready to take another stab at last year's Big Issue That Never Was: healthcare.
"If the both of us fell into the soup, I'd come up with a fork and probably drown, and he'd come up with a spoon and make his way out."
– Jack Collins of Epping, N.H., on President Clinton. (The Union-Leader, Manchester, N.H., Feb. 18) .
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On Wednesday, Gov. Roy Barnes unveiled his proposal for a wide-ranging insurance overhaul that could become the major issue of Georgia's legislative session.
• Health Care Proposals Unveiled (Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Feb. 18)
Granite State insurance companies appear to be giving qualified support to the healthcare proposal put forth by New Hampshire Gov. Jeanne Shaheen.
• Shaheen Takes Aim at HMOs (Foster's Daily Democrat, Feb. 18)
Nevada Faces Another Close Senate Fight
Democratic Sen. Richard Bryan's decision to retire at the end of his term sets up another tough race in Nevada, where last year's Senate contest was decided by just 401 votes.
Ex-governor Bob Miller (D), who was term-limited out of office in 1998, has already told the Las Vegas Sun that he's interested in running for Bryan's seat. Other possible Democratic candidates mentioned in local news accounts are Attorney General Frankie Sue Del Papa and Miller's 1994 opponent in the gubernatorial primary, Las Vegas Mayor Jan Laverty Jones.
Former congressman John Ensign, who narrowly lost his bid to unseat Democratic Sen. Harry Reid, is a possible GOP contender for Bryan's seat. Other potential Republican candidates include Rep. Jim Gibbons, Secretary of State Dean Heller and state Sen. Mark James.
• Bryan Says He Won't Run in 2000 (Las Vegas Sun, Feb. 18)
• Bryan Coming Home in 2001 (Las Vegas Review-Journal, Feb. 19)
• Editorial: Scramble Begins to Replace Bryan (Nevada Appeal, Carson City, Feb. 19)
• Unofficial Election Returns: Nevada '98 Senate Race (washingtonpost.com)
Colorado May Get Another District
With Colorado's population growing at about 80,000 people a year, the state is likely to get another representative in congress after the 2000 census.
• State Up for 7th House Seat (The Denver Post, Feb. 17)
Ryan Thornburg can be reached at ryan.thornburg@washingtonpost.com
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