http://www.yourstreet.com/news/congress YourStreet collects the latest local news and information from around the web. Find out what's going on in your town. en-us HuffPost Editor Roy Sekoff appeared on MSNBC's The Ed Show tonight to discuss new financial reform legislation in Congress as well as the fate of... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6752636/huff-tv-watch-huffpost-s-roy-sekoff-on-massive-bank-bonuses-white-house- Tue, 10 Nov 2009 16:57:08 -0800 Advance file photoThe resident discount on the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge is the topic of legislation unveiled in Congress. STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- The residential discount on the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge as well as other crossings in the city are justified and should... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6752641/silive-com-comment-of-the-day- Tue, 10 Nov 2009 11:58:08 -0800 Canadians Chromeo and Crystal Castles and Germany's Boys Noize bring pre-Halloween electro madness to the Congress Theater (2135 N. Milwaukee Ave) tonight at 7pm. Tickets are $35. 17+ http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6752485/chromeo-w-crystal-castles-boys-noize-congress-theater Sun, 25 Oct 2009 14:52:12 -0700                       These marchers may love the environment, but the environment did not love them back on Saturday. The rains were enough to dampen the enthusiasm of even the most ardent green-earther.... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6751775/click-click-international-climate-change-action-rally Sun, 25 Oct 2009 13:31:08 -0700 Despite the celebrity-obsessed media's focus on every detail of Obama's daily life, many fights will be determined in the Congress. We can't rely on the president to veto bad things or use the bully pulpit to pass good things. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6750564/david-sirota-with-an-incredible-shrinking-president,-it-s-the-congress,-st Sun, 25 Oct 2009 13:04:08 -0700 Rates for Walter Rowen’s company, Susquehanna Glass in Columbia, Pa., were to rise 160 percent. BY REED ABELSON The New York Times As Congress nears votes on legislation that would overhaul the health care system, many small businesses say they are facing the... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6750592/small-business-faces-sharp-rise-in-cost-of-health-care Sat, 24 Oct 2009 12:47:08 -0700 Viva la Vida Fest Saturday, October 24 Mexic-Arte Museum ( 419 Congress Ave. ) Free, 2-10pm, procession at 6pm [ info ] With Halloween just a week away, the the various seasonal celebrations are in full swing! On Saturday, October 24, the Mexic-Arte Museum will... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6751648/celebrate-d-a-de-los-muertos-viva-la-vida-fest-at-mexic-arte-museum Sat, 24 Oct 2009 07:00:08 -0700 Elton Gallegly makes the list... ...151 members of the House and Senate currently receive government-funded; government-administered single-payer health care - Medicare. On the list of recipients are 55 Republicans who have steadfastly opposed other Americans getting... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6752019/rep-weiner-calls-out-rep-gallegly-on-healthcare Fri, 23 Oct 2009 15:56:08 -0700 The Federal Reserve chairman, Ben S. Bernanke, prodded Congress on Friday to enact legislation overhauling the nation's financial regulatory system to prevent a repeat of the banking and credit debacles that thrust the country into crisis. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6752117/bernanke-urges-financial-regulatory-overhaul Fri, 23 Oct 2009 14:59:08 -0700 Derivatives legislation being considered by Congress should be improved by requiring more transactions to go through clearinghouses, Gary Gensler, the chairman of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, said Friday. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6752115/c-f-t-c-chief-wants-broader-derivatives-bill Fri, 23 Oct 2009 13:38:08 -0700 The fact that Halloween falls on a weekend means the city has gone into party machine overdrive. One of the stand-out events that's on our calender is the Freaky Deaky night at Congress Theater on October 30 with Chromeo , Crystal Castles , Boys Noize , and a host of... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6751626/contest-get-freaky-deaky-with-chromeo,-crystal-castles,-and-boys-noize Fri, 23 Oct 2009 10:20:08 -0700 If only Congress could have found a way to pass reasonable immigration reform, then Arizona wouldn't be dealing with the radical legislation proffered by state Rep. Russell Pearce, nationally known illegal immigration foe. Arizona Republic View Comments | http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6752426/congress-to-blame-for-radical-immigration-legislation-in-arizona Fri, 23 Oct 2009 08:41:08 -0700 The Utah Physicians for a Healthy Environment said Thursday that climate change is the "greatest public health threat of the 21st century" and rolled out a campaign to urge Utahns and leaders to address climate change, just as the Utah Farm Bureau Federation... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6752440/utah-doctors-group-rolls-out-ambitious-campaign-on-climate-change Fri, 23 Oct 2009 08:41:08 -0700 WASHINGTON TWP., Montgomery County - Washington Twp. Fire Department sent four engines to fight a fire at the U-Store-It, 435 Congress Park Drive. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6752378/fire-damages-storage-units-in-washington-twp- Fri, 23 Oct 2009 06:15:08 -0700 BY JIM ABRAMS The Associated Press Physical attacks on people based on their sexual orientation will join the list of federal hate crimes in a major expansion of the civil rights-era law Congress approved Thursday and sent to President Barack Obama. A priority of the... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6750253/congress-extends-hate-crimes-protection-to-gays Thu, 22 Oct 2009 14:18:08 -0700 RT @Harrisforpgh: More support for Dok! http://bit.ly/UENtp # RT @FunkyDung: @Rauterkus They don’t matter to me because I’d vote for a sock puppet over Ravenstahl. # Follow the Health Care Money to Congress http://post.ly/8ilx # Sister Shout -... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6752004/twitter-weekly-updates-for-2009-10-21 Wed, 21 Oct 2009 19:06:08 -0700 Work in the Loop? You're taking an early lunch today. Chicago's great physical theater company 500 Clown —which, by the way, has its fingerprints all over the almost-as-great Goodman Theatre production of Animal Crackers , with one member, Molly Brennan,... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6752522/500-clown-hits-the-streets-today Fri, 16 Oct 2009 05:54:08 -0700 As health care reform is debated in Congress, I thought you would be interested in some of MAPLight.org's recent reports on the river of money flowing into the Capitol. Senators who signed a letter supporting the public option received half as much money from... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6752010/follow-the-health-care-money-to-congress Thu, 15 Oct 2009 12:01:08 -0700 Could Philadelphia's six-decade slide in population be over? City officials think so. The difficulty is proving it - and making sure the increase is reflected in next year's U.S. census, the once-a-decade count of Americans that determines federal funding and how... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6745429/pew-study-finds-phila-lagging-in-census-prep Mon, 12 Oct 2009 23:01:08 -0700 Could Philadelphia's six-decade slide in population be over? City officials think so. The difficulty is proving it - and making sure the increase is reflected in next year's U.S. census, the once-a-decade count of Americans that determines federal funding and how... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6745464/pew-study-finds-phila-lagging-in-census-prep Mon, 12 Oct 2009 23:01:08 -0700