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In California's climate debate, state lawmakers push for more authority
2016-08-11 09:06:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
LA Times: With negotiations over extending California`s landmark climate change programs struggling during the last month of the state`s legislative session, lawmakers are once again pushing for changes at the agency responsible for making the greenhouse gas reductions work. The target is the California Air Resources Board, which regulates pollution under the climate change program and determines how billions of dollars generated by that effort gets spent. Over the last two weeks, a bipartisan group...
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State lawmakers apologize to Flint mother at center of water crisis
2016-03-29 18:02:13| Waste Management - Topix.net
Flint, Mich. resident LeeAnne Walters testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2016, before the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee hearing to examine the ongoing situation in Flint, Mich.
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Longmont officials, state lawmakers talk RTD, construction defects
2016-02-05 08:41:55| Railroads - Topix.net
Longmont included - voted in 2004 to levy an additional .4 percent sales tax for a group of projects around the Denver metro area. Among the projects in the plan was a northwest commuter rail line from Denver, through Boulder and terminating in Longmont.
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State lawmakers should heed federal warnings on housing issues
2015-05-20 19:28:04| Real Estate - Topix.net
As the Nevada Legislature wraps up its 2015 regular session, state lawmakers will be addressing several issues important to homeowners and the local housing market. Groups representing HOAs are fighting any legislation that could threaten or eliminate the so-called super priority lien that allows HOAs to collect up to nine months of unpaid HOA assessments when a bank forecloses on a home in an HOA.
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Lawmakers take step toward fulfilling state climate change goals
2015-02-08 07:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
LA Times: State lawmakers are preparing a sweeping package of bills that would fulfill several of Gov. Jerry Brown's climate change objectives by increasing California's reliance on renewable energy and alternative transportation fuels. The proposals would also require state pension funds, the two largest public systems in the country, to divest from coal companies. And they would create an advisory committee aimed at turning energy policies into new jobs. The introduction of the bills on Tuesday will...