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Albemarle BOS to Meet with State Lawmakers on DNA Databank Expansion
2014-12-04 03:38:22| Chemicals - Topix.net
A very emotional Albemarle Sheriff took his plea for expanding the state's DNA databank to county supervisors Wednesday afternoon. Now, the Board of Supervisors is promising to push lawmakers to support an expansion plan that includes swabbing those convicted of a misdemeanor.
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Iron Range community, state lawmakers welcome 140 soldiers home
2014-10-26 07:23:59| Agriculture - Topix.net
If you visited Chisholm High School around noon Saturday, you would have found hundreds of families waiting to say: welcome back. Rosi and Larry Anderson have not seen their son Brady for one year.
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Coal state lawmakers concerned about new carbon rules
2014-06-19 18:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Charlotte Observer: Republican lawmakers from states reliant on coal production and coal-powered energy challenged a top administration official Thursday, questioning the legality and effects of new standards to reduce carbon pollution through the nation's power plants. The House Committee on Energy and Commerce met to hear testimony from Environmental Protection Agency Assistant Administrator Janet McCabe on the new Obama administration rule earlier this month, requiring states to reduce carbon emissions by a level...
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Naperville officials take concerns to state lawmakers in yearly visit
2014-04-20 22:37:21| Telecom - Topix.net
Naperville City Manager Doug Krieger speaks during the annual State of the City address at Tellabs in Naperville on Monday, January 24, 2011.
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U.S. coal state lawmakers seek regulatory relief from EPA chief
2013-08-02 01:44:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: Democrats from West Virginia, concerned about jobs in the major coal-producing state, urged President Barack Obama's chief environmental regulator to be flexible when putting in place future federal curbs on carbon emissions. A delegation of 17 Democratic lawmakers from the state, led by U.S. Senator Joe Manchin, met with Gina McCarthy, the new administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, to press their concerns about the economic impact of agency rules on their state's economy. The...