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Hog-Castrating, Harley-Riding Ernst Wins Iowa Senate Primary
2014-06-04 09:03:29| Automakers - Topix.net
Joni Ernst, the hog-castrating, Harley Davidson-riding Iowa state senator who burst onto the national scene with a series of provocative television ads, clinched the Republican nomination for Iowa's Senate seat in a decisive victory over a crowded field of opponents.
Coal-plant rules add fuel to Senate races fire
2014-05-31 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Courier-Jurnal: There was no quiet before this storm. Like a rising wind ahead of an approaching front, the debate over new rules limiting carbon pollution from coal-fired power plants - to be unveiled on Monday - was in full fury this week. Add one of the most important U.S. Senate races in the country to the mix and you have a controversy that will rage across Kentucky until November. At stake is nothing less than the centerpiece of President Barack Obama's efforts to address climate change. New regulations...
Calif. Senate vote falls short for moratorium on oil fracking
2014-05-30 18:52:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
LA Times: The state Senate on Wednesday failed to muster the votes needed to set a moratorium on the oil drilling technique known as hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, until a study determines that it does not pose a health risk for the public. Sen. Holly Mitchell (D-Los Angeles) said her bill is needed because of public concern that the injection of water and chemicals into the ground to stimulate oil production may threaten health. She said she does not want to increase California`s dependance on foreign...
Beer bill that could make way for Stone Brewing Co. approved by House, Senate
2014-05-29 18:30:33| Beverages - Topix.net
A bill that changes the parameters of craft brewing in South Carolina is headed to Gov. Nikki Haley's desk, and if signed could pave the way for the state to attract California-based Stone Brewing Co.
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VA/Milcon Bill Clears Senate Appropriations Committee
2014-05-28 19:52:03| ENR.com: Headline News
Panel Chairwoman Barbara Mikulski says she hopes to move all 12 fiscal 2015 bills through committee by early July.
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