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DECKER: 5 Questions with Gov. Scott Walker
Milwaukee :: WI :: USA | 9 months ago
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Although hailing from a blue state that has voted Democratic for president in the last six elections dating back to 1988, Mr. Walker , a Republican, was elected governor in 2010 with 52 percent of the electorate and beat down a union-driven recall in
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Governors office and Congressman Frank LoBiondo seeking federal disaster assistance for June 30 storm
Atlantic City :: NJ :: USA | 10 months ago
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Governor's office and Congressman Frank LoBiondo seeking federal disaster assistance for June 30 storm Top-ranking New Jersey elected officials are appealing to the federal government for a disaster declaration following the June 30 thunderstorm that
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Wash.'s fish diet spurs look at water quality
Spokane :: WA :: USA | 1 year ago
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Washington residents eat more fish than the national average, yet the state's water quality standards are based on the assumption that people here eat one 7-ounce serving of fish per month, according to a toxicologist with the state Department of
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Bill to ban 2 potential carcinogens from kids' products dies in House
Olympia :: WA :: USA | 1 year ago
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A bill to ban a pair of potentially carcinogenic flame-retardant chemicals from children's products has died in the Washington state House amid budget intrigue in the Senate. Supporters of the bill in both chambers expressed optimism Saturday that it
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State Senate OKs weakened toxic flame retardant bill
Olympia :: WA :: USA | over 1 year ago
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The Washington state Senate passed a bill Friday to ban one potentially cancer-causing flame retardant from kids' products but not another that is more widely used. In its original form, the bill would have banned chlorinated Tris, a flame retardant
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Salmon group and land trust to hold joint work party in Acme
Santiago :: Chile | over 1 year ago
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The project, located off Mount Baker Highway, is a collaboration of nonprofit Whatcom Events, REI and Mount Baker Club, a recreational group. All three are working to establish more snowhoe routes and events in Whatcom County, they said. Deadly
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Tribes seek federal suit to resolve long-simmering Nooksack River water rights issue
Bellingham :: WA :: USA | over 1 year ago
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tool goes here Lummi Nation and the Nooksack Indian Tribe are seeking federal court intervention to settle Nooksack River water rights issues that affect both the city of Bellingham's water supply and the availability of irrigation water in parts of
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Harrisburg council rejects Pa. state financial fix
Harrisburg :: PA :: USA | almost 2 years ago
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Pa. (AP) — The city council in Pennsylvania's financially troubled state capital on Tuesday rejected a recovery plan written by state-appointed consultants, forcing the mayor to write her own plan and keeping alive talk of seeking federal bankruptcy
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Officials in Grimes Co. hopeful for firefighting rain
Stoneham :: MA :: USA | almost 2 years ago
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A chance of rain for wildfire-damaged Southeast Texas has emergency personnel hopeful that weather could help knock down the flames. Texas Forest Service spokesman Justice Jones said Tuesday that officials are monitoring the forecast for Grimes
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Pinal County seeks federal funds for projects
Mumbai :: India | over 2 years ago
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The Arizona Republic Pinal County is seeking federal help to improve air quality, widen Hunt Highway and revive a stalled copper-mining project that could create an estimated 1,400 jobs. Lobbyists working on behalf of the county in Washington, D.C.,
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