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Federal bill would provide money for bike trails
Baltimore and other Maryland localities would receive millions of dollars in federal money for bicycle trails, scenic pull-offs and street beautification projects as part of a huge, bipartisan transportation bill expected to pass in the U.S. Senate as...Tags: Herring, Transportation, John Boehner, Finance, Druid Hill
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Glendening: Cardin protects small but vital transportation projects
As Maryland's governor, I was privileged to be part of some of the state's largest transportation projects including the Woodrow Wilson Bridge. Big projects like these receive a lot of press, but I know from my time in office that for many Marylanders...Tags: Woodrow Wilson
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Natchez Trace marks 75th anniversary
Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal, TupeloWhile celebrating and remembering the first 75 years of the Natchez Trace Parkway, elected officials talked about what the next 75 years will bring. Sen. Roger Wicker remembered a time when the road seemed impossible. "In 1976 I went into the United...Tags: Dwayne Johnson, Roger F. Wicker, Jack Reed, U.S. Air Force, Alan Nunnelee
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Panel's approval of farm bill version riles Roberts
The Hutchinson News, Kan.Kansas Sen. Pat Roberts voted against the Senate Agriculture Committee markup of the farm bill Tuesday, calling it a "rear-view-mirror bill" instead of moving forward with reform. "This is an invitation to farm for the government," he told The News...Tags: U.S. Congress, Peanuts, Debbie Stabenow, Prices, Mike Johanns
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US Senate adopts Cochran's Louisiana levee amendment
The Sun HeraldThe Senate has adopted U.S. Sen. Thad Cochran's amendment designed to ensure a Louisiana levee plan wouldn't send water to Mississippi during the hurricanes and other storms. Cochran, R-Miss., offered amendments last week and the Senate adopted one...Tags: Regional Authority, Natural Resource Industry, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, U.S. Army, Conservation
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Senate to take up farm bill in May
WASHINGTON - Senate Agriculture Committee Chairwoman Debbie Stabenow, D-Mich., said April 25 that she plans to hold a markup of a new farm bill in May, and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., signaled that he intends to bring it to the Senate floor...Tags: U.S. Congress, Amy Klobuchar, Debbie Stabenow, Harry Reid, Mark Pryor
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Cochran offers Louisiana levee amendments
The Sun HeraldU.S. Sen. Thad Cochran, R-Miss., has introduced amendments designed to make sure a Louisiana levee plan wouldn't send water to Mississippi, placing the state at higher risk for flooding during hurricanes and other storms. In the last few months, Coast...Tags: Natural Resource Industry, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, U.S. Army, Natural Disasters, Conservation
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Bryant: Let states decide on Net tax
Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal, TupeloRepublican Gov. Phil Bryant supports giving states the authority to force collection of sales taxes on Internet transactions, his spokesman, Mick Bullock, said Tuesday. But Bullock added, "The governor is not in favor of increasing taxes." Legislation...Tags: U.S. Congress, U.S. Senate, Sales, Regional Authority, E-Commerce Industry
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Ricin suspect believed he was in 'secret war'
WASHINGTON — In the early-morning hours before he was arrested on suspicion of sending a poison-laced letter to the president of the United States, Paul Kevin Curtis was typing messages on his Facebook profile. Over the previous few days, the 45-...
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Senators: Address Russia's ban on U.S. beef, poultry, turkey
Washington, D.C. - Senator Debbie Stabenow (D-MI), Chairwoman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry, and Senator Thad Cochran (R-MS), Ranking Member of the Committee, recently urged U.S. Trade Representative Ron Kirk to...Tags: Standards, Debbie Stabenow, Washington, DC, Food and Drug Administration, U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry
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Meat inspector furlough looms
LAS VEGAS - Sequestration could force the U.S. Department of Agriculture to furlough up to 6,000 meat inspectors for up to two weeks, plunging the meat industry into chaos and raising consumer prices, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack said on Feb. 7 in...Tags: U.S. Congress, Renewable Energy, John Boehner, Harry Reid, Tom Vilsack
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Hagel wins another GOP vote, others call for nomination to be pulled
WASHINGTON – Fifteen GOP senators called on President Obama to withdraw Chuck Hagel’s nomination to lead the Pentagon, even as support from another Republican increased the likelihood he will be confirmed when Congress returns from recess next...
Tags: U.S. Congress, U.S. Senate, John Cornyn, Richard Shelby, Wars and Interventions
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