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Lawmakers worry about fare hikes at airline merger hearing
2013-03-20 00:11:55| Airlines - Topix.net
Lawmakers discussing the US Airways Group plan to merge with AMR Corp, parent to American Airlines, asked CEOs from the two companies repeatedly on Tuesday if the deal would mean higher fares or reduced service for the U.S. flying public, and were told it would not.
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Lawmakers pushing for heavier truck limits in Ohio
2013-03-16 01:25:57| Railroads - Topix.net
State lawmakers Ross McGregor and Lynn Wachtmann, who are pushing for heavier truck limits on Ohio roads, have businesses that could benefit from the proposed law change but neither of them see it as a potential conflict of interest.
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U.S. lawmakers push bills to approve Keystone pipeline
2013-03-16 00:24:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: U.S. lawmakers in both chambers of Congress said Friday they are moving forward with bills introduced this week to pluck the power of approving the Keystone XL pipeline, which would run from Canada's oil sands to Texas, from the hands of the Obama administration. Republican Representative Lee Terry from Nebraska introduced a bipartisan bill on Friday to approve TransCanada Corp's 800,000 barrels per day pipeline, which has been held up in the review process for more than four years. Fred Upton,...
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Lawmakers Release Carbon Emissions Tax Plan
2013-03-13 09:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
New York Times: Almost exactly four years after unveiling his doomed cap-and-trade proposal to deal with global warming, Representative Henry Waxman, Democrat of California, released a new plan on Tuesday to address climate change and federal budget woes: a tax on carbon emissions. Mr. Waxman, joined by Representative Earl Blumenauer, Democrat of Oregon, and Senators Sheldon Whitehouse of Rhode Island and Brian Schatz of Hawaii, both Democrats, distributed a relatively simple proposal to impose a fee on greenhouse...
New area lawmakers strive for clout
2013-03-10 08:06:03| Waste Management - Topix.net
The area's newest state legislators filed almost 60 bills or resolutions in the House during the first 60 days of the 83rd Texas Legislature and will now work in committees to determine which bills will hit the floor in their respective chambers.
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