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Federal Bill to Possibly Change Break Times for Truck Drivers
2016-03-30 13:22:47| Trucking - Topix.net
A new federal bill may pump the breaks on allowing states to impose laws for the trucking industry. Officials with the American trucking association says the point of the bill is to have truck drivers all following national rules rather than state to state, but some wonder if the breaks on the national level are enough.
Federal officials, advocates push pill-tracking databases
2016-03-28 18:05:44| Biotech - Topix.net
In this Thursday, Feb. 11, 2016, file photo, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Thomas Frieden testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, before a Senate Appropriations subcommittee hearing. Federal officials and advocates both want to require doctors to use pill-tracking databases to curb painkiller abuse.
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Federal checkoff funds approved for Cuba promotion efforts
2016-03-28 16:13:00| National Hog Farmer
By P. Scott Shearer, Bockorny Group, Washington, D.C. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack announced that funds from the 22 federal checkoffs and 18 marketing order programs can be used to finance research, promotion and marketing efforts in Cuba. read more
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Federal oil, gas leases stall over bird concerns in US West
2016-03-25 23:24:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Associated Press: Concerns over a bird that ranges across the American West continue to delay federal oil and gas lease sales, five months after Interior Secretary Sally Jewell proclaimed the Obama administration had found a way to balance drilling and conservation. The Interior Department said it will defer the sale of almost 60,000 acres of leases that were nominated by companies in eastern Montana as the agency works on new policies for greater sage grouse. More than 8 million acres of leases previously were...
Federal budget thin on Arctic substance and vision: expert
2016-03-24 02:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
RCI: When it comes to the Arctic, the federal budget tabled by the government of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Tuesday lacks innovation and borrows heavily from the Conservative playbook, which the Liberals spent years criticising, says an expert on Arctic issues. Heather Exner-Pirot, managing editor of the Arctic Yearbook, an open-access volume on contemporary Arctic issues, said the budget and the Liberal policy in Arctic in general reflect their emphasis on the north and the peoples of the...
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