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Tulsa beer enthusiasts clash with Anheuser-Busch over proposed liquor laws
2016-02-20 05:08:33| Beverages - Topix.net
The League of Oklahomans for a Change in Alcohol Laws is calling out national brewer Anheuser-Busch for new ads The company is accused of trying to change the law in ways that are beneficial for the corporation but not local craft brewers. A State Senate committee passed the bill Tuesday allowing for the distribution changes to appear on the fall ballot, and it now moves to the full Senate for approval.
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Death Justice Antonin Scalia may shift US climate change laws
2016-02-15 19:06:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
New Scientist: The death of Justice Antonin Scalia on 13 February could have international ramifications for climate change, abortion law and other contentious issues, as the balance of power in the US Supreme Court shifts. When the court recently voted to suspend the Clean Power Plan -- the centrepiece of President Obama`s climate change efforts -- many worried the bill was in peril. The plan to curb emissions from power plants, which helped to secure the better-than-expected UN climate deal in Paris in December,...
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Examine Election Laws
2016-02-08 19:39:52| PortlandOnline
Coalition warned new land clearing laws risk reputation damage to farmers
2016-02-05 06:27:10| Agriculture - Topix.net
Josh Gilbert, pictured here with fellow farmer Anika Molesworth, has warned land clearing laws may damage the agriculture industry's reputation. A former head of the NSW farming lobby's youth arm has warned the agriculture industry risks reputation damage akin to that suffered after the live cattle exports scandal if the state government proceeds with controversial new land clearing laws.
Food industry mounts last-ditch effort to block state GMO labeling laws
2016-01-23 09:58:24| Food - Topix.net
The nation's food and farm industries are mounting a furious, last-ditch push against mandatory labeling of foods made with genetically modified organisms, or GMOs, with dozens of Minnesota businesses backing the effort as part of a national coalition. With Vermont set to become the first state in the country to force GMO labels on foods on July 1, opponents of on-package labeling are running out of time.
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