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Voter Guide | Virginia Senate, 14th District Republican primary
2015-06-06 03:12:49| Paper - Topix.net
Virginia's 14th Senate District includes parts of Chesapeake, Franklin, Portsmouth, Suffolk, Virginia Beach, Isle of Wight County, and Southampton County. Relevant Experience: Bachelor of science from Old Dominion University, Served in the United States Naval Reserve for ten years, and worked for Naval Air Systems Command.
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Senate considers legislation West store & conserve water
2015-06-04 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
High Country News: Cannon Michael, a 6th generation farmer in Californias Central Valley, this week told U.S. senators about the disturbing time he and his family are experiencing because of his states multi-year drought. Because of water shortages, they'd already decided not to plant a quarter of their 10,000 acres. Then, just a few days before he testified in a Senate hearing, Michael learned that much of the tomatoes, melons and corn he did plant are in jeopardy too. The deal between state and federal officials...
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State Senate OKs climate change bill, seeks ban new offshore drilling
2015-06-04 09:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
LA Times: State senators passed legislation Wednesday intended to help California tackle climate change by setting new targets for generating renewable energy, reducing gasoline use and increasing energy efficiency in buildings. The lawmakers also approved a measure that would ban new offshore oil drilling from an area in the Santa Barbara Channel known as Tranquillon Ridge, two weeks after an oil spill at nearby Refugio State Beach. The climate change bill, which now goes to the Assembly with other...
Senate Ready to Rumble Over Freedom Act Amendments
2015-06-02 18:14:15| TechNewsWorld
The U.S. Senate on Tuesday voted to close debate on the USA Freedom Act, a measure that would prohibit the NSA from the indiscriminate collection Americans' phone call data. The bill already has passed in the House. However, the brawling over the bill is not quite over. The Senate has yet to address several proposed amendments to the legislation before voting on it later on Tuesday.
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Compromise Solar Bill Approved in Senate and Assembly
2015-05-31 03:24:04| Semiconductors - Topix.net
A bill that aims to resolve a fight between rapidly growing rooftop solar installation companies and NV Energy is headed to the governor. SB374 cleared its final legislative hurdle Saturday when the Senate voted to concur with an Assembly amendment.
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