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Casey has more than $1 million going into 2011
Pennsylvania Ave.Sen. Bob Casey had about $1.3 million on hand at the end of 2010, according to an analysis by the Washington Post of Democratic senators up for re-election in 2012. The cash puts Casey right in the middle of his...... -
Budget rider would lift wolf protections in northern Rockies
GreenspaceWhen Congress passes the federal budget, it’s increasingly likely lawmakers will also be sealing the fate of wolves in the northern Rockies. An unrelated rider quietly attached by legislators from Montana and Idaho to the crucial spending compromise... -
Negotiations over gray wolves' endangered status continue, but with no consensus
L.A. UnleashedBILLINGS, Mont. — Interior Secretary Ken Salazar and governors from three Northern Rockies states resumed negotiations last week to remove the region's wolves from the endangered list but reached no conclusions. Western lawmakers are pushing bills in... -
Wolf attacks on Montana livestock spike, stirring backlash
L.A. UnleashedGray wolves killed livestock in Montana at the rate of an animal per day in 2009, stirring a backlash against the predators in rural areas and depleting a program that compensates ranchers for their losses. The sharp increase over 2008...... -
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: Congressional Budget Office, U.S. House Committee on Agriculture, Heidi Heitkamp, Amy Klobuchar, Debbie Stabenow
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3 GOP senators join call for action on toxic flame retardants
The first signs of bipartisan support for overhauling the nation's chemical safety law emerged Monday, as three Republicans joined 23 other senators calling for tough restrictions on toxic flame retardants. Citing the Tribune's "Playing With Fire"...
Tags: Daniel Akaka, Lisa Murkowski, Dianne Feinstein, Maria Cantwell, Jack Reed
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Officials: Democratic Sen. Baucus to retire
Democratic Sen. Max Baucus of Montana, the chairman of the powerful Senate Finance Committee who steered President Barack Obama's health care overhaul into law but recently broke with his party on gun control legislation, has decided to retire, Democratic...Tags: Lawyers, Brian Schweitzer, Environmental Politics, Economy, Business and Finance, Interior Policy
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Housing programs critical to Aberdeen
Access to rural housing programs that benefit a significant number of homebuyers in Aberdeen could be extended under a bill introduced Thursday by Sen. Tim Johnson, D-S.D., and others. Without an extension of some sort, the city would lose access to two...Tags: Mike Crapo, Pat Roberts, Tim Johnson, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Personal Income
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Old school for old boys
While Max Baucus and Jon Tester are both Democrats, both U.S. senators and both Montana country boys, last month's hurried vote to fund nearly $1 trillion of current federal spending shows just how different these Big Sky legislators really are. Baucus,...Tags: Drugs and Medicines, Prescription Drugs, Easter, Economy, Business and Finance, Harry Reid
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Proposed gun amendment faces uphill battle in Senate
WASHINGTON — A single conversation on the Senate floor Monday illustrated the challenges senators face in pushing a bipartisan measure to extend background checks to most gun sales. Sen. Joe Manchin III (D-W.Va.), the chief author of the proposal,...
Tags: National Rifle Association of America, Federal Gun Control Legislation (2013), Lisa Murkowski, Parties and Movements, Republican Party
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Federal poultry regulations relaxed in spending law
Farming advocates are pressing Sen. Barbara A. Mikulski to reverse a little-noticed measure approved by Congress last month that rescinded tough new rules on the poultry industry — a move that has strained the already rocky relationship between mom-...
Tags: Laws, U.S. Senate Committee on Appropriations, Andrew P Harris, Livestock Farming, Government Contracts
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Farming: Old school for old boys
While Max Baucus and Jon Tester are both Democrats, both U.S. senators and both Montana country boys, last month’s hurried vote to fund nearly $1 trillion of current federal spending shows just how different these Big Sky legislators really are....Tags: Drugs and Medicines, Prescription Drugs, Easter, Economy, Business and Finance, Harry Reid
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