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Michigan questions Canadian nuclear waste proposal
Michigan lawmakers have questions about a proposed Canadian underground nuclear waste repository near Lake Huron. A state Senate resolution that was introduced by Democratic Sen. Hoon-Yung Hopgood of Taylor passed Wednesday. Lawmakers worry that the facility might affect the Great Lakes, and they want Congress to help ensure Michigan's concerns ...
Wis. committee to weigh in on proposed UW funding
The Legislature's budget-writing committee is expected to approve Gov. Scott Walker's plan to freeze University of Wisconsin System tuition for two years and slash a planned spending increase for system schools. The committee is meeting Thursday in Madison. Republicans are outraged at UW System officials after learning last month the ...
Wildfire bills set for governor's signature
Wildfire prevention measures passed after Colorado's horrible wildfire season last year are expected to be signed into law Thursday by Gov. John Hickenlooper. The governor planned to sign the bills at Mesa Verde National Park in Cortez. One of the bills puts new safety curbs on prescribed burns on state ...
NH Senate considering legalizing medical marijuana
The Senate is voting whether New Hampshire should join 18 other states and the District of Columbia in allowing seriously ill people to use marijuana to treat their conditions. The Senate votes Thursday on a House bill that would legalize marijuana use and possession by patients with conditions such as ...
Iowa lawmakers close to ending legislative session
The Iowa Senate adjourned the 2013 legislative session late Wednesday night, but the House was set to return Thursday for more votes. Lawmakers seemed to be moving to conclusion Wednesday after reaching deals to cut property taxes, revise education policy and provide health care for low-income residents. But while the ...
Conn. bill gives families say over Newtown records
The public release of any photograph, videotape or digital recording related to last year's deadly Newtown elementary school shooting would require the written consent of victims' family members, according to a working draft of a bill released Wednesday by the governor's office. The bill, crafted privately by Gov. Dannel P. ...
Texas Senate OKs expanding virtual course network
The Senate has approved a proposal to expand the state's network of virtual school courses online and allow it to include more private courses. The measure cleared the House earlier this month. It passed the Senate 26-5 late Wednesday night, but with modifications that will send it back to the ...
Senate to have say on Common Core standards
A tea party-backed attempt to keep Louisiana from using a set of uniform national standards for public school testing will be considered by the state Senate. The Senate Education Committee on Wednesday advanced a resolution that calls on state education officials to stop implementation of the Common Core standards, which ...
Iowa education director quits for Colorado job
As the state Legislature was nearing approval of significant changes to Iowa's public school system, the Iowa Department of Education director accepted a job Wednesday as superintendent of a Colorado school district. Eagle County School District in Colorado announced that Iowa Education Department Director Jason Glass accepted the job. He ...
Senate approves new Rio Grande Valley university
A plan to merge two South Texas universities into one and create a new medical school cleared one of its last hurdles Wednesday night with a final vote of approval by the state Senate. The unanimous vote sends Gov. Rick Perry a project that has enjoyed broad support among higher ...
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