Executives Use Lobbying Loop Holes in Bottle Bill Fight
Hartford CT executives not labeled lobbyists flood legislature with letters petitions and brochures opposing a proposed ban on throwaway beverage containers. Top officers visit lawmakers gather experts from California and push deposits on bottles while the bill advances to House debate.
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Budworm Funds Get Longley OK
Gov. James B. Longley signed an emergency measure approving 3.85 million dollars to fight the spruce budworm in northern Maine. The plan funds aerial spraying across 3.5 million acres with 1 million from the general fund 2.8 million from Tree Growth Tax and a 3.85 million federal matching grant. Longley voiced doubts about the measure yet said the forest economy requires action and urged landowners to work with the state forestry department.
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