Governor Johanns Named Secretary of Agriculture by Bush
Nebraska Governor Mike Johanns, 54, a two term Republican, is President Bush’s pick to lead the U S Department of Agriculture. Raised on Iowa dairy farms and a Creighton law graduate, Johanns is praised for agricultural policy depth from ethanol to rural development and government reform.
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Nebraska
Ann Veneman
Shawn Wade
Mike Johanns
George Bush
U.S
Johanns
Bush
Iowa
Creighton University
Omaha
USDA
PCG
Steve Verett
Verett
Plains
FSA
Commodity Credit Corporation
Cooperative Marketing Association
CMA
Cmas
CCC
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Judge Dietz rules facilities funding required for adequate education
Texas District Judge John Dietz expanded a prior ruling on school funding by stating that a constitutionally adequate education requires a sufficient support network that includes proper facilities. citing Ysleta ISD in El Paso as an example, with 21 schools over 40 years old and over 60 percent of classrooms over 30 years old, highlighting the need for bonds to upgrade facilities.
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Austin
John Dietz
Dietz
el Paso County
Ysleta Independent School District
State Should Pay for Bricks and Mortar as well as Books
The judge ruled the district would need 550 million dollars while the appeal by the state keeps the schooling funding in limbo. State Farm sought an injunction to block rate cuts and refunds, but the judge rejected the request. Recounts show Heflin lost to Vo by 33 votes, while Gonzalez-Toureilles beat Opiela by 846 votes. A new Texas state auditor, John Keel, replaces Lawrence Alwin. Rep Truitt pre-files House Bill 151 to raise burglary penalties from a misdemeanor to a state jail felony with higher fines.
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Texas Supreme Court
Dietz
State Farm Insurance
Austin
Texas Department of Insurance
State Farm and Farmers Insurance
State Farm
Talmadge Heflin
Houston
Hubert Vo
Heflin
Capitol
Yvonne Gonazalez- Toureilles
Alice
Eric Opiela
R-harnes City
Texas
Legislative Budget Board
John Keel
Bob Bullock
Lawrence Alwin
Vicki Truitt
Keller
Truitt
Alternatives to mass gifts by local and global nonprofits
Pondering holiday giving, the piece extols buying from downtown, or via SuperMarketCoop and Alternative Gifts International. It highlights small farmers, rural businesses, and NGOs that fund community projects, aid education, and assist the world’s poor, urging thoughtful gifts that benefit recipients and vendors alike.
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SuperMarketCoop.com
Rural Coalition
South America
Maine
Mississippi
Wisconsin
Debra Livingston
Coalition
NAFTA
United States
Mexico
Livingston
Alternative Gifts International
Altgifts.org
Harriet Prichard
Presbyterian Church
California
AGI
Harry
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