Rainy week spurs High Plains cotton planting rush
The High Plains region sees 10 to 15 percent of the projected 3.6 million acres planted as warm spells return. Irrigated fields lead progress while dryland areas lag without rainfall. Final 2004 Texas cotton production may set all-time records, with NASS data showing 7.74 million bales statewide and 4.73 million bales in the High Plains area.
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Capitol Finishes Push Toward Adjournment Quiet on School Funding
Texas lawmakers near May 30 adjournment with no special session planned to resolve school finance. Senate bills 3 and 2 would raise taxes and add about 2.8 billion dollars for education, including teacher pay raises and returning start dates after Labor Day. Governor Perry also created BRAC Response Strike Force after Base Realignment and Closure findings.
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Rural CAH rules under CMS change raise alarms
Guest column by Tom Rowley argues that CMS proposals to move most Critical Access Hospitals from cost based reimbursement toward the Prospective Payment System threaten small rural hospitals. He cites Arlene Harms of Melissa Memorial Hospital and Tim Size of Rural Wisconsin Health Cooperative as critics while noting only a handful of facilities might preserve status after the rule shift.
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