Anti ethanol forces warn of highway funds losses from mandate
A Senate letter from five anti ethanol senators argues new reformulated fuel rules will reduce highway construction funds. They say the EPA mandate, backed by 15 percent in 1995 and 30 percent later, costs over $1 billion in five years and drains the Highway Trust Fund by hundreds of millions yearly. California and Texas face the largest state losses.
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David Lynch
Washington
Senate
Sens
J. Bennett Johnston
D-La
Senate Energy Committee
Bill Bradley
D-N.j
Finance Committee
Malcolm Wallop
Pete Domenici
D-N.m
John
Jay) Rockefeller IV
D-W.va
Environmental Protection Agency
EPA
Johnston
Subcommittee
Congressional Budget Office
United States Department of Agriculture
Farm Job
Oma Trust Fund
Joint Committee On Taxation
Highway Trust Fund
California
Texas
New York
Iowa
Ames inventor unveils shortwave radios for Limbaugh fans
Bruce Johnson of Ames demonstrates Ditto Radios that receive Rush Limbaugh broadcasts beyond standard AM range. The devices let dittoheads listen to the program, expanding access for listeners far from stations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bruce Johnson
Ames
Rush Limbaugh
Johnson
Limbaugh
Grassley backs GAO finding on Pentagon procurement waste
Senator Grassley argues the Defense Department uses optimistic cost estimates creating a potential 150 billion dollars in extra expenses from fiscal 1995 to 1999. He says the Pentagon operates with a systematic bias and lacks clear priorities and management. He urges hearings with Sen. Sasser if GAO findings hold.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grassley
Pentagon
David Lynch
Washington
Charles Grassley
Iowa
Department of Defense
Senate
General Accounting Office
Defense
Department
Jim Sasser
D-Tenn
Senate Budget Committee
GAO
Branstad ethics session to be closed despite open request
Des Moines chief investigator says the Branstad inquiry into Clarinda prison project will be closed to the public, though the governor previously favored an open hearing. Branstad maintains he had no discussions with Doug Gross on the merits and supported the $21 million 750 bed project for taxpayers.
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Rod Boshart
Des Moines
Terry Branstad
Doug Gross
Clarinda
Branstad
State Ethics and Campaign Disclosure Board
Ing
Gross
Campbell pitches crime superfund and new crime commission
Democratic candidate Bonnie Campbell proposed an up to 8 million crime superfund and a state crime commission to coordinate law enforcement, pool funds, and coordinate training. She would replace GASA with the system and push stronger clinic protect laws amid debates on crime policy.
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Rod Boshart
Des Moines Bureau
Des Moines
Bonnie Campbell
Iowa Crime Commission
Statehouse
Florida
Campbell
Iowa
Crime Commission
Harold Hughes
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