NRA Pushes Armed Guards in All U.S. Schools
The NRA urged Congress to fund armed police in every school in response to the Newtown mass shooting. Wayne LaPierre argued a good guy with a gun stops a bad guy, citing a $7.9 billion cost for 99,000 schools and proposing a nationwide school security plan led by Asa Hutchinson.
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Arkansas
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Washington
Bells toll for victims one week after shooting
Newtown residents and officials marked one week since the Sandy Hook massacre with bells rung 26 times at Edmond Town Hall. Governors and President Obama observed moments of silence as survivors from Red Lake and Columbine offered support to families.
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Edmond Town Hall
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Red Lake
Minnesota
Columbine
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EPA Iowa work plan strengthens clean water enforcement
The EPA and Iowa DNR signed a draft plan to boost enforcement of the Clean Water Act for factory farms. It requires formal discharge permit procedures and improved inspections and penalties, following prior findings of omissions.
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Harkin Declines Appropriations Chairmanship
Sen. Tom Harkin passed up the top slot on the Senate Appropriations Committee citing focus on his Health, Education, Labor and Pensions leadership and other priorities. The decision follows the death of Sen. Daniel Inouye and shifts in power dynamics reducing the chair's influence.
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Hawaii
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Vermont
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