Iowa lawmakers weigh gun, energy, and education policy
Legislators signal renewed talks on constitutional carry and castle doctrine while considering public building firearm limits. Proposals to study a new nuclear plant and education reforms with tax relief are on the table, along with a potential gasoline tax hike. A ban on same sex marriage appears settled for now as leaders expect no new vote this year.
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MidAmerican Energy
Terry Branstad
Gronstal
Paulsen
Senate
No Child Left Behind era sparks debate over testing and control
Critics say the No Child Left Behind law overemphasizes tests in reading and math, while supporters cite accountability and gains. Presidents and candidates clash over federal role, waivers, and long term effects as states pursue flexibility amid a 2014 deadline.
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Barack Obama
Obama
Pennsylvania
Rick Santorum
Michael Bennet
Colorado
Denver
Bush
Boehner
Kennedy
George Miller
D-Calif
Ing
NCLB
Schneider
Center On Education Policy
Center
Washington
Education Department
Senate
Tom Harkin
Iowa
Oma
Har
Snowy owls sweep across the United States in unusual irruption
Sightings of snowy owls, normally Arctic residents, surge coast to coast this winter with reports from the Pacific Northwest to New England. In December up to 30 were seen near Lake Andes South Dakota, as researchers attribute the swell to a booming Arctic lemming population driving a broad dispersal of juveniles across borders into Missouri Kansas and surrounding areas.
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Lake Andes
S.D
Arctic
United States
Pacific Northwest
New England
South Dakota
Mark Robbins
University of Kansas Biodiversity Institute
Denver Holt
Owl Research Institute
Charlo
Mont
Holt
Robbins
Missouri
Kansas
Squaw Creek National Wildlife Refuge
Nebraska
Iowa
Smithville Lake
Kansas City
Racine
Wis
Study shows species compete as climate shifts
A University of Connecticut study in Proceedings of the Royal Society B finds climate change forces wildlife to migrate and compete for habitats and resources. Lead author Mark Urban notes faster dispersers may be blocked by established species, altering survival dynamics.
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McClatchy
Hartford
Conn
University of Connecticut
Proceedings
The
Royal Society O: Biological Sciences
Mark Urban
Ecology and
Environmental Biology
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House Education
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Charles Barone
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Hoover Institution
Stanford University
Thomas B. Fordham Institute
Jennifer Ochoa
New York
Ochoa
Mark Schneider
U.S
Commissioner of Education Statistics
Ion
D-Coro
Capitol Hill
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