Fuel Data Bill Draws Heavy Lobbying
Missouri special session debates energy measures as the House backs a 55 mph speed limit and a fuel data bill. Lobby groups urge senators to back data reporting by fuel suppliers and transporters while counties may buy fuel without bids.
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Jefferson City
Missouri
House
Senate
Missouri Oil Council
Missouri Oil Jobbers Association
Mid-America Gasoline Marketers Association
Public Service Commission
PSC
House Elections Committee
Secretary of State
Christopher S. Bond
Idaho Cowboys in Motorboats
Idaho cowboys used motorboats to rope and tow stranded cattle from flooded areas as Pacific Northwest recovers after a week of floods. A Red Cross spokesman said cowboys also performed artificial respiration to revive cattle.
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Associated Press
Idaho
Pacific Northwest
Red Cross
Washington
Oregon
Montana
California
National Weather Service
Larry Brown
Yakima
Wash
Canyonville
Robert Miller
Roseburg
Ore
Northwest Bell
Reform Bill On Campaigns Being Drafted
Washington AP reports a comprehensive reform bill for federal elections being drafted by the Senate Rules Committee. Chairman Sen. Howard Cannon aims to report within 30 days of the new session. The draft proposes public financing for presidential and congressional elections and primaries, plus a separate Senate-passed measure to sharply limit contributions and expenditures.
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Washington
Senate Rules Committee
Howard Cannon
Senate
House
Rate Of Increase On Prices To Consumers Will Continue
AP Business Analyst John Cunniff discusses persistent inflation across nations. He notes U S prices rose over 8 percent in the prior year, nonchronic inflation in many countries, and how global demand for raw materials and energy fuels price rises. He observes insurers adapting with flexible yields and warns that belief in temporary inflation has waned.
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Jay Nestle
Broomfield
Colo
Nestle
John Cunniff
NEW York
United States
Japan
U.S
U.S.S.R
Brazil
Campaign finance limits proposed for federal races
A bipartisan federal elections bill would cap campaign spending and ban cash contributions over $50. It creates an independent enforcement agency, outlines public financing options, and sets species for primaries and general elections. The package limits individual donations and offers taxpayer funded matching funds with set ceilings.
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Federal Elections Commission
Justice Department
Senate
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