World oil glut hurts Alaska's finances and future
Juneau Alaska AP notes falling oil prices reduce state revenues by about 150 million dollars per dollar drop per barrel. Lawmakers fear tax restoration and budget cuts as Alaska confronts delayed projects and a scaled back dividend program under Gov Sheffield amid an oil market slump.
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Juneau
Alaska
Prudhoe Bay
Grand
Mount McKinley
Len Don Bennett
Fairbanks
Senate Finance Committee
Sheffield
Intenor
Delaware House OKs loan budget for 1964
The Delaware House approved a 700 million loan budget for 1964 with a no tax increase, freezing salaries for state workers teachers and police. The vote was 24 Democrats in support with Republican defections and appeals to Gov Du Pont to unite the caucus. DSEA planned an emergency meeting over educator pay and threatened legal action if a 7 percent police pay raise is denied.
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Dover
Del
Delaware House
Senate
House
Pierre S. du Pont
du Pont
Jeffrrey G. Mack
New Castle
Ledger
Mats Police
TVA's Half-Century Tale of Power and Controversy
The Tennessee Valley Authority, born in 1933 to tame the river and lift a poor region, grew into a $50 billion federal utility with dams, nuclear plants, and rural electrification. Critics cite price hikes, environmental concerns, and debates over public purpose, while directors promise renewed public trust and reform.
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Knoxville, Tenn
Tennessee Valley Authority
New Deal Dream
North America
TVA
David Freeman
George Norris
Nebraska
Muscle Shoals
Ala
Tennessee Valley
WOICM
Tennessee
Chattanooga
Norris
Franklin Roosevelt
Roosevelt
Congress
Florence
Knoxville
Washington
Aubrey Wagner
Kentucky
Chicago
New England
Richard Freeman
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