Free Sugar Act aims to end quotas and tariffs on sugar
Sen Richard Sugar proposes SB 685 to end all sugar quotas regulations and tariffs, claiming higher prices hurt consumers and businesses. Backed by consumer groups and food companies, the move challenges New Deal era controls while citing rising world prices and the shift to high fructose corn syrup.
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Richard Sugar
R-Ind
Senate
National Taxpayers Union
Citizens Against Government Waste
The
Competitive Enterprise Institute
Mark Helmke
Sen
Sugar
Mark Perry
University of Michigan-Flint School of Management
U.S
Perry
New York Post
Congress
Mr. Helmke
Texas lawmakers contact details in federal offices
The piece lists contact addresses and phones for U S Rep Mike Conaway in Midland and Odessa, Rep Randy Neugebauer in Lubbock, Rep Francisco Canseco in San Antonio, and Sen John Cornyn in Washington D C. It includes office building locations 411 W Eighth St Odessa 79761 6 Desta Drive Midland 79705 429 Cannon HOB 1339 Longworth HOB and Hart Senate office building.
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U.S
Mike Conaway
Midland
Cannon House
Washington
D.C
W. Eighth St
Odessa
Desta Drive
Conaway
House
Randy Neugebauer
Lubbock
Randy
Francisco ‘Quico’ R. Canseco
San Antonio
Longworth Hob
Canseco
John Cornyn
Hart Senate
Cornyn
Senate.gov
Let Peace Begin With Me, Pulitzer Prize 1988 Winner
The note honors Laura Dennis as the Pulitzer Prize winner for 1988. It asserts a newspaper mission to inform readers, promote freedom, and encourage moral self-control aligned with spiritual beliefs. It emphasizes peace, personal discipline, and the belief that freedom is a divine gift.
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Mian
Prison for helping people play cards in New York
Sullum critiques U S attorney Bharara for pursuing online poker cases under UIGEA and New York law. He argues the actions seek to criminalize online poker as a moral crusade, not a clear federal crime, noting dubious asset forfeiture and potential overreach. The piece questions the policy and data behind the case.
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Preet Bharata
Bharara
U.S
Manhattan
PokerStars
Full Tilt Poker
Absolute Poker
FBI
Justice Department
UIGEA
New York
Poker Players Alliance
Alfonso D‘amato
R-Ny
Washington State
Isai Scheinberg
Scheinberg
Hardy
Earth Day and groundwater rights in SB 332 Texas
Guest column argues SB 332 would affirm landowners own groundwater beneath their land to balance private ownership with state regulation. It cites Earth Day, Texas ranchers, and cooperation with groundwater conservation districts, urging readers to contact representatives to support water rights preservation.
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Texas
State Capitol
Troy Fraser
Allan Ritter
Joing
Groundwater Conservation Districts
Gcds
Amarillo
el Paso
Lubbock
San Antonio
Philanthropy Groups Praise Large Donations This Week
Odessa readers learn of student philanthropy efforts at UTPB and OC groups. The piece highlights notable gifts to charity and invites reader input for future ideas and initiatives.
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UTPB
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Patrick Canty
Laura Dennis
Jacob Sullum
Sullum
Reason Magazine
Ben Sarg
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Joe Parker JR
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