The Fed and the balance of power on interest rates
Washington governs the Federal Open Market Committee with 11 voting members six Federal Reserve governors and five regional bank presidents. A seventh governor seat is vacant. Rotations mean four of the five regional presidents vote annually while the New York president always votes. Meetings eight times yearly shape policy on jobs wages prices inflation spending and investment.
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Washington
Federal Open Market Committee
Federal Reserve
D.C
Fed
FOMC
Bush
Federal Reserve Bank of New York
Atlanta
Peregrine falcons removed from Endangered List in 1999
Big Bend National Park tightens access to falcon habitat to aid nesting recovery in Texas. Southeast Rim Trail section and certain campsites closed Thursday to May 31, with rock climbing near Peregrine cities restricted through July 15. Restrictions may adjust if nesting patterns change.
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Texas
Big Bend National Park
Southeast Rim
Boot Canyon
Big
Veteran Ector County poll worker retires after 31 years
Glen Adkins, a Wichita Falls native, retired from his role as presiding election judge in Ector County after working polls since 1975. The Ector County Election Connection newsletter lists him as the longest-serving poll worker, stepping away to spend more time with his wife at home.
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Ector County
Glen Adkins
Ector County Election Connection
Wichita Falls
Adkins
Coectorix.us
Valero refinery fire in Texas City under control
A large fire erupted at the Valero refinery in Texas City on Sunday afternoon. Officials said no major injuries occurred and the blaze was under control within about two hours. One man was treated for a scraped knee during evacuation, while a pump and feed line fire were extinguished by 4:15 p.m. with small feeder fires being dampened.
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Texas City
Valero
Bruce Clawson
Clawson
TLE
Old-time Cowboy Tiny Earp Keeps Ranch Ties Strong
At 81 LC. Tiny Earp still visits the Crane County ranch weekly after turning over the last 1000 acres to his children in early 2006. Daughter Tinita Cooper describes the transition as challenging yet his mood appears happy. He remains engaged with school and ranching groups and plans new projects including a fence around his house.
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Mark Sterkeliodessa
American Rancher
Earp
Crane
Mark Sterkel
Odessa
Tiny’ Exp
Mildred
Rane
Tiny” Earp
Tinita Cooper
Crane County
Cooper
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Rkings
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