White House eyes tax on fuels and electricity
Senate Democrats moved toward a smaller levy on transportation fuels and electrical power to replace the unpopular energy tax. The White House backed broad outlines but reserved endorsement, with changes likely to include easing Clinton’s social security and wealth tax hikes and extra Medicare Medicaid cuts to cover lost revenues.
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White House
Washington
Senate
Clinton
Leon Panetta
Panetta
George Mitchell
Maine
Senate Finance Committee
Daniel Patrick Moynihan
N.Y
Mitchell
Congress
Oil patch says good riddance to Btu tax
In the Permian Basin oil industry officials regard the defeated Btu tax as punitive and inequitable. Business leaders say the tax would have cost jobs and growth, with projections of $72 million in revenue offset by unemployment losses. Environmentalists and industry now largely agree the measure was flawed.
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Shell Oil
Permian Basin
Clinton
Senate
Permian
Shanna Brown
Permian Basin Petroleum Association
Ted Collins
Collins and Ware Inc
Midland
Midge Erskine
Scientists recover ancient DNA from prehistoric weevil
New York AP report states researchers have recovered two small genetic fragments from a weevil preserved in amber dating 120 to 135 million years. The material is far older than prior finds and too fragmentary to recreate the extinct insect, according to Raul Cano of Cal Poly.
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New York
Eee
Raul Cano
California Polytechnic State University
San Luis Obispo
Calif
Critics clash over broad sexual harassment study in schools
Knight Ridder News Service reports critics say a national study of eighth to tenth graders defines harassment too broadly, risking trivialization. Supporters defend it as a revealing look at a pervasive issue, with 85 percent of girls and 76 percent of boys reporting unwanted behavior.
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U.S
Ally
Property taxes to rise in Ector County says ECISD official
ECISD deputy superintendent Bill Goodman warns a $2.5 million shortfall from Texas school funding shifts will push tax rates higher. He notes four cent hike in the new plan and says all districts face tighter budgets as local options may reshape funding. Odessa lawmakers urge wait and see on state revenue.
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Ector County
ECISD
Bill Goodman
Ector County Independent School District
Goodman
George
Buddy’’ West
Odessa
West
Andrews Independent School District
Ervin Huddleston
Odessa to annex over 1000 acres along Crane Highway
Odessa officials press ahead with annexing more than 1,000 acres along Crane Highway and Texas 191 despite objections from about a dozen property owners. The plan aims to curb uncontrolled development and align with the Comprehensive Plan, with two more public hearings needed before finalizing. Local landowners fear costly sewer and water extensions and higher taxes, though some suggest deed restrictions as alternative controls.
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Ector County
Odessa
Crane Highway
Texas 191
Lamar Casparis
Bessye Cowden Ward
David Morrow
South-Tex Treaters
Loop 338
Midland
Ward
Crane
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