Champlain Declared Not a Great Lake by Senate
The Senate reversed its earlier move designating Vermont’s Lake Champlain as one of the Great Lakes. Senator Patrick Leahy and colleagues sought to clarify the law after backlash from border states, noting Champlain’s focus on ecological research and Sea Grant funding remains unaffected.
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Spencer Abraham
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Champlain
New York
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House panel approves goody laden highway bill
The House Transportation Committee approved a $217 billion highway measure designating funding for about 1,000 road and bridge projects nationwide. The package would boost overall funding through 2003 by 40 percent, with more than $9 billion in high priority designations. Rep. Bud Shuster led the effort amid controversy over pork barrel labeling and potential program cuts.
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Court to hear two sex harassment cases
The Supreme Court will decide whether employers can be liable for harassment even when unaware of misconduct. Beth Ann Faragher, a former lifeguard, alleges two supervisors assaulted and harassed her, with the city contesting responsibility. Alicia Star Gebser seeks damages from Lago Vista ISD over a 1992 relationship with a teacher when she was 14.
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Alzheimer’s boom could see 14 million suffers by 2050
Alzheimer’s advocates warn the disease could triple in impact as the U S population ages. Senate testimony cites Census based projections that by 2050 about 14 million Americans may have Alzheimer’s, not counting families affected. Rosemary Cronin of Dubuque Iowa testified on funding needs before a Senate panel.
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