Region Gray backs coal tariff bid in House vote
U S Rep Ken Gray backs an eight dollar per ton tariff on imported coal. Illinois lawmakers remain neutral as Sen Dixon and Sen Simon weigh the measure. The bill aims to level the field with foreign coal and reduce job losses in coal regions. The Illinois Coal Association plans to consider the proposal soon.
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House
United States
U.S
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Illinois
House Committee On Interior and Insular Affairs
Gray
South Africa
Colombia
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Wade Nelson
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Two Southern Illinois men indicted on weapons charges
Michael D. Ristvedt and Chris Ray Murphy of West Salem were indicted by a Benton grand jury on numerous weapons charges linked to raids that seized eight homemade automatic weapons and a large cache of explosives. The arrests followed investigations into vandalism and explosions in Edwards and Wabash counties.
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Chris Ray Murphy
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Murphy
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Elder
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Shawnee Gains 233 Acre Addition to Forest
Shawnee National Forest will add a 233 acre tract along the Big Muddy River in southeast Jackson County this year. The land, owned by William Rumfelt and Lewis Smith, includes river frontage and is near Horseshoe Bluff. Purchase, funded from 1984 allocations, awaits congressional approval and will consolidate forest boundaries while boosting fishing and hunting opportunities.
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Southern Illinois
Big Muddy River
Jackson County
Shawnee National Forest
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Lewis Smith
Cedar Creek
Horseshoe Bluff
Bob Mason
Lands, Minerals and Watersheds
The
National Forest
Forest Service
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