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Archive of Idaho on Tuesday June 30, 2009
ID: Do Idaho cars, trucks pay their fair share to use the roads?
A state advisory committee will oversee a study, using new federal methods, to see whether highway costs are fairly allocated among road users. Read More
ID: Senate considers fund for wolf kill payments
Ranchers in Idaho, Wyoming and Montana who lose sheep or cattle to wolves may soon have a federal fund to turn for reimbursement. Read More
Furloughs cut into state services
With states facing a $121 billion shortfall in the next fiscal year, a growing number of them have turned to squeezing their workforce for savings, and effects both great and small will be felt. Read More
US: Ruling adds teeth to state oversight of banks
For years, state governments have had little power to enforce consumer-protection and lending rules at the country's biggest banks. No more. Read More
US: Obama steers health debate out of capital
WASHINGTON — With Democrats deeply divided over health legislation, President Obama is trying to enlist the nation's governors and his own army of grass-roots supporters in a bid to increase pressure on lawmakers without getting himself mired in the messy battle playing out on Capitol Hill. Read More
US: A green way to dump low-tech electronics
Since 2004, 18 states and New York City have approved laws that make manufacturers responsible for recycling electronics, and similar statutes were introduced in 13 other states this year. Read More |
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