The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee has voted to authorize the construction of the Keystone XL Pipeline. The pipeline would be paid for by the private sector, create thousands of jobs in the United States, and increase domestic energy security. It has been more than six years since the pipeline Continue reading
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Lawmakers Vote to Build Keystone XL Pipeline
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Utah has no Plans to Join Marijuana Lawsuit against Colorado
Governor Gary Herbert says Utah has no plans to join two other states in suing Colorado over that state’s legalization of marijuana. Herbert said Tuesday afternoon that despite no current plans to sue, Utah is keeping an eye on marijuana legalization in its neighbor state. Nebraska and Oklahoma filed a lawsuit last month asking the Continue reading
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Kansas Considering Joining Pot Lawsuit Against Colorado
Kansas hasn’t decided whether to join a lawsuit filed by other states against Colorado over its legalization of marijuana even though the two states share a border. Spokeswoman Jennifer Rapp said Friday that Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt has been considering legal action against Colorado for months. But she said in an Continue reading
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Craig Woman Killed in Nebraska Crash
A Craig woman was killed in a car crash in Nebraska over the weekend. Reports say 20-year old Emily Barnes of Craig was a passenger in a car driven by her boyfriend, 22-year old Cody Continue reading
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Missing Nebraska Teen Found in Rock Springs
Thanks to some old-school detective work, a missing Nebraska youth has been reunited with his family. Sweetwater County Sheriff Rich Haskell said that a retired couple from Nebraska contacted the Sheriff’s Office when their teenage grandson abruptly left his place of work and, some time later, his vehicle, which had broken Continue reading
Nine States Join Lawsuit Against EPA; Colorado Not One of Them
Nine states have joined Murray Energy Company’s lawsuit against the Environmental Protection Agency over new carbon pollution rules. Murray Energy has called the standards “illegal, irrational, and radical”. Several states agree, and have joined Murray’s lawsuit to block the rules. Colorado is NOT one of those states. Continue reading
Gardner Calls on Udall to Approve Keystone Pipeline
Representative Cory Gardner is calling on Senator Mark Udall to approve the Keystone XL Pipeline project. The project is expected to create around half a million jobs in the U.S. Udall has repeatedly voted against the project. At one time, the Environmental Continue reading
