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June 17, 2008

McCain Seeks to End Offshore Drilling Ban

McCain Seeks to End Offshore Drilling Ban Sen. John McCain called yesterday for an end to the federal ban on offshore oil drilling, offering an aggressive response to high gasoline prices and immediately drawing the ire of environmental groups that the presumptive Republican presidential nominee has courted for months. The move is aimed at easing…
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June 17, 2008

GOVERNOR – Six Reasons Why Medicaid funding should not be linked to tobacco taxes

June 17, 2008 SIX REASONS Why Medicaid funding should not be linked to tobacco taxes While an increase in tobacco taxes to fund Medicaid is being talked about, no such proposal has passed either house of the Legislature during the current Special Session. In fact, most recently, the effort failed in the House. And, while…