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Senator Baldwin Leads Bipartisan Group Calling on FDA to Support Farmers’ Goals of Reducing Enteric Methane Emissions.

Gov. Mike DeWine signed 27 bills into law in June.

In a letter dated Jan. 26, 2022, Senators Michael F. Bennet (D-Colo.), Cory A. Booker (D-N.J.), Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio), Ron Wyden (D-Or.) and Reverend Raphael Warnock (D-Ga.) urged President Biden and...

Republicans Present $928 Billion Counteroffer to Biden on Infrastructure The plan’s total price tag came close to what the president has said he would consider, but it included only a fraction of the new spending he has requested. A compromise faces long odds. Video -0:00 Senate Republicans Unveil $928 Billion Infrastructure Bill Republican senators outlined a $928 billion infrastructure proposal to counter President Biden’s plan. Their plan involves unused coronavirus aid, and focuses on r...

Trenton Bureau When Anthony Williams called an automated phone line to get his unemployment benefits in December, the robotic voice on the other side skipped part of a question. Williams, 64, said he assumed the system would ask the question again, but it didnt, and instead he got a message that has frustrated thousands of people left without work during the coronavirus pandemic: He had to speak to a representative. Getting someone on the phone took nearly a month, and six weeks later, Willia...

Legislators call for more vaccination sites in Southeast Massachusetts Wicked Local BOSTON – Chair of the Southeastern Massachusetts Legislative Caucus Sen. Marc R. Pacheco, D-Taunton, has announced that 26 legislators have called for more vaccination sites in Southeastern Massachusetts. The following legislators have signed onto a letter calling for the sites: Senators Michael D. Brady, Mark C. Montigny, Susan L. Moran, Rebecca L. Rausch, and Walter F. Timilty, and Representatives Antonio F....

The Massachusetts state legislature has increased its offshore wind target to 5600MW for the state.  An Act Creating a Next-Generation Roadmap for Massachusetts Climate Policy authorises an additional 2400MW of offshore wind procurement. It also raises the States Renewable Portfolio target to 40% by 2030.  The legislation will now go to state Governor Charlie Baker (pictured) for approval.  American Clean Power Association director of eastern state affairs Andrew Gohn said: "The American ...