The Rising Cost of the Oil Industry's Slow Death
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Unplugged oil and gas wells accelerate climate change, threaten public health and risk hitting taxpayers’ pocketbooks. ProPublica and Capital & Main found that the money set aside to fix the problem falls woefully short of the impending cost.
A bill that would increase penalties for felons in possession of firearms passed the House on a bipartisan vote, a rare crime-related bill to pass the House. HB 316 passed the House 53-11. The bill would increase the penalty for a felon possessing a firearm “or destructive device” to five years in prison. Rep. Bill
The push to change the state’s taxes on alcohol all but ended Friday when the House Taxation & Revenue Committee voted down one bill and declined to take action on another.
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