As of the first week of March 2015, several states are well into their legislative session. Committee hearings are underway, and significant legislation has passed both branches of government. In Massachusetts, however, a fight has been brewing between the House…
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Duke, Virginia agree to $2.5 million coal ash settlement
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) Duke Energy has agreed to a $2.5 million settlement with Virginia over a massive coal ash spill that coated 70 miles of the Dan River in gray sludge, state environmental officials announced Friday. The settlement drew immediate…
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County Commissioners to hear property acquisition request, rezoning and …
Two public hearings will be held at the April 7 Buncombe County Board of Commissioners meeting, one on a Ferry Road property acquisition and the other a rezoning request for Monticello Road. The board will then hear a resolution on recording closed sessions,…
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Parkinson’s Disease shakes the hand of a former editor
Local News Pint-sized North Myrtle Beach egg hunter shows off advanced technique during annual Easter tradition
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State plans slowly adopt new Federal OSHA reporting requirements
Beginning on January 1, 2015, employers in states with Federal OSHA jurisdiction were required to start reporting to OSHA work-related fatalities (that occur within 30 days of the work-related incident) within 8 hours of learning of the fatality, work-related in-patient…
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Jersey shore summer rentals: Signs of life?
Work continues on the Waldorf condominium complex in the Ortley Beach section of Toms River. Jersey Shore summer rentals are picking up this year, according to several experts.(Photo: PETER ACKERMAN/STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER) ASBURY PARK, N.J. — The Waldorf condominium complex in…
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The National Center For Lesbian Rights On Indiana, The NCAA, & LGBT Athletes
Governor Mike Pence calls Indiana’s Religious Freedom Restoration Act a way to “enhance protection” for Hoosiers. Helen J. Carroll, former coach of the national championship-winning University of North Carolina-Asheville and current sports project director of the National Center for Lesbian Rights, calls…
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Poll finds worry ‘higher than ever’ over college applications
Posted Apr. 5, 2015 at 5:00 AM
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Tom Eblen: Balancing rural recreation, agriculture, nature no easy task for …
Local News UK team spirit abundant at Keeneland
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Town reviews options after violation notice
NORTH TOPSAIL BEACH | Town officials in North Topsail Beach are reviewing its options for complying with a notice of violation it has received from the state regarding the sandbag revetment recently completed at the north end of town. The…
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