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Farmers Dislike Appropriations Bill
By Jared Felkins | TJ Times-Journal | June 8, 2012
GERALDINE – Farmer advocates said a U.S. House Agriculture Appropriations Subcommittee reported a bill Wednesday that uses a back-door approach to overturn an existing regulation that protects contract poultry growers from company abuses.
The version of the FY2013 agriculture appropriations bill that moved out of subcommittee Wednesday would overturn the 2011 USDA Grain Inspectors, Packers and Stockyards Administration rule.
Senate: Drones Need to Operate "Freely and Routinely" in U.S.
By Steven Aftergood | Secrecy News | June 8, 2012
The integration of drones or unmanned aerial systems (UAS) into the National Airspace System (NAS) needs to be expedited, the Senate Armed Services Committee said in its report on the FY2013 defense authorization bill last week.
House Passes DHS Bill With Anti-Abortion Rider
foxnews.com | June 7, 2012
A Homeland Security spending bill approved by the GOP-led House on Thursday includes a provision to bar Immigration and Customs Enforcement from providing abortions for illegal immigrant detainees.
The measure, proposed by Rep. Robert Aderholt, R-Ala., would block ICE from using agency funding to provide abortion services for detainees except in the case of rape, incest or if there life of the mother would be endangered.
Proposal on Immigration Enforcement Oversight Defeated in Homeland Spending Debate
By Joanna Anderson | CQ Today Online News | June 7, 2012
House lawmakers kicked off debate Wednesday on a $46 billion Homeland Security fiscal 2013 spending measure, with final passage expected later this week.
Throughout the evening, members dispensed with two dozen amendments on a wide variety of issues.
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TEA Party will be big event
By Mary Anne Cole | TJ Times-Journal | June 6, 2012
Editor,
There is a great deal of excitement as we anticipate the DeKalb County TEA (Taxed Enough Already) Party at Fort Payne City Park on Saturday.
Grant Clears War for Center Lane 31
By Benjamin Bullard | The Cullman Times | June 2, 2012