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- California Proposes New Fracking Regulations
- Under pressure from state lawmakers and environmentalists, Gov. Jerry Brown's administration released draft regulations for hydraulic fracturing, or "fracking," the controversial drilling process driving the nation's oil and gas boom.
- Gas Industry Sues Colorado City over Fracking Ban
- The oil and gas industry hit Longmont with a lawsuit to kill voters' recent ban on fracking within city limits.
- Pennsylvania Health Exchange to be Run by Feds
- Gov. Corbett joins 19 other Republican governors who chose to leave the responsibility of running new online insurance marketplaces to the federal government.
- Fracking Floated as Possibility in Western Massachusetts
- The possibility that Western Massachusetts may hold limited deposits of shale gas is catapulting the contentious issue of hydraulic fracturing, commonly called fracking, into the state.
- North Carolina Waters Chosen for Offshore Wind Farms
- As plans to build wind farms off the coasts of Massachusetts and Delaware fall through, the feds have opened North Carolina's waters for the whirling turbines.
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- Idaho Gov. Otter Opts for State-Run Health Exchange
- Gov. C.L. "Butch" Otter, a critic of President Barack Obama's health care law, said a state-built health insurance exchange is the best option for Idaho.
- Amazon Agrees to Collect Taxes in Massachusetts
- Amazon, the world’s largest online merchant, said that it has agreed to start collecting the state’s 6.25 percent sales tax in Massachusetts next November -- a move that will cost consumers but generate tens of millions of dollars for the state.
- State Health Rankings: Americans Living Longer, But Sicker
- The 2012 America's Health Rankings highlight troubling levels of obesity, diabetes, high blood pressure and sedentary behavior. Medical advances are allowing more people to live with those conditions.
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- Green Schools Not Living Up to Their Energy, Money-Saving Hype
- "Green schools" promise huge energy savings and rising student performance, but do not always deliver, despite their extra cost.
- Tennessee Gov. Rejects State-Run Health Exchange
- Gov. Bill Haslam blamed a lack of specifics from the federal government about how a state exchange would have to be structured.
- Texting 911 Option Available Nationwide in 2014
- This program is part of the FCC’s Next Generation 911 services, which attempts to upgrade the rules and regulations of the landline era to the current mobile and IP world.
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- More STEM Degrees May Not Equal More Jobs
- As STEM has become an education buzzword in recent years, a steady stream of research has emerged that challenges the notion of STEM as an economic elixir. In some STEM careers, the employment picture is downright lousy.
- Fracking Decision Pending in Maryland
- Time is slowly running out on a de facto drilling moratorium imposed by Gov. Martin O’Malley.
- California Stem Cell Agency Board Criticized for Conflicts of Interest
- A new report found that "far too many" of the board members are from organizations that stand to benefit from the $3 billion the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine is supposed to dole out to researchers over 10 years.
- New York City Seeks to Reinvent the Pay Phone
- The city is asking citizens for ideas on how to reinvent pay phone sites and their surrounding enclosures.
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- GOV - Leadership Forum: Georgia - 2013
- May 29, 2013
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- August 29, 2013
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