Hatch, Lee, Bishop Move to Block Mining Ban
10/13/2011 | 532 views | 0 0 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend | print
Lawmakers from Arizona and Utah, including Sens. Orrin Hatch and Mike Lee and Rep. Rob Bishop, introduce legislation that would block a proposed ban on uranium mining near the Grand Canyon.

Reports the Arizona Republic:

The GOP lawmakers said the Interior Department plan would slow economic recovery in the region and would lock up valuable uranium stores at a time when domestic energy sources are becoming more important.

"At a time when we are desperate for jobs and economic growth, this administration continues to do everything in its power to implement the job-killing policies of fringe environmental groups," said Rep. David Schweikert, R-Ariz.

"This withdrawal is not so much a protection of the Grand Canyon but a government land grab of economically fertile mining land."


(See also related Hatch press release.)

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Ten Things You Need to Know for Friday
by Bryan Schott
May 24, 2013 | 90 views | 0 0 comments | 0 0 recommendations | email to a friend | print
Countdown: There are 166 days to the 2013 municipal elections, 249 days until the start of the 2014 Legislature, 525 days until the 2014 midterm elections and 962 days until the 2016 Iowa Caucuses. 

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