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MADISON, WI (WTAQ) - In an unusual move, the Wisconsin Assembly passed the proposed two-year state budget without much of a debate. The abrupt vote was 55-42. Minority Democrats did not offer any amendments. Minority Leader Peter Barca says it became clear Republicans were not open to changing the $70 billion spending package. Included in the budget, is the statewide expansion of the school choice program – along with a $650 million income tax cut, a refusal to take new federal Medic...
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has waived federal requirements for some gasoline blends in eight southern states to help prevent supply constraints after Hurricane Isaac hit the Gulf Coast last week.
The agency said the storm caused an "extreme and unusual fuel supply circumstance" that justified easing fuel requirements in those states through September 15.
(Reporting by Ayesha Rascoe; Editing by Gerald E. McCormick)
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