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Oil addiction: Gas price spikes threaten Americans’ wallets |
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Written by Sam Bick
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Thursday, 18 March 2010 16:26 |
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 New analysis shows states most dependent upon oil for transportation would be hardest hit by price shocks
10 most vulnerable states: Mississippi, Montana, Louisiana, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Kentucky, Texas Maine, Georgia and Idaho
10 least vulnerable states: Florida, Washington, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Colorado, New Hampshire, Maryland, Massachusetts, New York and Connecticut.
As many energy experts are predicting that gas prices will rise nationally to more than $3 per gallon this spring, a new study shows the heavy toll these spikes would have on Americans’ wallets. The economic white paper, “Ranking States Oil Vulnerability: Assessing the Continued Threat of Gas Price Spikes,” examines the impact of a gas price spike similar to the summer of 2008 in states across the country.
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Last Updated on Thursday, 18 March 2010 16:37 |
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John Roach, Jr. celebrates win for State District Judge |
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Written by Sam Bick
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Thursday, 04 March 2010 03:24 |
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 Collin County election results delayed do to high voter turnout; while others celebrate a win do to high early voter numbers.
John Roach, Jr. and his family and friends celebrated the win at Nate's Seafood and Steakhouse last night. Roach recived 12,332 votes, in early voting to Keith Gore's 9,672 votes.
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Conservative Coalition hosts Tenth Amendment Town Hall |
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Written by Sam Bick
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Thursday, 25 February 2010 04:13 |
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 By Ken Pxton, State Representative, District 70
This week, I participated in the Tenth Amendment Town Hall event in Plano hosted by the Texas Conservative Coalition (the conservative caucus of the Texas Legislature). The federal government has recently wielded excessive power over the states, as demonstrated by trillion-dollar bailouts, record deficits, a proposed government takeover of health care, job killing environmental regulations and looming tax increases. This forum served as an opportunity to explore solutions to restore Texas’ constitutional rights and to limit the growing power and influence of the federal government.
The Town Hall featured a keynote address by author, constitutional scholar, and Fox News Senior Judicial Analyst, Judge Andrew Napolitano. This event also included three panel discussions entitled State Actions to Restore the Tenth Amendment, Requiring Congress to Balance the Budget, and Nullification: What it means, and is it an option for states? Nationally-prominent constitutional scholars and conservative state legislators joined Congressman Louie Gohmert, Governor Rick Perry, Attorney General Greg Abbott, and Texas Supreme Court Justice Don Willett at the event. Additionally, this event brought together conservative groups from across the state, including many Tea Party organizations, Americans for Prosperity, Texans for Fiscal Responsibility, and Concerned Women for America, just to name a few. The meeting drew a crowd of over 500 people.
I believe that the incredible turnout at this town hall demonstrates the importance of these issues to Texans. The insistence of the federal government on pushing overreaching policies is only going to increase our determination to enforce our constitutional rights at the state level.
Videos of the town hall will be posted soon on the TCC website at www.txcc.org. |
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Last Updated on Thursday, 25 February 2010 19:03 |
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Written by Sam Bick
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Tuesday, 23 February 2010 20:13 |
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The Libertarian State Leadership Alliance will be holding its annual conference this weekend from February 26 to February 28 in Austin at the Radisson North Hotel. The conference is open to anyone who has an interest in the future direction of the Libertarian Party. Party leaders from across the United States meet once per year to share best practices and set goals.
Among the notable Libertarians attending this event will be David Nolan, founder of the Libertarian Party; Bill Redpath, the national chair; former Presidential candidates Mary Ruwart and Wayne Allyn Root; and former Austinite Wes Benedict.
In addition to the LSLA Conference, the Libertarian National Committee, the State Libertarian Executive Committee of Texas, and the LP's Bylaws Committee will be meeting over the weekend. Both meetings are open to the public. There's a small fee for conference workshops and meals.
"We are honored to host this year's LSLA Conference in Texas," said Texas Libertarian Chair Patrick Dixon. "This is an exciting opportunity for Texas Libertarians to attend this conference in their own state. Last year's conference was in South Carolina, for example. We've worked hard to bring this conference to Austin."
"This year the LSLA will offer two tracks of interesting conference workshops: a Leadership Track and an IT Track, so we encourage all Libertarian IT and web volunteers to attend in addtion to our state leaders," said LPT Executive Director Robert Butler. "It's also a chance for the general public to check out the Libertarian Party and meet our leadership."
Saturday's Dinner Forum will feature a debate among the candidates for Chair of the Libertarian National Committe. Libertarians will choose their national officers at their convention in St. Louis, Missouri over Memorial Day weekend.
For a complete schedule and registration information visit http://statechairsconference.org/. |
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