GOP-controlled House backs state medical marijuana laws
WASHINGTON - The federal government would be unable to block state laws permitting the use of medical marijuana under legislation approved Wednesday by the GOP-controlled House.
View ArticleRepublicans shift strategy in effort to increase logging
WASHINGTON - Drought has killed about 12 million trees in California's national forests. In the Rocky Mountain region, an epidemic of pine beetles has damaged trees over a stretch of 32 million acres....
View ArticleHouse passes bill to hasten timber projects in forests
WASHINGTON - The House passed a bill Thursday designed to improve the health of national forests by scaling back the environmental reviews that go into some timbering projects and discouraging lawsuits...
View ArticleHouse passes another bill to stem California drought
WASHINGTON - The House on Thursday passed GOP-led legislation designed to bring more water to California's farm belt amid a severe and lengthy drought.
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