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06/29/11 Chatham County stands to receive the largest share of revenue if a 1-percent sales tax for transportation projects is approved next year. Members of the regional body charged with selecting the projects agreed Wednesday that most of the funds should be distributed by population. "That was a big hurdle right there and I appreciate that very much," said Bryan County Commission Chairman Jimmy ...
06/28/11 Nuclear Regulatory Commission Chairman Gregory Jaczko, right, talks to NRC resident inspector Jeffrey Josey, left, while visiting the Nebraska Public Power District's Cooper nuclear power plant near Brownville, Neb., Sunday, June 26, 2011, to check out the measures the utility has taken to protect the plant from flooding along the Missouri River. (AP Photo/Josh Funk)
06/16/11 Nuclear Regulatory Commission Chairman Gregory Jaczko rebuffed a top House Republican's call for his resignation yesterday, s...
06/15/11 Twitter tactician, and longtime Northeast Florida political consultant Jim Varian has accepted a position as chief advisor to Public Service Commission Chairman Art Graham. The PSC regulates the state's utilities. Varian started the $89,000-per-year job last Thursday, but publically announced his new Tallahassee-based pursuit Wednesday on Twitter. "After 22 years self ...
06/10/11 More than six hours before former Ronald Reagan staffer and Texas Workforce Commission Chairman Tom Pauken was to speak on the Newton Campus of Des Moines Area Community College, members of the Boone Rotary Club were given a preview as Pauken spoke to the group about the task of bringing manufacturing jobs back to the United States.
06/07/11 Turning Georgia Highway 316 into a freeway is not one of Barrow County Commission Chairman Danny Yearwood's top priorities.
05/18/11 Longtime Fayette County Commissioner Vincent A. Vicites lost out on securing a Democratic nomination Tuesday when newcomer Al Ambrosini and Commission Chairman Vincent Zapotosky won the two spots.
05/17/11 SALEM - City Utilities Commission Chairman Geoff Goll expressed some concerns Tuesday about going ahead with any improvements at the wastewater treatment plant regarding sludge and sludge storage.
04/27/11 Florida Wants to Track Prescription Medications April 19, 2011| WMFE - Intersection host Mark Simpson talks with a panel of experts about prescription drugs, and drug abuse. Panelists include Osceola County Commission Chairman Brandon Arrington, Merritt Island urgent care doctor Dan Woodard, and Paul Sloan president of the Florida Society of Pain Management Providers. 90.7s Tom Parkinson sets up ...
04/26/11 Public Utility Commission Chairman Robert Powelson also said Tuesday that Pennsylvania has its act together, compared with New York and Maryland, where state leaders have effectively stalled shale exploration.
04/20/11 By Mark Waite Nye County District 5 Commissioner Dan Schinhofen sat impatiently at the table during the joint town board-county commission dialogue sponsored by the League of Women Voters Monday night. It was his 34th wedding anniversary and Schinhofen looked like he would obviously rather be somewhere else. Nye County Commission Chairman Gary Hollis was[...]
04/14/11 Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission Chairman Rodney Barreto is stepping down from the post he has held for six one-year terms. "I served three different governors and it was a great ride," Barreto said.
04/06/11 STERLING -- The Logan County Commissioners approved an application for the renewal of a Hotel and Restaurant Liquor License on behalf of the Plainsman Grill on Tuesday. Commission Chairman Debbie Zwirn questioned Dr. Lance Bolton about some problems the Grill had recently experienced.
04/04/11 An hour-long conversation in D.C. a hotel bar with the head of a small Florida water company that wants a rate increase has gotten Public Service Commission Chairman Art Graham in hot water with customers. Now the Senate Communications, Energy and Public Utilities Committee wants to impose a fine on future conversations between utility officials and the commissioners and their staff who ...
04/02/11 Wilcox County Commission Chairman Tracy Tyndal and Vice-Chairman David Brown traveled to the Capitol on March 17 to accept a resolution designating Wilcox County part of the Enduring Farmlands Scenic Byway. This Scenic Byway runs through Wilcox and Pulaski Counties for a total of 65 miles where there are scenic, historic, cultural, archeological, and recreational points of interest.
04/02/11 Felicia O. Johnson of Taylor has been named Commission Counsel of the Wayne County Commission. The appointment was made by Commission Chairman Gary Woronchak (D-Dearborn) and was approved unanimously in a vote by the Commission at its meeting on March 17.
03/15/11 Long-time Crisp County Power Commission Chairman Don Tucker has passed away. Rainey Family Funeral Services notified the Dispatch about 1:30 p.m. that Mr. Tucker had died Monday, March 14 at Cordele Health & Rehab.
03/12/11 (Editors Note: This story was edited to correct Butte County Commission Chairman Steve Smeenk's connection to a Butte County rural bar near Belle Fourche. Smeenk was never an owner of 212 Bait Shop nor has any other connection to the establishment.)
03/04/11 Macon and Bibb County will agree on how to share taxes and services in the next 15 to 30 days, Bibb County Commission Chairman Sam Hart said today.
02/26/11 Work on the sales tax-funded Chatham County Detention Center expansion is expected to begin next month, after signing of the $71 million contract. The contract stipulates the project will be completed in about two and a half years. During a ceremonial signing Thursday, Commission Chairman Pete Liakakis praised the 66 percent local participation rate the contract calls for. "This is outstanding ...
02/23/11 Jefferson County Commission Chairman Stephen Fulford knows the impact that faster Internet service will have in his community. | 
