The Parkersburg Eclipse News-Review

Tag: rural areas

  • Iowa House panel votes to lower firearm age limit 18

    Iowa House panel votes to lower firearm age limit 18

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    By Robin Opsahl  Iowa’s age limit on owning firearms would be lowered from 21 to 18 under a bill advanced by a House Judiciary subcommittee Tuesday. Current Iowa law requires Iowans to be at least 21 years old to obtain permits for carrying weapons and to acquire pistols and revolvers. House Study Bill 262 would…

  • Lawmakers Vote Down 6 Bills To Limit Carbon Capture in North Dakota

    Lawmakers Vote Down 6 Bills To Limit Carbon Capture in North Dakota

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    Members of the North Dakota House on Friday showed their commitment to pipelines and energy development, voting down six bills that would have taxed or put guard rails on the emerging carbon capture industry. Rep. Jeremy Olson, R-Arnegard, summarized his opposition to three of the bills by saying, “North Dakota doesn’t need a CO2 sin…