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Curtis Tate

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Dec 10, 2017
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Environment & Health

Told to Fix Leaky Oil Train Cars in Two Months, Owners Sought Three Years

Regulators gave the owners until end of 2015.
by
Samantha Wohlfeil &
Curtis Tate,
McClatchy DC
September 7, 2015
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Economy & Labor

Railroads Face Big Fines for Failure to Meet Federal Safety Deadline

Congress mandated Positive Train Control in 2008, but most of the nation’s railroads won’t have the system ready by Dec. 31.
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Curtis Tate,
McClatchy DC
August 11, 2015
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Environment & Health

New Rules on Oil Trains Draw Flak From Firefighters, Too

Emergency responders are among the first in danger when a fiery derailment happens.
by
Curtis Tate,
McClatchy Newspapers
May 17, 2015
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No Fisticuffs, but Senate Divide Over Health Care, Budget Getting Personal

With Congress deadlocked over fiscal policy and a government shutdown looming, personal disputes have clouded the usually collegial Senate.
by
Curtis Tate,
McClatchy Newspapers
September 28, 2013
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Federal Highway Fund Is Running on Fumes

Last week, lawmakers in Congress approved a bill that keeps highway and transit spending at current levels for the next two years, but there was a catch: They…
by
Curtis Tate,
McClatchy Newspapers
July 3, 2012
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Federal Ban on Job Bias Still Eludes Gay Rights Groups

WASHINGTON — Gay rights activists have made significant strides in recent years on marriage and military service, but one longstanding policy goal remains elusive: a federal law to…
by
Curtis Tate,
McClatchy Newspapers
June 11, 2012
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Year Shapes Up to Be Big One for Both Sides of Gay Marriage Battle

Washington – Almost overnight, gay marriage has again emerged as a prominent national issue, and a series of coming ballot initiatives will test supporters’ and opponents’ sway over…
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Curtis Tate,
McClatchy Newspapers
May 10, 2012
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Pentagon Says Chaplains May Perform Gay Weddings

Washington – The Defense Department issued new guidelines Friday that allow military chaplains to officiate at same-sex weddings, on or off military installations, in states where such weddings…
by
Curtis Tate
October 1, 2011
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As Obama Pitches Jobs Bill, Voters Aren’t Pressing Congress

Washington – Since he announced his job-creation plan last week in a nationally televised address at a joint session of Congress, President Barack Obama has hit the road,…
by
Curtis Tate &
Lesley Clark
September 15, 2011
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House GOP Proposes Deep Cuts to Highway, Transit Funding

A six-year transportation funding bill that Republicans in the House of Representatives outlined Thursday would sharply cut highway and transit funding and seek to curb Amtrak and high-speed…
by
Curtis Tate &
Daniel Lippman,
McClatchy Newspapers
July 8, 2011
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