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Las Animas County Republican Central Committee elects new executives

It’s expected to be business as usual for the Las Animas County Republican Central Committee for the next two years, after the election of a new executive committee. The LACRCC, which reportedly hosted the largest Lincoln Day Dinner in the state the last two years, announced this month that it elected a new executive board during its monthly meeting Thursday, Feb.

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EPA proposal on methane emissions regulation backed by 21 states

A coalition of 21 states and one city’s attorneys general are backing an EPA supplemental proposal that would regulate methane emissions in the oil and gas exploration industry. The attorneys general, led by California and New York, have commented in support of the federal organization’s proposal which is designed to create stronger regulations for methane emissions of new, modified, and reconstructed facilities in the industry.

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Contrary to late 2022, KC Fed predicts gas prices won’t lower inflation in 2023

Gasoline prices contributed to the highest annual inflation rate in decades in 2022, but it probably won’t bring down inflation in 2023, according to research from the Kansas City Federal Reserve. “Gasoline prices are unlikely to provide further relief to inflationary pressures going forward,” wrote Nida Çakır Melek, Francis M.

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