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Don't Count On It
Budget office wants to reduce disaster funds for West Coast fisherfolk |
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13 Jun 2008 |
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| Posted at 10:14 AM on 13 Jun 2008 The federal government, having failed to support salmon to the point that California's fishing season was shut down altogether, may now yank support from fisherfolk. The Office of Management and Budget is requesting that the $170 million put aside as disaster funding for the West Coast salmon industry be reduced to $100 million to offset the increased cost of the 2010 census ... |
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| Topics: California, fishing, news, Oregon, politics (all these topics) |
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