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Congress avoids shutdown and passes spending bill
Averting another government shutdown, Congress passed a $333 billion appropriations and border security package containing language to fund federal agencies through the end of the fiscal year. The bill provides funding...
TWS Council Report
TWS Council Report By Bob Lanka, Central Mountains and Plains Section Representative Unfortunately, I must begin this column by passing on some incredibly sad news. Jane Ellen Jorgensen, a 30-year...
Senate passes Interior-EPA appropriations bill
The Senate has passed the appropriations bill (H.R. 6147) for the Interior, Environment and Related Agencies as part of a small omnibus package, or “minibus,” with the Agriculture, Financial Services-General...
House Appropriations Committee passes Interior spending bill
The House Appropriations Committee has approved a $35.25 billion spending bill for the Interior Department, the Environmental Protection Agency and related agencies for fiscal year 2019. The committee approved the...
Southwest Section: Conservation Affairs Committee
Conservation Affairs Committee This committee identifies and describes the issues surrounding wildlife management across the Section. Where appropriate, it contributes information relevant to decision making at all levels of government,...
TWS submits testimony on Interior appropriations
The Wildlife Society submitted written testimony to Congress last week on fiscal year 2019 (FY2019) appropriations for programs that support wildlife professionals and their work to conserve wildlife species and...
House committees hold Interior, NOAA budget hearings
Last week, Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke testified on the department’s proposed fiscal year 2019 budget before the House Appropriations Subcommittee on the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies. The House Natural...
Senate releases draft of FY18 interior appropriations bill
On Nov. 20, the Senate Committee on Appropriations released their Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies draft fiscal year 2018 (FY18) appropriations bill. The language recommends a total...
President’s Podium: Reminders of our roots, cultures and changes
I was recently in southwestern Wisconsin participating in a small rural community high school homecoming and class reunion. Participants included people with small-town backgrounds and values in a primarily agricultural...
House debates amendments to FY18 appropriations bill
The U.S. House of Representatives is currently working through the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies FY18 appropriations bill as part of a massive eight-bill omnibus package for fiscal year 2018...