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Alabama

Key lawmakers flex new positions to bolster shipbuilding industry | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP

GULF COAST — On an overcast day in April, Ingalls Shipbuilding President Kari Wilkinson hopped off a large gray van to show off the Pascagoula, Mississippi, shipyard. Wilkinson oversees the largest shipbuilder on the Gulf Coast, and during this tour hosted a special set of guests: Senate staffers. The 800-acre yard employs 1,500 workers and […]

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Mayor

Tontitown mayor; residents concerned about landfill’s gases

TONTITOWN, Ark. (KNWA/KFTA) – As Northwest Arkansas grows, the area’s only landfill is falling under increasing scrutiny by local government leaders and residents. As the Tontitown-based landfill seeks to expand, nearby residents tell KNWA that their concerned the landfill’s fumes may be a health hazard. Northwest Arkansas environmental startup to use robot trucks for dumpster […]

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