Newstalk 870 KFLD: The Mid Columbia's Newstalk Leader » federal government http://newstalk870.am Fri, 24 May 2013 22:30:38 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 Former DEA Officials Pressing Federal Government to Nullify Legalized Marijuana http://newstalk870.am/former-dea-officials-pressing-federal-government-to-nullify-wa-colorado-pot-laws/ http://newstalk870.am/former-dea-officials-pressing-federal-government-to-nullify-wa-colorado-pot-laws/#comments Wed, 06 Mar 2013 01:30:50 +0000 John McKay http://newstalk870.am/?p=125385 This controversial issue is now becoming about States' Rights.

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]]> http://newstalk870.am/former-dea-officials-pressing-federal-government-to-nullify-wa-colorado-pot-laws/feed/ 0 (Photo by David McNew/Getty Images) How Would the Sequester (Federal Budget Cuts) Affect Washington State? http://newstalk870.am/how-would-federal-budget-cuts-sequester-affect-washington-state/ http://newstalk870.am/how-would-federal-budget-cuts-sequester-affect-washington-state/#comments Mon, 25 Feb 2013 20:27:51 +0000 John McKay http://newstalk870.am/?p=124225 The White House has released a state-by-state report showing how legally-mandated budget cuts -- a.k.a the "sequester" -- would affect citizens.

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]]> http://newstalk870.am/how-would-federal-budget-cuts-sequester-affect-washington-state/feed/ 0 (Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images) Attorney General Eric Holder's Meeting With Gov. Inslee Over Pot Issue Called 'Very Satisfying' http://newstalk870.am/ag-holder-meets-with-gov-inslee-over-pot-issue-were-doritos-on-snack-menu/ http://newstalk870.am/ag-holder-meets-with-gov-inslee-over-pot-issue-were-doritos-on-snack-menu/#comments Thu, 24 Jan 2013 18:07:41 +0000 John McKay http://newstalk870.am/?p=118461 Newly-minted Washington Governor Jay Inslee recently met with U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder to discuss our state's passage of I-502 legalizing marijuana despite a federal ban.

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]]> http://newstalk870.am/ag-holder-meets-with-gov-inslee-over-pot-issue-were-doritos-on-snack-menu/feed/ 0 (Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images) National Gun Appreciation Day – Did Feds View It as Low-Level Terrorism? http://newstalk870.am/national-gun-appreciation-day-did-feds-view-it-as-low-level-terrorism/ http://newstalk870.am/national-gun-appreciation-day-did-feds-view-it-as-low-level-terrorism/#comments Wed, 23 Jan 2013 15:00:02 +0000 John McKay http://newstalk870.am/?p=118100 Last Saturday,  hundreds of thousands  of Americans visited gun shops, shooting ranges, or staged rallies in support of the 2nd Amendment.

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]]> http://newstalk870.am/national-gun-appreciation-day-did-feds-view-it-as-low-level-terrorism/feed/ 0 (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) Feds Eyeing Pay-Per-Mile Driver Tax, Too – Just Like Olympia! http://newstalk870.am/federal-government-eyeing-pay-per-mile-driver-tax-just-like-olympia/ http://newstalk870.am/federal-government-eyeing-pay-per-mile-driver-tax-just-like-olympia/#comments Wed, 16 Jan 2013 23:00:33 +0000 John McKay http://newstalk870.am/?p=117224 The Washington State Department of Transportation believes a pay-per-mile driver tax is feasible. Apparently the feds are interested also.

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]]> http://newstalk870.am/federal-government-eyeing-pay-per-mile-driver-tax-just-like-olympia/feed/ 0 (Photo by David Becker/Getty Images) Federal Cell Ban Poll-Dead Even http://newstalk870.am/federal-cell-ban-poll-dead-even/ http://newstalk870.am/federal-cell-ban-poll-dead-even/#comments Wed, 14 Dec 2011 21:31:44 +0000 John McKay http://newstalk870.am/?p=28568 So far, our Newstalk listeners are split on the issue

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