California's egg-farm law prompts a push for national standards

May 27, 2012

In a rare alliance, the Humane Society and egg ranchers lobby for federal legislation on the treatment of chickens that would override California's Proposition 2.ATWATER, Calif. — The gigantic chicken coop at the JS West farm here is big enough to hangar a Boeing 747, and the clucks from 150,000 egg-laying hens makes it almost as noisy as one. full story

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Sullivan brothers to close family egg farm

WOODRIDGE — Bobby and Phil Kaplan's parents hoped the two brothers would take their college degrees and build careers away from the family owned K-Brand egg farm.

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Farm plans egg hunt hayrides

Johnson's Corner Farm, 133 Church Road, is offering egg hunt hayrides and visits with Peter Rabbit now through March 30. A farmhouse lunch menu and Easter cookie decorating is available daily.

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Cleaner coops welcomed by egg farm’s neighbors

HARTFORD, Ohio — When Crystal Sullivan moved into her Croton Road house more than a decade ago, the flies from the nearby egg farm were so thick that they coated the porch ceiling. But today, with fly season again approaching, Sullivan has hope.

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Rollout of new academic standards, testing off to slow start

This coming fall, every school in the state of California will be scrambling to meet a set of richer, more rigorous academic performance standards. Since 2010, California, 44 other states and the District of Columbia have adopted the same standards for English-language arts and math.

bakersfieldcalifornian.com (1 month and 1 day ago)

Lighthouse Farm Sanctuary announces annual Easter egg hunt

Lighthouse Farm Sanctuary is gearing up for its annual Easter egg hunt from 1 to 4 p.m. March 31 at 36831 Richardson Gap Road in Scio.

statesmanjournal.com (3 months and 7 days ago)

Donald Trump's Anti-Wind Farm Ad Banned In Britain

LONDON (AP) — Britain's Advertising Standards Agency has ruled that Donald Trump's anti-wind farm advert should be withdrawn in its current form. The independent advertising regulator said Wednesday that the ad from Trump International Gold Club Scotland is misleading and cannot be substantiated. The ad warns that wind farms would hurt Scottish tourism and mar Scotland's...

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Fight to close California oyster farm divides community and gains national attention

INVERNESS, Calif.-It is coming up on planting season at Drakes Bay Oyster Company, a tiny family-owned oyster farm located on a inlet nestled within the lush grassy cliffs that run along the Pacific Ocean here just north of San Francisco. For more than 50 years, the modest farm, which looks like nothing more than a [...]

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State push-poll law is getting a second look

Sun, 03 Mar 2013 05:39:02 GMTBy BEN LEUBSDORF Monitor staffThere’s a bipartisan effort under way in the state Senate to overhaul New Hampshire’s ban on “push polls” – a law that national pollsters have complained is written so broadly that it can discourage legitimate political surveys. A bill introduced by Demo...

concordmonitor.com (3 months and 19 days ago)

California greenies push lead bullet ban to save scavenger birds from poison

Environmentalists in California are pushing for a new state law that prohibits lead ammunition because scavengers — like buzzards — that eat the carcasses that hunters leave behind are being poisoned. And, they want the law to go nationwide. Democratic Assembly Member Anthonly Rendon introduced the legislation on Monday, which ...

washingtontimes.com (3 months and 9 days ago)

Some states push back on common core standards

Of the 45 states that adopted the Common Core reading, math and writing standards, nine are having second thoughts. Some states are seeking to slow implementation, while others are trying to repeal the standards altogether. Legislation pending in some states would prevent adoption of standards in other subjects, such as social studies or science. The only states not to adopt...

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