Farm law overhaul has revenue guarantee
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Congress wants to weave a "revenue protection" strand into the U.S. farm safety net, a signal change in policy, in the $286 billion farm bill that is one step from final passage, expected in early 2008.
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By Jacob Luecke, Columbia Daily Tribune, Mo.  Dec. 9--A group of Boone County residents plan to lobby the Missouri General Assembly next year to legalize a new tax that could be used to safeguard farms from development.
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WASHINGTON - President Bush cleared the way for $136 billion in new tax breaks on businesses, farmers and other groups yesterday, quietly signing the most sweeping rewrite of corporate-tax law since 1986.
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By Post-Bulletin, Rochester, Minn.  Feb. 14--It will be a long process, but before the year is out Congress  is expected to finish a new farm bill. To most people, the very words, "farm  bill" mean nothing.
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By Philpott, Tom  Our flawed federal agricultural policies are long overdue for a major overhaul. Like a barnyard sow basking in the glow of attention at a county fair, the U.S.
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The rescue package includes rebates for taxpayers and tax breaks for businesses that lawmakers and President Bush hope will set off a rush of springtime spending.
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Republican House leaders expressed confidence Wednesday that they will be able to extend three of popular tax cuts that are set to expire at the end of this year.
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It is a relief that bipartisanship worked during the special session in solving the stateâs health insurance problem. Both the House and Senate passed the revision of the plan and Gov.
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By The Kansas City Star, Mo.  Mar. 4--The Bush administration is proposing an $87.8 billion farm bill that would cut overall agricultural spending, boost funding of conservation programs and reduce the number of wealthy farmers eligible for taxpayer subsidies.
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Farmers can take livestock to slaughter, as Â£7m-a-day lockdown is relaxed.
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Financial results were fierce for this agricultural enabler.
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Republican House leaders expressed confidence Wednesday that they will be able to extend three popular tax cuts that are set to expire at the end of this year.
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Supporters of a major rewrite of corporate tax law are optimistic they will be able to complete congressional action this week on legislation needed
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By ANDREW TAYLOR WASHINGTON - In Washington, it pays to read the fine print. The Iraq funding bill is a perfect example, studded with provisions to help dairy farmers, airlines, salmon fisherman and rural counties hurt by cutbacks in federal logging.
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By Carol Demare, Albany Times Union, N.Y. Jun. 18--ALBANY -- A new county law was just what Teri Conroy needed to protect her small llama farm in Altamont.
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The House voted to provide money to keep the U.S. government functioning after the federal fiscal year ends this Sunday.
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Fueled in part by election-year politics, a bill loaded with tax breaks and topped off by a $10.1 billion buyout for tobacco farmers was advancing toward a final vote in the House as early as today.