Grove oil bill clears Senate committee

Grove oil bill clears Senate committee

State legislation that would indirectly soften California’s tone toward in-state oil production cleared a significant hurdle this week, though it’s unclear whether the bill by state Sen. Shannon Grove will be able to avoid the fate of a similar attempt…

Senate committee to hold hearing on rail safety bill

Minnesota Senate Transportation Committee has a hearing Friday on a rail safety bill. The author of the bill, Senator Rob Kupec of Moorhead, stresses that it’s focused mainly on training for how to handle a situation in which a railroad accident occurs. That includes the training on what could happen, how to respond, and handling post-response of any train incident. Kupec points to the importance of additional rail safety training as large numbe…