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Speed chokers may be on tap for all big trucks

Electronic governors keeping top speeds at 60, 65 or 68 miles per hour in all heavy trucks and buses? Soon, perhaps The U.S. Department of Transportation is pressing ahead with a long-contemplated requirement for speed limiting gadgets, or chokers, in all new Class
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In flux: Farm laborers' collective bargaining right

Do AmericaPs farmworkers have a right to organize and bargain collectively? In some places, yes, but the answer is a moving target state to state. Ten states (see map) provide some level of assurance for farm laborers to organize. On the other hand, Idaho and Ma
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Neonic-coated seeds get boost from court ruling

Seeds coated with neonicotinoid insecticides will continue to be exempt from regulation under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act, following a federal judge's ruling Monday in a lawsuit brought by beekeepers and environmental groups.
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