Statewide News
Culver eases propane rule, looks to help farmers
Posted on Nov 07, 2009 by Admin.
DES MOINES (AP) — Gov. Chet Culver is easing road rules for truck drivers who are carrying propane into Iowa.
The proclamation issued Saturday is part of an effort to help the state’s corn and soybean harvest. The move suspends the hours of service requirement for truck drivers who are carrying propane.
Culver says that means fuel will get into the state quicker and into the hands of farmers who are drying their crops after this year’s harvest.
The proclamation takes effect immediately and runs through roughly the end of the month.
On Oct. 1, Culver issued a proclamation that lifted the weight restrictions on highways for corn and soybeans for 60 days.
The governor has issued the temporary exemptions for several years to help farmers.
HiawathaBob
08. Nov, 2009
Why are we giving more tax breaks to wellfare queens?
Dudie
08. Nov, 2009
How is that relevant… and to what???
HiawathaBob
08. Nov, 2009
The only group of people to receive more individual cash payments than wellfare recipients are farmers. I don't know why we are trying to help them more. I already help them by paying taxes that they receive as price supports.
Dudie
08. Nov, 2009
Suspend the rules that require drivers hauling propane to get adequate rest?? Good luck with that.
RNSCLA
08. Nov, 2009
They've got the story wrong here. It has to be on trucks only driving within the state because trucks driving interstate are under Federal regulations and a state Governor can't suspend those regulations. The regulations for intrastate drivers hauling ag products are suspended in one way or another every year
lvtycoon
08. Nov, 2009
obama and his zcars would be upset with that plan .welcome to cuba, russia ,china or Venezuela
HiawathaBob
09. Nov, 2009
czar
HiawathaBob
09. Nov, 2009
Do you know what all of these people have in common:
Abstinence Czar (Randal Tobias)
AIDS Czar (4 Czars: Scott Evertz, Joe O’Neill, Carol Thompson, Jeffrey Crowley)
Bank Bailout Czar (Neel Kashkari)
Bioethics Czar ( Leon Kass)
Bird flu Czar (Stewart Simonson)
Birth control czar (Erik Keroack)
Budget czar (3 Czars: Mitchell Daniels, Joshua Bolton, Rob Portman)
Clean Up Czar (2 Czars: Jessie Roberson & James Rispoli)
Communications Czar (Dan Bartlett)
Cyber Security Czar, Cyber Czar (2 Czars: Richard Clarke, Rod Beckstrom)
Democracy Czar (Elliott Abrams)
Domestic Policy Czar (Karl Rove)
Drug Czar (John P. Walters)
They were appointed under the last president.
They were czars appointed under the last president.
HiawathaBob
09. Nov, 2009
and these people:
Faith-Based Czar, Faith Czar (4 Czars: Don Willett, John Dilulio, Jim Towey, Jay Hein)
Food Safety Czar (David W.K. Acheson)
Global AIDS Czar (2 Czars: Randall Tobias, Mark Dybul)
Health Czar for WTC, World Trade Center Health Czar (John Howard)
Health IT Czar (David Brailer)
Homeland Security Czar (Michael Chertoff)
Homeless Czar, Homelessness Czar (Phil Mangano)
Gulf Coast Reconstruction Czar, Hurricane Katrina Recovery Czar (Donald E. Powell)
Intelligence Czar (2 Czars: John Negroponte & John Michael McConnell)
Manufacturing Czar (2 Czars: Albert Frink & William G. Sutton)
Policy Czar (Micahel Gerson)
Public Diplomacy Czar (2 Czars: Karen Hughes & James Glassman)
Reading Czar (G. Reid Lyon)
Regulatory Czar (2 Czars: John D. Graham & Susan Dudley)
Science Czar (John Marburger)
Terrorism Czar (3 Czars: Richard A. Clarke, Wayne Downing, John O. Brennan)
War Czar (Douglas Lute)
same guy