A federal judge in Washington has invalidated a Gulf of Mexico oil lease sale over concerns it will harm the climate by producing more planet-warming greenhouse gas emissions. Louisiana Oil and Gas Association President Mike Moncla says its disappointing Judge Rudolph Contreras supports the Biden Administration’s energy policy…
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Several environmental groups filed a lawsuit to invalidate the record lease sale in November.

When state lawmakers gather in March for the legislative session they will discuss the governor’s proposed 15-hundred dollar pay raise for teachers. Erath Representative Blake Miguez is married to a public school teacher and understands the challenges they face, but he also wants to make sure the state can afford these pay raises in future years…
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Bengals Quarterback Joe Burrow proved the doubters wrong again yesterday as he led Cincinnati back from a 21-3 deficit to beat the Kansas City Chiefs 27-24 in overtime in the AFC Championship game. Burrow threw for 250 yards and two touchdowns.

He could become the first quarterback to win a Heisman, a national college football championship and a Super Bowl championship if the Bengals beat the Rams on February 13th.

In his 2019 Heisman acceptance speech, Joe Burrow spoke of the poverty rate where he grew up in southeast Ohio. In honor of the quarterback, Bengals fans are donating to the Joe Burrow Hunger Relief Fund.
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