State agriculture officials scheduled a meeting with south Alabama farmers and agribusiness owners in west Mobile to seek solutions to labor shortages that had followed the state’s new immigration law.
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Shelby Says Water War Talks Yielded Progress as Drought Grips the Southeast
U.S. Sen. Richard Shelby said a Nov. 1 meeting with governors and federal officials eased the immediate threat to Alabama’s downstream water supply, including cooling water for the Farley Nuclear Plant.
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Shelby Pressed the Case Against the Estate Tax, Calling It a Threat to Family Farms and Small Business
In June 2006, Sen. Richard Shelby argued that the federal estate tax, scheduled to return in 2011, threatened family farms and small businesses, and pressed for permanent repeal after a Senate defeat.