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Governors call for renewing wind energy tax credit

Wall Street Journal/Associated Press • • Posted 2012-11-14 13:06:58

Republicans governors Tom Branstad of Iowa and Sam Brownback of Kansas joined Democratic governors on Tuesday’s call urging the credit’s extension. They said they represented a bipartisan group of 28 governors who back the tax break. “It is time to turn the page on the recent election and work together to get Americans back to work,” Oregon Gov. John Kitzhaber, a Democrat, said in a statement
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Republican governors pressure home-state delegations on wind credit

By Zack Colman, The Hill • • Posted 2012-11-14 13:07:43

Republican Govs. Sam Brownback of Kansas and Terry Branstad of Iowa have been at the forefront of efforts to secure GOP support for the wind credit. They are leading members of the Governors’ Wind Energy Coalition, which includes both Democratic and Republican state executives. “Everybody wants to deal with the financial problems we have in this country,” Brownback said Tuesday. “It’s just that I think there’s a more prudent ground to go here than just to end this [credit] that’s been a key thing to us solving our fiscal problems in this country. … This helps grow the economy.” [ read more … ]

Governors urge PTC extension; Grassley sees fate tied to fiscal cliff

Nick Juliano, E&E reporter • • Posted 2012-11-14 13:08:55

As Congress begins its lame-duck session today, a bipartisan group of governors is urging an extension to a vital wind energy tax credit, the fate of which a key Senate backer says will depend heavily on whether congressional Republicans and the White House can reach a deal on broader tax and spending issues Congress faces before the end of the year. The governors come from states that receive a significant portion of their electricity from wind or have major manufacturing facilities where turbines, towers, blades and other components are built. Organized as the Governors’ Wind Energy Coalition, the state leaders have been part of the yearlong push to extend the production tax credit, which is scheduled to expire at the end of the year. [ read more … ]

Brownback joins other governors in call for wind energy tax credit extension

By Dion Lefler and Sean Cockerham, The Wichita Eagle • • Posted 2012-11-14 13:08:33

Gov. Sam Brownback and three other governors called on Congress on Tuesday to extend tax credits for wind energy before they expire at the end of the year. Brownback joined Govs. Terry Branstad, R-Iowa; John Hickenlooper, D-Colo.; and John Kitzhaber, D-Oregon, in a conference-call urging Congress to extend the subsidies for wind energy during the upcoming lame-duck session, the period between the election and when new members take their seats in January. [ read more … ]

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	November 14, 2012
Governors call for renewing wind energy tax credit Wall Street Journal/Associated Press • • Posted 2012-11-14 13:06:58 Republicans governors Tom Branstad of Iowa and Sam Brownback of Kansas joined Democratic governors on Tuesday’s call urging the credit’s extension. They said they represented a bipartisan group of 28 governors who back the tax break. “It is time to turn the page on the recent election and work together to get Americans back to work,” Oregon Gov. John Kitzhaber, a Democrat, said in a statement [ read more … ] Republican governors pressure home-state delegations on wind credit By Zack Colman, The Hill • • Posted 2012-11-14 13:07:43 Republican Govs. Sam Brownback of Kansas and Terry Branstad of Iowa have been at the forefront of efforts to secure GOP support for the wind credit. They are leading members of the Governors’ Wind Energy Coalition, which includes both Democratic and Republican state executives. “Everybody wants to deal with the financial problems we have in this country,” Brownback said Tuesday. “It’s just that I think there’s a more prudent ground to go here than just to end this [credit] that’s been a key thing to us solving our fiscal problems in this country. … This helps grow the economy.” [ read more … ] Governors urge PTC extension; Grassley sees fate tied to fiscal cliff Nick Juliano, E&E reporter • • Posted 2012-11-14 13:08:55 As Congress begins its lame-duck session today, a bipartisan group of governors is urging an extension to a vital wind energy tax credit, the fate of which a key Senate backer says will depend heavily on whether congressional Republicans and the White House can reach a deal on broader tax and spending issues Congress faces before the end of the year. The governors come from states that receive a significant portion of their electricity from wind or have major manufacturing facilities where turbines, towers, blades and other components are built. Organized as the Governors’ Wind Energy Coalition, the state leaders have been part of the yearlong push to extend the production tax credit, which is scheduled to expire at the end of the year. [ read more … ] Brownback joins other governors in call for wind energy tax credit extension By Dion Lefler and Sean Cockerham, The Wichita Eagle • • Posted 2012-11-14 13:08:33 Gov. Sam Brownback and three other governors called on Congress on Tuesday to extend tax credits for wind energy before they expire at the end of the year. Brownback joined Govs. Terry Branstad, R-Iowa; John Hickenlooper, D-Colo.; and John Kitzhaber, D-Oregon, in a conference-call urging Congress to extend the subsidies for wind energy during the upcoming lame-duck session, the period between the election and when new members take their seats in January. [ read more … ] Note: News clips provided do not necessarily reflect the views of coalition or its member governors.
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