Barack Obama’s GreenTech connection: Rick Wade

By   /  April 24, 2013  /  Energy, Environment, Environmental, National News, Virginia  /  1 Comment

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By Tori Richards | Watchdog.org
Rick C. Wade is an exceptionally busy man.  
The former Obama cabinet official helped run the president’s latest campaign while simultaneously serving as a Democratic Party executive and vice president of GreenTech Automotive, the “green car” company owned by [...]

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OH to require training to get used car dealer license

By   /  June 5, 2012  /  News, Ohio, Regulatory Reform, State Government  /  No Comments

Those seeking to obtain a used car dealer license in Ohio must participate in a training course under a new state law.

By Maggie Thurber | Special to Ohio Watchdog
COLUMBUS — Entrepreneurship took another hit Monday as Ohio instituted additional requirements start a new business. Gov. John Kasich signed into law Senate Bill 245, which requires that new applicants for a used car dealer license participate in a training course before they are granted the license.
Applicants who have had a [...]

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KS extends tag deadlines after more computer problems

By   /  May 22, 2012  /  Kansas, News, State Government  /  No Comments

Kansans facing deadlines for getting new or renewed car tags have an additional 30 days, as the state deals with some hard-to-kill bugs in its new $40 million computer system.

By Gene Meyer | Kansas Reporter
MISSION — Kansans facing deadlines for getting new or renewed car tags have an additional 30 days, as the state deals with some hard-to-kill bugs in its new $40 million computer system.
The state Department of Revenue said renewal deadlines for motorists, who’ve been shut out of the system since May 1, would [...]

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NV issues first autonomous vehicle license to Google

By   /  May 7, 2012  /  Environmental, News  /  No Comments

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By Sean Whaley | Nevada News Bureau
CARSON CITY — The Nevada Department of Motor Vehicles has approved Google’s license application to test autonomous vehicles on Nevada public roads.

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Chevy Volt costing taxpayers up to $250K per vehicle

By   /  December 21, 2011  /  News  /  1 Comment

By Tom Gantert | Michigan Capitol Confidential

LANSING – Each Chevy Volt sold thus far may have as much as $250,000 in state and federal dollars in incentives behind it – a total of $3 billion altogether, according to an analysis by James Hohman, assistant director of fiscal policy at the Mackinac Center for Public Policy.
Hohman looked at [...]

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