MONDAY FEBRUARY 4, 2019 Newsflash

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APPEALING A COURT RULING

The Trump administration is appealing a court ruling that blocked the Keystone XL oil pipeline. Justice Department attorneys on Friday appealed the November ruling from U.S. District Judge Brian Morris that blocked a construction permit for the 1,184-mile pipeline. The line sponsored by Calgary-based TransCanada would begin in Alberta and shuttle as much as 830,000 barrels a day of crude through a half dozen states to terminals on the Gulf Coast. It was rejected by former President Barack Obama in 2015. That decision was reversed in 2017 by President Donald Trump, who has pro-

moted the $8 billion project as part of his effort to boost American

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energy industries. After environmental groups sued, Morris said the Wed administration had not fully considered potential oil spills and other Chance impacts and that further reviews were needed.

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27 Nebraskans who take out installment loans could end up paying a

higher interest rate under a bill that won first-round approval from lawmakers. Senators voted 28-1 on Friday to advance the bill at the request of OneMain Financial, a loan company with branch of-

fices in Nebraska. The measure would allow lenders to charge interest of up to 29 percent per annum on installment loans. Current law lets them charge up to 24 percent per annum on principal amounts

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up to $1,000, and 21 percent on any remaining unpaid balance. Company officials say they face intense competitive pressure from online, unregulated lenders that don't have a brick-and-mortar presence in Nebraska. The measure stalled last year amid criticism from some lawmakers that the current rate caps were already too high.

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Nebraska's craft brewers are in a froth over two bills that would increase the state's excise taxes on beer to the highest in the nation. Lawmakers sponsoring the proposals say that the hike would translate into only about 10 cents per mug of beer and that increasing taxes on beer, wine and liquor is part of the solution to lowering property taxes. But a craft brewers group, representing 49 small breweries across the state, says the tax increase could cause layoffs and end some operations if they are forced to absorb what

amounts to a 345 percent increase in the tax. They have been inundating state senators with complaints, which might be the first of many they hear about ideas to raise some other taxes to lower

property taxes, the Omaha World-Herald reported. "We're really scared that if this passes, it will stop the growth of this industry," said Gabby Ayala, the executive director of the Nebraska Craft

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Brewers Guild. "Other states that have high taxes don't have as many breweries -- it stops people from wanting to invest and expand." Right now, the brewers complain that Nebraska's excise tax on beer is the highest among its neighboring states at 31 cents per gallon. If it was increased to $1.38 per gallon, as proposed in two bills, the Cornhusker State would supplant Tennessee as the having the highest beer tax in the nation.

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The McCook Bison basketball teams swept a pair of games from Ainsworth on Saturday at the MHS gym. Livia Wier's 19 points helped the Lady Bison to a 56-48 win. Tiara Matson added 11 points and Mackenzie Smith 10. The Bison boys won the nightcap 52-46. James Mockry knocked down six three throws in the final two minutes to seal the win. Mockry lead the Bison with 14 points. Seth Dugger added 11 and Gabe Sehnert 10. Both McCook teams travel to Gering on Thursday and Scottsbluff on Friday. The Bison wrestlers finished fourth at the Southwest Conference Tournament in Minden on Friday. Broken Bow and Valentine finished 1-2 in the team standings. Alec Langan and Colin Giron won conference titles at 182 and 220 pounds. The Bison will compete in their district meet on Friday and Saturday in Ogallala.

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A short-handed McCook Community College women's basketball team

pulled of a 123-40 win over Lamar Community College Friday. "For us

to go on the road with seven players and play the way we did was a



special effort," MCC Coach Kellen Fernetti said. "Our team has been through quite a bit the past two weeks with sickness and we're a bit

banged up so this was a great team win tonight." Sophomore Sam

INTERESTING FACT Hinkle, (Parachute, Colo.) led all scorers with 33 points. Sophomore transfer Hailey Tiles (Rogers, Ark.) scored 27 points and freshman

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Makenna Bodette (Colorado Springs) had 21 points to go along with 10 rebounds. Lamar Community College handed the McCook Community College men an 83-75 loss, thanks to a hot-shooting second half. The

an old English law which Indians held a 34-32 lead at the half but were out-scored 51-41 in the

stated that you couldn't final 20 minutes. Freshman Miles Black (Jonesboro, Ga.) led MCC in

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scoring with 20 points. Sophomore Peanut Cunningham (Louisville, Kent.) scored 19 and freshman Mardrez McBride (Augusta, Ga.), scored 13. Both MCC teams will host Western Nebraska tomorrow night at the Graff Events Center.

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