Declarations

Renewable Energy

“This executive order empowers our state agencies to implement innovative solutions to reduce our state’s carbon footprint, address climate change, and make government more efficient.”

—Rhode Island Gov. Gina Raimondo on an executive order that commits the state government to be 100 percent powered with renewable energy sources by 2025.

A Disturbing Trend

“We’re seeing a disturbing trend where more cities and counties are allowing more use.”

—Dr. Charles Jennissen, a professor with the University of Iowa, is against a petition to allow all-terrain vehicles on secondary roads in Iowa’s Louisa County. Jennissen said ATVs’ high center of gravity, size, speed, amd tires contribute to safety concerns.

The Real Story

“Leone Meyer wants the painting. That’s the real story.”

—Oklahoma state Rep. Paul Wesselhoft, commenting on a lawsuit that challenges the ownership of a painting that hangs at a University of Oklahoma art gallery. Leone Meyer, a French woman, claims the painting was stolen from her family by Nazis during World War II. Wesselhoft urged the art museum to return the artwork to Meyer.

Furious Lawsuit

“If Porsche had designed the car to include proper safety features, Paul would have survived, he would be filming ‘Fast and Furious 8,’ and Meadow Walker would have the father she adored.”

—Jeff Milam, an attorney for the daughter of deceased actor Paul Walker, criticized a filing made by Porsche stating that the Carrera GT Walker died in had been altered and improperly maintained, and that those factors contributed to his death.

Not Enough Insurance

“If every farm in South Carolina had picked the best crop insurance options available, the insurance proceeds still would not cover the basic cost of putting that acre of corn, cotton, soybeans in the ground.”

—South Carolina Agricultural Commissioner Hugh Weathers is seeking help from a state Senate panel in persuading Gov. Nikki Haley to request additional aid for farmers to cover the estimated $346 million damages from an early October storm.