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The future of Arizona's state park system looks increasingly bleak after state legislators cut an additional $3.9 million from the parks department budget during its special session this week. Parks have endured legislative budget cuts of 80 percent since 2007...

The Alabama Senate has passed legislation that will require the state to maintain at least the current acreage of hunting land that is available today. The bill now awaits the signature of Governor Bob Riley...

West Virginia Gov. Joe Manchin says he will veto legislation creating an annual tax holiday on guns and ammunition, saying the measure gives him "pure heartburn." The legislation would give gun buyers a one-day amnesty each year from the state's 6 percent sales tax. It passed the Senate by a 25-9 vote and the House 96-2...

Wachovia Bank, N.A., one of the largest banks in the United States, has entered into a deferred prosecution agreement with the U.S. Attorney's Office in the Southern District of Florida and the Asset Forfeiture and Money Laundering Section of the Criminal Division of the Department of Justice to resolve charges that it willfully failed to establish an anti-money laundering program. The agreement is the result of an investigation into Wachovia's transactions with Mexican currency exchange houses, commonly known as "casas de cambio" ("CDCs").

Mobile Mariner, LLC announces the official launch of the Mobile Mariner™ app for the BlackBerry® smartphone.The app includes the marine weather forecast from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) National Weather Service, as well as tide information and live weather conditions, for the coastal United States including the Great Lakes..

Trophy Score, an iPhone and iPod Touch application for scoring big game animals, is the first mobile application to be approved by Safari Club International. Trophy Score is available worldwide in the iTunes App Store for $2.99 (US) and through the use of official SCI methods and diagrams, assists hunters through the process of scoring aoudad, cape buffalo, six subspecies of caribou, four subspecies of eland, kudu, pronghorn antelope and four subspecies of turkey...

MTN Satellite Communications (MTN) announces the launch of MTN Worldwide TV, the industry's first TV broadcast service delivering programming from six major U.S. and international television networks to cruise ship passengers anywhere on the high seas.

WILDLIFE...A $2,500 reward is being offered for information leading to an arrest in the shooting last fall of a federally protected bald eagle on a ranch near Groveton in Trinity County, Texas. The wounded eagle was found Sept. 19, 2009 and taken to the Last Chance Forever Bird Conservancy in San Antonio. After almost six months of recovery, the eagle is scheduled to be released this Saturday. The ongoing criminal investigation into the eagle shooting is a joint effort on the part of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and TPWD game wardens. Anyone with information should call U.S. Fish and Wildlife (281) 876-1520...

Rodney Naico photo.

FINALLY...The winners have been selected in the Tri-Tronics ENTER-TO-WIN Dog Photo Sweepstakes. One grand prize winner was selected, along with 11 breed-category winners. The photos were voted on by Tri-Tronics employees at the company's Tucson headquarters. "We are truly amazed at the number and quality of photos that we've received," says Gary Williams, Marketing and Sales Manager. "Our employees found it very difficult to select the winners. We ultimately decided to allow for 10 separate categories." The grand prize winner was Rodney Naico's submission of a German shepherd named Visum paying his last respects to his K-9 partner. Both dogs had trained side-by-side for the past five years and the photo captured Visum's reaction at seeing his partner's casket. Naico won his choice of the TriTronics collar system of his choice.

The other category winners can be seen online at www.tritronics.com/contest.asp.

Mar 19-21	STI International Double Tap Championships Double Tap Ranch, Wichita Falls, Texas
Mar 26-28	23rd annual California Association of Taxidermist's, Western States Taxidermy competition and show Red Lion's Sacramento Inn, 1401 Arden Way, Sacramento, CA
Mar 27	11th Annual Umatilla Black Bear Festiva Cadwell Park, Umatilla, Florida
Mar 27-28	San Angelo State Park (TX) Trail Ride and Cowboy Celebration San Angelo State Park, TX

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