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A measure co-authored by Rep. Richard Hudson that aims to improve job-training programs passed the U.S. Senate this week.

Hudson’s bill, which was cosponsored by Illinois Democrat Bobby Rush, passed the U.S. House in February as a standalone provision. It was included in a separate provision in the Senate called the Energy Policy Modernization Act of 2015. Now, the Senate and House will go to conference over the Senate Measure and a similar one passed in the House in December.

ROCKINGHAM — The Environmental Protection Agency has backed off on rules that some say could have negatively affected the racing industry.

The EPA announced last week that it would eliminate the following language from list of rules proposed last July: “Certified motor vehicles and motor vehicle engines and their emission control devices must remain in their certified configuration even if they are used solely for competition or if they become nonroad vehicles or engines.”

SALISBURY — Federal environmental regulators recently backed off a proposal to limit emissions from race cars, but U.S. Rep. Richard Hudson is among dozens of lawmakers hoping to ensure the proposal doesn’t surface again.

Federal environmental regulators have withdrawn a draft rule that motorsports enthusiasts said could have decimated a segment of the race car industry.

Federal Environmental Protection Agency officials say they are not coming after amateur race car drivers for modified engines, pulling back on a proposal that prompted outcry from North Carolina lawmakers and racing fans.