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Joyce, Thompson seek federal money for research into cure

Two area congressmen are pushing for federal funding to find a cure for chronic wasting disease.

U.S. Rep. John Joyce, R-13th District, and U.S. Rep. Glenn "GT" Thompson, R-15th District, introduced the Chronic Wasting Dis ease Research Act on Friday, which would authorize $15 million in federal funding to states, higher education institutions and other entities researching a cure for CWD.