Politics

Gov. John Bel Edwards will propose a budget to lawmakers Friday that is a wish list of sorts, based on income projections that aren't included in Louisiana's official revenue forecast...

Health care and financial companies led a broad rally on Wall Street Wednesday, giving the market its third straight gain. The S&P 500 and the Nasdaq closed at all-time highs....

Illinois lawmakers have voted to override a veto by Gov. J.B. Pritzker that protects a tax exemption on aircraft parts. A 54-1 Senate vote Wednesday followed a unanimous House vote...

Pittsburgh Steelers general manager Kevin Colbert isn't quite ready to head off into retirement. The team and Colbert agreed to a one-year contract extension on Wednesday that runs through the...

County officials in Wyoming have postponed making a final decision on a land use regulation change that would open the door for a South Dakota company to build a wild...

Almost three dozen big companies and more than 100 small businesses in Tennessee on Wednesday predicted economic backlash from a newly enacted state adoption law and other proposals that target...

The former operators of a failed multi-state nursing home chain stole more than $2 million from employees' paychecks that was supposed to pay for their health insurance, according to a...

Excerpts from recent editorials in the United States and abroad: ___ Feb. 5 The Miami Herald on Fred Guttenberg, father of a student killed at Marjory Stoneman Douglas in Parkland,...

Red-light enforcement cameras, at the center of an ex-state senator's guilty plea last week on federal bribery charges, would be banned in some suburban Chicago communities under legislation a House...

Stocks that moved heavily or traded substantially on Wednesday: Merck & Co., down $2.53 at $85.83 The drugmaker reported weak fourth-quarter revenue and said it will spin off its women's...

Recent editorials of statewide and national interest from New York's newspapers: Cuomo's Bad Medicine on Medicaid The New York Times Jan. 31 For years, New York State has operated one...

Idaho trout farm Riverence Holdings has announced the acquisition of its larger competitor Clear Springs Foods and now controls the majority of the market share in the state. Riverence founder...

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A prominent Spokane, Washington, real estate developer was sentenced Wednesday to one year of home confinement and a $60,000 fine involving a bizarre scheme in which people smashed motor vehicles...

A factory that produced two-thirds of the nation's Cold War-era plutonium for nuclear weapons has finally been completely demolished. After 40 years of operations, and 20 years of often-dangerous clean...

The Illinois Department of Revenue collected more than $237 million in back taxes — about $65 million more than initially estimated — during a six-week tax amnesty period last fall,...

Luxury fashion brand Prada will take steps including racial equity training for its employees in New York City and executives in Milan, as well as hiring a diversity officer, as...

Gov. John Bel Edwards called on Louisiana's local government leaders Wednesday to protect their data, reminding them of recent cyberattacks across the state and saying they're likely to face such...

Small towns in South Dakota say they are strapped for cash after historically bad flooding last year and are asking the Legislature to let them use money from the state's...

An 80-year-old bridge in southwestern Indiana is now closed indefinitely after inspectors found that it sustained major damage when a truck carrying an oversize load struck it last month. The...

A Senate panel is weighing whether to repeal non-binding tax advisory votes from appearing on ballots in future elections. A provision under an initiative voters approved in 2007 gives the...

A bill that would provide millions in tax breaks for new construction of facilities to use natural gas extracted in the state to make fertilizers and other chemicals will be...

An Alabama roofing company said Wednesday it would contest a $15,000 fine over the death of a 15-year-old who state officials said fell to his death at a job site....

Recent editorials from Mississippi newspapers: ___ Feb. 5 The Miami Herald on independent voters casting ballots in partisan primaries: It's that time of year when Democrats and Republicans in Florida...

Recent editorials of statewide and national interest from Pennsylvania's newspapers: A new poll says most Pennsylvania voters want a new president, but the question is, why? Harrisburg Patriot News/Pennlive.com Jan....

The Democratic-led Vermont House failed by one vote Wednesday to override a veto by Republican Gov. Phil Scott of a bill that would have established a paid family leave system...

Legislation aimed at shaking up the inner workings of Kentucky's Medicaid program won initial approval from a state Senate committee on Wednesday. One measure clearing the Senate Health and Welfare...

Nevada's hotel-casino industry wants a judge to halt a petition drive for a ballot initiative backed by the state's biggest teachers union that would raise taxes significantly on the largest...

Big jackpots during the last fiscal year led to a 12% increase in North Dakota lottery ticket sales, which were the second highest in the state's history, an official said...

Governors of both parties are warning that a little-noticed regulation proposed by the Trump administration could lead to big cuts in Medicaid, restricting their ability to pay for health care...

A woman from the Dominican Republic pleaded guilty Wednesday to remaining in the U.S. after her visa expired and using a stolen identity and Social Security number to illegally obtain...

Nearly 400 employees will lose their jobs at a North Carolina call center this spring, a company has announced. Continuum Global Solutions has notified the N.C. Department of Commerce that...

A personal finance website founded by former University of Delaware students has agreed to pay $350,000 to settle allegations that it posted fake reviews and steered users toward companies that...

YouTube is demanding that a facial recognition company stop harvesting its videos to identify the people in them, which the startup does as part of its work with police. The...

Amazon founder Jeff Bezos is asking a California court to dismiss a defamation lawsuit filed against him by his girlfriend's brother, Michael Sanchez. In Sanchez's lawsuit filed last week, the...

Idaho's wine industry won't have to store extra wine in neighboring states under proposed legislation that headed to the governor's desk on Wednesday. The Senate voted 32-3 to approve the...

Democratic legislators pressed a plan Wednesday to increase annual state spending by more than a half-billion dollars to expand early childhood education programs, boost teacher salaries and shore up health...

Pope Francis urged the International Monetary Fund and finance ministers from across Latin America to work together to end economic “injustices,” saying Wednesday that new forms of solidarity can give...

Recent editorials from Mississippi newspapers: ___ Feb. 5 The Greenwood Commonwealth on Gov. Tate Reeves' inaugural address: Newly elected Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves made his first inaugural address last week...

New York Yankees owner Hal Steinbrenner understands why his players feel cheated by the Houston Astros. If Houston had not been using a video camera to steal opposing catcher's signs...