King salmon season back on in Alaska after federal appeals court lets fishery open July 1
A U.S. appeals court has halted a lower court ruling that would have shut down southeast Alaska’s Chinook salmon troll fishery for the summer to protect endangered orca whales that eat the fish
2023-06-22 07:22
After GOP walkout, Oregon passes amended bills on abortion, trans care and guns
Oregon lawmakers have passed amended versions of the two bills that were at the center of a six-week Republican walkout
2023-06-22 06:48
Wisconsin Assembly passes sweeping bill to overhauls liquor law
The laws governing Wisconsin's multibillion-dollar liquor industry has passed the state Assembly
2023-06-22 06:16
EPA boosts use of biofuels but holds steady for corn-based ethanol production
The Biden administration on Wednesday increased the amount of biofuels that must be blended into the nation’s fuel supplies over the next three years, but held production totals steady for corn-based ethanol, disappointing the biofuel industry and farm advocates
2023-06-22 04:50
Former AP journalist and spokesman Jack Stokes dies at 73
Veteran Associated Press journalist Jack Stokes has died
2023-06-22 04:49
Court exempts a Texas company from following anti-discrimination law protecting LGBTQ+ workers
A federal appeals court says a government agency cannot enforce anti-LGBTQ+ discrimination employment rules against a Texas company owned by a conservative Christian
2023-06-22 04:22
Proposed Minnesota nickel mine begins environmental review, would supply Tesla if approved
Talon Metals Corp. has filed papers with Minnesota regulators to launch the environmental review process for its proposed underground nickel mine that would supply nickel to Tesla for electric car batteries
2023-06-22 04:22
New York lawmakers OK bill removing medical debt from credit reports
Hospitals and other health care providers in New York would be banned from reporting medical debt to credit agencies under a bill passed this week by the state’s legislature
2023-06-22 03:51
Biden's 3 Federal Reserve nominees appear likely to win Senate approval
President Joe Biden’s three nominees for the Federal Reserve’s Board of Governors pledged to fight inflation during a confirmation hearing that drew only modest pushback from Republican members of the Senate Banking Committee
2023-06-22 02:54
Television veteran Geraldo Rivera says he's quitting Fox News' political combat show 'The Five'
Veteran television personality Geraldo Rivera says he's quitting as one of the lonely liberal voices on Fox News Channel's political combat show “The Five.”
2023-06-22 02:29
Foundations buoy a new movement of renters’ activism
After years of rising rents, a group of Kansas City, Missouri, renters came together in 2019 to form KC Tenants, armed with an annual budget of $30,000 and demands for a bill of rights to protect renters from rising prices, unjust evictions, and landlord abuse
2023-06-22 02:21
Drugmaker lobbying group sues over plan to negotiate Medicare drug prices
A key drugmaker lobbying group has joined the legal fight against the federal government’s plan to negotiate Medicare drug prices
2023-06-22 01:48