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Lawmakers dismiss criticism of emergency spending law

By James Macpherson Jun. 22, 2021 02:24 PM EDT
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota legislative leaders on Tuesday dismissed criticism of a new limits on emergency spending by a governor-led panel, saying...

Panel delays funding requests due to law that sets limits

By James Macpherson Jun. 16, 2021 02:07 PM EDT
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A commission that reviews emergency spending requests said Wednesday that it would not approve the allocation of millions of federal...

North Dakota session marked by record budget, pandemic

By James Macpherson Apr. 29, 2021 03:42 PM EDT
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — The 2021 North Dakota Legislature reached its finale early Friday in a session marked by a record-high state budget, the first expulsion...

President Joe Biden, accompanied by Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen, right, speaks as he gets his weekly economic briefing in the Oval Office of the White House, Friday, April 9, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Biden budget seeks more for schools, health care and housing

By Josh Boak Apr. 10, 2021 12:32 AM EDT

President Joe Biden, accompanied by Vice President Kamala Harris, second from left, National Economic Council director Brian Deese, left, and Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen, right, speaks as he gets his weekly economic briefing in the Oval Office of the White House, Friday, April 9, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Biden budget seeks more for schools, health care and housing

By Josh Boak Apr. 09, 2021 11:01 AM EDT

Editorial Roundup: Iowa

By The Associated Press Mar. 29, 2021 10:00 AM EDT
Des Moines Register. March 25, 2021. Editorial: Iowa Republican lawmakers make a stand for freedom — well, one freedom (to get and carry...

FILE - In this Feb. 24, 2021, file photo, Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., speaks during a Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources hearing on the nomination of Rep. Debra Haaland, D-N.M., to be Secretary of the Interior on Capitol Hill in Washington. (Leigh Vogel/Pool via AP, File)

Manchin, key Senate swing vote, boosts West Virginia's hopes

By Cuneyt Dil Mar. 06, 2021 02:00 AM EST

FILE - In this June 21, 2016, file photo, Federal Reserve Chairman Janet Yellen arrives on Capitol Hill in Washington to testify before the Senate Banking Committee. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)

Yellen's encore: Lending economic heft to Biden's virus plan

By Josh Boak Feb. 27, 2021 09:40 AM EST

Former Michigan Governor Jennifer Granholm is is sworn in as Energy Secretary by Vice President Kamala Harris in the Old Executive Office Building in the White House complex in Washington, Thursday, Feb. 25, 2021. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Former Michigan Gov. Granholm confirmed as energy secretary

By Matthew Daly Feb. 25, 2021 01:35 PM EST

FILE - In this Feb. 10, 2021 file photo, Neera Tanden, President Joe Biden's nominee for Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), testifies during a Senate Committee on the Budget hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington. Moderate Republican Sen. Susan Collins of Maine says she'll vote against confirming President Joe Biden’s nomination of Neera Tanden to lead the White House Office of Management and Budget. Collins' announcement Monday throws Tanden's confirmation further into doubt. On Friday, Sen. Joe Manchin of West Virginia became the first Democratic lawmaker to oppose Tanden’s confirmation. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, Pool)

A look at how Biden's Cabinet nominees fared Tuesday

By Ashraf Khalil Feb. 23, 2021 05:50 PM EST

FILE - In this April 24, 2020, file photo President Donald Trump puts the cap on a pen after signing a coronavirus aid package to direct funds to small businesses, hospitals, and testing, in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)

Biden's 1st month was about erasing the mark of 'former guy'

By Jonathan Lemire And Calvin Woodward Feb. 20, 2021 08:19 AM EST

Biden's 1st month was about erasing the mark of 'former guy'

By Jonathan Lemire And Calvin Woodward Feb. 20, 2021 08:03 AM EST

Chicago spent $281.5 million in pandemic relief cash on cops

Feb. 17, 2021 07:38 PM EST
CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot spent millions of dollars in federal COVID-19 relief money on the personnel costs for the police department, the...

President Joe Biden waves as he departs after attending Mass at Holy Trinity Catholic Church, Sunday, Jan. 24, 2021, in the Georgetown neighborhood of Washington. Biden plans to sign an executive order Monday, Jan. 25 that aims to boost government purchases from U.S. manufacturers. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

Biden plans to sign order for govt to buy more US goods

By Josh Boak Jan. 25, 2021 05:16 AM EST

Michigan health director resigns; Whitmer names successor

By David Eggert Jan. 22, 2021 04:19 PM EST
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan Health and Human Services Director Robert Gordon, who issued sweeping orders to curb the spread of the coronavirus after Gov....