Jim Cooper
Olympia approves extra ‘hazard pay’ for some grocery workers

Apr. 15, 2021 01:44 PM EDT
OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — Starting next month, large grocery stores in Olympia will be required to pay workers an additional $4 an hour in pay, the latest city in...

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of Calif., speaks to the media, Wednesday Dec. 30, 2020, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
Pelosi likely speaker again, but might require high-wire act

By Alan Fram Dec. 31, 2020 12:20 AM EST

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of Calif., speaks to the media, Wednesday Dec. 30, 2020, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
Pelosi likely speaker again, but might require high-wire act

By Alan Fram Dec. 30, 2020 01:04 PM EST

In this image from House Television, David Sackler, a member of the family that owns Purdue Pharma testifies via video to a House Oversight Committee hearing Thursday, Dec. 17, 2020. Members of the family that owns OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma have acknowledged the drug had a role in the opioid crisis but have stopped short of apologizing or admitting wrongdoing. (House Television via AP)
Family behind OxyContin attests to its role in opioid crisis

By Geoff Mulvihill Dec. 17, 2020 12:11 AM EST

Todd Zimmerman, of Mantzville, Pa., holds a sign "DeJoy Must Resign" during a peaceful protest with the Schuylkill Democratic Action Group in front of the office of U.S. Rep. Dan Meuser, R-9, on Progress Avenue in Pottsville, Pa., on Thursday, Aug. 27, 2020. (Jacqueline Dormer/Republican-Herald via AP)
Postal chief under fire over alleged campaign law violations

By Matthew Daly Sep. 08, 2020 09:15 AM EDT

Postmaster General Louis DeJoy testifies before a House Oversight and Reform Committee hearing on the Postal Service on Capitol Hill, Monday, Aug. 24, 2020, in Washington. (Tom Brenner/Pool via AP)
Postal leader defends changes, denies 'sabotaging' election

By Matthew Daly And Anthony Izaguirre Aug. 24, 2020 12:05 AM EDT

Assemblyman James Gallagher, R-Yuba City, center, urges lawmakers to reject the $202.1 billion 2020-2021 budget plan, at the Capitol in Sacramento, Calif., on Friday, June 26, 2020. The Assembly voted 57-16 to approve the main spending plan that closes an estimated $54.3 billion deficit by temporarily raising taxes on business, cutting funding to courts, colleges and state worker salaries and delaying billions of dollars in payments to public schools. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)
California lawmakers finish work closing $54B deficit

By Adam Beam Jun. 26, 2020 01:23 AM EDT