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Editorial Roundup: Pennsylvania

By The Associated Press Mar. 17, 2021 09:00 AM EDT
Erie Times News. March 15, 2021. Editorial: PA gets kids’ lunch money We don’t want to attach too much significance to...

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 Dec. 11, 2020, file photo former Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack, who the Biden administration chose to reprise that role, speaks during an event at The Queen theater in Wilmington, Del. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)
Vilsack confirmed for 2nd stint as US agriculture secretary

By Ashraf Khalil Feb. 23, 2021 05:46 PM EST

FILE - In this Aug. 26, 2019 file photo, Georgia Supreme Court Chief Justice Harold D. Melton talks about the Georgia criminal justice system at the Municipal Building in Augusta, Ga. Melton announced Friday, Feb. 12, 2021 that he is stepping down on July 1. Melton said in a statement that he did not yet know what he would do next, but that he is exploring opportunities “for the next season of life that will allow me to best serve our legal community and my extended family.” (Michael Holahan/The Augusta Chronicle via AP, File)
Georgia Supreme Court Chief Justice Melton to step down

Feb. 12, 2021 12:04 PM EST

FILE - In this Jan. 13, 2021 file photo, Rod Bradshaw stands in a field of wheat on his farm near Jetmore, Kan. President Joe Biden's nomination of Tom Vilsack to lead the Agriculture Department is getting a chilly reaction from many Black farmers who contend he didn't do enough to help them the last time he had the job. The former Iowa governor served eight years as agriculture secretary under President Barack Obama. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel File)
Black farmers unconvinced by Vilsack's 'root out' racism vow

By Roxana Hegeman Feb. 09, 2021 03:16 PM EST

FILE - In this Dec. 11, 2020, file photo former Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack, who the Biden administration chose to reprise that role, speaks during an event at The Queen theater in Wilmington, Del. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)
Agriculture secretary nominee Vilsack endorses biofuels push

By Ashraf Khalil Feb. 02, 2021 03:23 PM EST

FILE - In this Friday, Nov. 13, 2020 file photo, candidate for U.S. Senate Sen. David Perdue speaks during a campaign rally, in Cumming, Ga. Perdue is hoping years spent as one of Donald Trump's biggest defenders pays off in Georgia, a state the president lost in last month's election. Perdue and Georgia's other senator, Republican Kelly Loeffler, are both campaigning for Jan. 5 runoff elections that will decide control of the Senate. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson, File)
Perdue seeks payoff from Trump loyalty in Georgia runoff

By Russ Bynum Dec. 22, 2020 11:48 AM EST

FILE - In this Jan. 31, 2020 file photo, former ecretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack speaks at a campaign stop for Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden at the LOFT on Jefferson, in Burlington, Iowa. President-elect Joe Biden has selected Vilsack to reprise that role in his administration. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)
Tom Vilsack faces new challenges as he returns to old job

By Mary Clare Jalonick And Thomas Beaumont Dec. 12, 2020 12:10 AM EST

FILE - In this Oct. 27, 2020, file photo, Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate Raphael G. Warnock speaks at a campaign event in Jonesboro, Ga. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson, File)
Some Republicans attack Georgia votes, provide no evidence

By Jeff Amy And Kate Brumback Nov. 09, 2020 05:53 PM EST

U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos observes a classroom setting Thursday, Oct. 15, 2020, at the Phoenix International Academy in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Matt York)
Trump tests limits as Cabinet members fan out to key states

By Ben Fox Oct. 29, 2020 04:49 PM EDT

Foodbank: Thousands of food boxes not delivered in September

Oct. 15, 2020 12:15 PM EDT
BARRE, Vt. (AP) — A change in contractors for a federal food distribution program has led to thousands of meals not being provided in September, according to...

Sen. Collins tests negative for virus; Cluster grows at jail

By The Associated Press Oct. 04, 2020 12:15 PM EDT
Coronavirus-related developments in New England on Sunday: ___ MAINE U.S. Sen. Susan Collins of...

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of Calif., speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill, Friday, Sept. 18, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)
House easily passes stopgap funding bill, averting shutdown

By Andrew Taylor Sep. 22, 2020 09:10 AM EDT

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of Calif., speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill, Friday, Sept. 18, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)
Democrats unveil temporary funding bill to avert shutdown

By Andrew Taylor Sep. 21, 2020 11:18 AM EDT

Trump, US agriculture secretary set to visit North Carolina

Aug. 24, 2020 05:41 AM EDT
MILLS RIVER, N.C. (AP) — President Donald Trump is scheduled to visit Mills River, North Carolina. The president is slated to visit a...

Dairy farmers, specialty crop growers see most Maine aid

By Patrick Whittle Aug. 19, 2020 10:21 AM EDT
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Maine's dairy farmers and specialty crop growers have received the bulk of federal aid that's designed to help food producers weather...

Crawfish farmers eligible for USDA coronavirus aid program

Aug. 16, 2020 11:12 AM EDT
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Crawfish farmers are now eligible for a $16 billion coronavirus aid program run by the U.S. Department of Agriculture. ...

Tourists relax the use of their pandemic masks while gathered to view a seal swimming near their tour boat, Monday, Aug. 10, 2020, off Portland, Maine. The state has one of the lowest number of coronavirus cases in the country. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)
"Masked Moose" among public health projects on way in Maine

Aug. 11, 2020 02:15 AM EDT

Maine rep says USDA must help small farms weather pandemic

Jul. 14, 2020 02:15 AM EDT
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — A federal program designed to help farmers weather supply chain disruptions amid the coronavirus pandemic needs to do more for small...

Editorial Roundup:

By The Associated Press Jul. 13, 2020 10:00 AM EDT
Des Moines Register. July 9, 2020. In face of coronavirus pandemic, Iowa should position itself for a largely remote general election in...