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Ohio Senate President Matt Huffman, a Lima Republican, discusses the Senate passage of Ohio's two-year, $75 billion state budget, on Wednesday, June 9, 2021, in Columbus, Ohio. Differences in how to pay for K-12 education are expected to dominate the next stage of deliberations, with the House and Senate taking different approaches to a long-term school funding solution. The two chambers must reconcile two versions of the budget by month's end. (AP Photo/Andrew Welsh-Huggins)
Senate plan would probe assets of Ohio food stamp recipients

By Andrew Welsh-Huggins Jun. 15, 2021 09:22 AM EDT

Editorial Roundup: Michigan

By The Associated Press Apr. 19, 2021 09:00 AM EDT
Detroit News. April 14, 2021. Editorial: Rev up U.S. automotive supply chains Technology has become increasingly...

Lawsuit seeks remote access to New Hampshire House sessions

By Holly Ramer Feb. 16, 2021 11:19 AM EST
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — New Hampshire Democrats are seeking a court order to allow lawmakers with serious medical conditions to attend next week’s House sessions...

FILE - In this March 28, 2019, file photo, Assemblywoman Tasha Boerner Horvath, D-Encinitas, speaks at a news conference in Sacramento, Calif. During a joint Legislative hearing, Wednesday, Feb, 3, 2021, Boerner Horvath was highly critical of the California Employment Development Department for not doing more to resolve issues for her constituents when they called about their unemployment benefits. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli, File)
California unemployment chief vows changes after audits

By Adam Beam Feb. 03, 2021 06:18 PM EST

A man reads a local daily newspaper at his shop near a market Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2021, in Yangon, Myanmar. A coup in Myanmar on Monday left the military in control under a one-year state of emergency. (AP Photo/Thein Zaw)
Myanmar charges Suu Kyi, giving legal basis to detain her

Feb. 03, 2021 01:18 AM EST

Transportation Secretary nominee Pete Buttigieg talks with Sen. Roger Wicker, R-Miss., right, and his husband Chasten Buttigieg, left, as they arrive for a confirmation hearing before the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee on Capitol Hill, Thursday, Jan. 21, 2021, in Washington. (Stefani Reynolds/Pool via AP)
Senate confirms Pete Buttigieg as transportation secretary

By Hope Yen Feb. 02, 2021 12:20 AM EST

An unsold 2021 Model X sports-utility vehicle sits at a Tesla dealership Sunday, Jan. 24, 2021, in Littleton, Colo. Tesla reports earnings on Wednesday, Jan. 21. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
Tesla posts 1st annual profit but misses analysts' estimates

By Tom Krisher Jan. 27, 2021 04:24 PM EST

Transportation Secretary nominee Pete Buttigieg speaks during a Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill, Thursday, Jan. 21, 2021, in Washington. (Ken Cedeno/Pool via AP)
Biden Cabinet: Buttigieg urges big funds for Transportation

By Hope Yen And Tom Krisher Jan. 21, 2021 06:01 AM EST

FILE - In this Friday, March 27, 2020 file photo, Ugandan musician, lawmaker and presidential aspirant Bobi Wine, whose real name is Kyagulanyi Ssentamu, speaks to The Associated Press in Kampala, Uganda. Police in Uganda have confronted opposition presidential candidate Bobi Wine during an online press conference, and he says they fired tear gas and bullets as they swarmed his car. Journalists watched Thursday, Jan. 7, 2021 as an officer appeared to drag Wine from the car while he pleaded that he had broken no law. (AP Photo/Ronald Kabuubi, File)
Ugandan police confront Bobi Wine during online briefing

Jan. 07, 2021 12:20 PM EST

New Hampshire. State Representatives stand for the Pledge of Allegiance during an outdoor meeting of the New Hampshire House of Representatives in a parking lot, due to the COVID-19 virus outbreak, at the University of New Hampshire Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021, in Durham, N.H. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)
American idle: New Hampshire House holds drive-in session

By Holly Ramer Jan. 06, 2021 10:43 AM EST

Protests in Maine over virus; More turkeys seen in NH

Jan. 03, 2021 12:13 PM EST
Here are the latest coronavirus developments across New England: ___ CONNECTICUT Towns in central...

Car thefts, burglaries spike in Connecticut during pandemic

Jan. 03, 2021 10:27 AM EST
NEW BRITAIN, Conn. (AP) — Towns in central Connecticut and across the state have experienced a dramatic increase in car thefts and burglaries in 2020, a trend...

Legislating by dashboard light? NH plans drive-in session

By Holly Ramer Dec. 29, 2020 11:17 AM EST
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — There will be only one House speaker, but as many as 400 New Hampshire lawmakers will be in the driver’s seat next month for a legislative...

Demonstrators wear masks with the red lightning bold, a symbol of the pro-choice movement, during a protest against a top court ruling restricting abortions in Warsaw, Poland, Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2020. The upheaval began when the constitutional court, packed with loyalists of the conservative ruling party, ruled Oct. 22 to ban abortions in cases of congenital fetal defects, even if the fetus has no chance of survival. (AP Photo/Agata Grzybowska)
Rage and hope fuel women's revolt over abortion in Poland

By Vanessa Gera Dec. 02, 2020 02:50 AM EST

FILE - In this May 18, 2020, file photo, traffic moves along the M6 motorway near Birmingham, England. Britain will ban the sale of new gasoline and diesel cars by 2030, a decade earlier than its previous commitment, the prime minister said Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2020. Boris Johnson made the pledge as part of plans for a "green industrial revolution" that he claims could create up to 250,000 jobs in energy, transport and technology. (AP Photo/Rui Vieira, File)
UK to ban gasoline car sales by 2030 as part of green plan

Nov. 17, 2020 05:30 PM EST

FILE - In this Monday, April 20, 2020 file photo, cars are lined up at a Volkswagen car dealer in Essen, Germany. German automaker Volkswagen says it returned to profit in the third quarter thanks to cost discipline and a rebound in global sales markets led by China after the lifting of the severe restrictions on activity in the early phase of the pandemic. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner, File)
Volkswagen returns to profit as global auto markets recover

Oct. 29, 2020 05:32 AM EDT

FILE - This Feb. 14, 2019 file photo shows the Chrysler logo at the 2019 Pittsburgh International Auto Show in Pittsburgh. Fiat Chrysler and PSA Peugeot on Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2020 confirmed progress toward their full merger to create the globe’s fourth-largest carmaker, with completion expected by the end of March 2021. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar, file)
Fiat Chrysler posts record Q3 profit ahead of PSA merger

By Colleen Barry Oct. 28, 2020 08:12 AM EDT

An electric car stand at a loading station of a car dealer in Bad Homburg, Germany, Thursday, Sept. 3, 2020. (AP Photo/Michael Probst)
EU share of electric cars grew during virus lockdown months

By David Mchugh Sep. 03, 2020 08:07 AM EDT

GOP senators air grievances in job review for MPCA leader

By Steve Karnowski Aug. 24, 2020 03:55 PM EDT
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Senate Republicans aired a list of grievances Monday as they reviewed the job performance of Minnesota Pollution Control Agency Commissioner...

Cars getting towed at crowded recreation areas, trailheads

Aug. 15, 2020 09:10 AM EDT
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Public officials in Oregon and Washington have a warning for people visiting trailheads and recreation areas across the region this...