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Arizona House GOP limits debate on budget, speeding passage

By Jonathan J. Cooper And Bob Christie an hour ago
PHOENIX (AP) — Angered by House Democrats failing to show up to work earlier in the week to vote on a state budget, Republicans on Thursday limited debate as...

In this image taken from video Petco CEO Ron Coughlin speaks during an interview with The Associated Press on June 3, 2021. (AP Photo)
Pandemic pets are a 'furry annuity,' says Petco CEO

By Joseph Pisani 6 hrs ago

Arizona GOP advances wish list on race, taxes, elections

By Jonathan J. Cooper And Bob Christie 24 hrs ago
PHOENIX (AP) — The Arizona Senate passed a $12.8 billion budget for the coming fiscal year early Wednesday that contains massive income tax cuts after a...

Rescue Plan funds to support child care programs, workers

Jun. 23, 2021 10:13 AM EDT
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — Funds from the federal American Rescue Plan Act are going to support child care programs and workers in New Hampshire, the state...

FILE - In this Oct. 6, 2020 file photo, a real estate brokerage sign stands in front of a house in Norwood, Mass. Sales of previously-occupied homes fell for the fourth straight month in May 2021, as soaring prices and a limited number of available properties discouraged many would-be buyers. (AP Photo/Steven Senne, File)
US existing home sales fall again as prices continue to soar

By Christopher Rugaber Jun. 22, 2021 10:01 AM EDT

FILE - In this April 17, 2020, file photo, a patient is loaded into an ambulance by emergency medical workers outside Cobble Hill Health Center in the Brooklyn borough of New York. Deaths among Medicare patients in nursing homes soared by more than 30% last year, with two devastating surges eight months apart, a government watchdog reported Tuesday in the most complete assessment yet of the ravages of COVID-19 among its most vulnerable victims. (AP Photo/John Minchillo, File)
Watchdog: Nursing home deaths up 32% in 2020 amid pandemic

By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar Jun. 22, 2021 12:02 AM EDT

Minnesota lawmakers to hand out nearly $1B in tax cuts

By Mohamed Ibrahim Jun. 21, 2021 05:25 PM EDT
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — After a session marked early on by talk of possible tax increases, the Minnesota Legislature was on track Monday to hand out serious tax...

FILE - In this Nov. 4, 2020 file photo, the Supreme Court is seen in Washington. The Supreme Court’s latest rejection of a Republican effort to dismantle “Obamacare” is the latest sign that the GOP must look beyond repealing that law if it wants to hone the nation’s health care problems into a winning political issue. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)
Democrats see springboard for health care in high court win

By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar Jun. 19, 2021 08:38 AM EDT

Evers vetoes bill increasing eligibility for voucher program

Jun. 18, 2021 04:15 PM EDT
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Gov. Tony Evers on Friday vetoed a bill that would have opened the door to more children going to private school using a voucher paid for...

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra tries on a Colorado-themed mask given to him by U.S. Rep. Jason Crow, D-Colo., during a visit to a pair of buses set up as traveling clinics as part of the state's "Vaccines For All" campaign Friday, June 18, 2021, in Aurora, Colo. The buses are being used to distribute COVID-19 vaccines. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
Top US health official visits Colorado to promote vaccines

By Patty Nieberg Jun. 18, 2021 01:17 PM EDT

Editorial Roundup: New England

By The Associated Press Jun. 18, 2021 12:49 PM EDT
Rutland Herald. June 14, 2021. Editorial: First in the nation Congratulations, Vermont. We did it. We moved the needle...

FILE - In this Monday, June 14, 2021 file photo, people sit at outdoor tables at a restaurant in Soho, in London. Retail sales in Britain slipped back in May as people ventured out to spend money at restaurants and pubs following the easing of coronavirus lockdown restrictions, official figures showed Friday, June 18. (AP Photo/Alberto Pezzali)
UK retail sales dip as lockdown easing allows socializing

By Urooba Jamal Jun. 18, 2021 10:14 AM EDT

This March 21, 2021 photo shows an advertising sign for building land stands in front of a new home construction site in Northbrook, Ill. Mortgage rates were mostly lower this week, Thursday, June 17, as the economy continued to show signs of recovery from the pandemic recession and recent bursts of inflation were deemed temporary by federal policymakers. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)
US average mortgage rates mostly lower; 30-year at 2.93%

Jun. 17, 2021 01:57 PM EDT

Colorado Governor Jared Polis makes a point during a news conference on the state's response to the spread of the coronavirus Thursday, May 20, 2021, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
Colorado health care, prescription drug bills are now laws

Jun. 16, 2021 01:15 PM EDT

FILE - In this Friday, March 19, 2021 file photo, an airliner lands at Tampa International Airport in Tampa, Fla. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar, File)
3 international travel ideas for your summer trip

By Sally French Of Nerdwallet Jun. 16, 2021 07:00 AM EDT

FILE - In this May 24, 2021 file photo, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer speaks at Steelcase in Grand Rapids, Mich. The Michigan Supreme Court on Friday, June 11 unanimously ordered the state elections board to certify a veto-proof initiative that would let Republican legislators wipe from the books a law Whitmer used to issue sweeping pandemic orders. (Cory Morse/The Grand Rapids Press via AP, File)
Whitmer proposes use of $1.4B in federal child care aid

By David Eggert Jun. 14, 2021 04:48 PM EDT

FILE- In this file image from video provided by the U.S. Census Bureau, a sign language interpreter, lower left, signs for acting director of the U.S. Census Bureau Ron Jarmin, who is speaking off camera, as a graphic showing the U.S. population as of April 1, 2020, is displayed during a virtual news conference. When U.S. Census Bureau workers couldn't find out any information about some households after repeatedly mailing them questionnaire reminders and sending census takers to knock on their doors, the statisticians turned to an obscure, last-resort statistical technique known as “imputation.” Less than 1% of households were counted using the technique during the 2020 census. But some conservative political groups are questioning it, potentially laying a foundation for legal challenges to the data that will ultimately be used for drawing congressional and legislative districts. (U.S. Census Bureau via AP)
Report says technology kept 2020 census below expected cost

By Mike Schneider Jun. 14, 2021 04:22 PM EDT

Indiana Senate Appropriations Committee Chairman Ryan Mishler, center speaks with a fellow senator during an April 1, 2021, Senate session at the Indiana Statehouse in Indianapolis. Mishler's committee dedicated $75 million from the state's federal COVID-19 relief funding toward a new program helping workers obtain short-term training certifications despite the concept receiving little public discussion and few details on the money would be spent. (AP Photo/Tom Davies)
Indiana rushes to spend virus relief aid on new jobs program

By Casey Smith And Tom Davies Jun. 14, 2021 12:14 PM EDT

Editorial Roundup: Ohio

By The Associated Press Jun. 14, 2021 09:00 AM EDT
Cleveland Plain Dealer. June 12, 2021. Editorial: Why are the Indians withholding their top name-change options? The...

Bill would permanently expand telehealth services

Jun. 13, 2021 03:18 PM EDT
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — A new bill in Washington would permanently expand telehealth services under Medicare and allow patients in rural areas without access to...