Trucking
House begins debate on budget bill as session winds down

By Susan Haigh Jun. 08, 2021 10:10 PM EDT
The House of Representatives was expected Tuesday night to pass a two-year, $46.7 billion state budget deal that lawmakers said will help guide Connecticut as...

Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt speaks during a news conference, Monday, May 17, 2021, in Oklahoma City. Oklahoma will end a $300-a-week federal supplemental unemployment benefit next month. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki)
Oklahoma governor announces end to extra unemployment money

By Sean Murphy May. 17, 2021 05:08 PM EDT

North Dakota, Manitoba announce joint border vaccine program

Apr. 20, 2021 06:51 PM EDT
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum and Manitoba Premier Brian Pallister unveiled a plan Tuesday to administer COVID-19 vaccinations to...

Editorial Roundup: Pennsylvania

By The Associated Press Mar. 24, 2021 09:00 AM EDT
York Dispatch. March 17 2021. Editorial: New commission must find new ways to pay for Pennsylvania infrastructure needs ...

In this Wednesday, March 3, 2021 photo, a high number of container ships dot the coast of Long Beach at sunset waiting to dock at the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach off the California Coast. A trade bottleneck born of the COVID-19 outbreak has U.S. businesses waiting for shipments from Asia _ while off the coast of California, dozens of container ships have been anchored, unable to unload their cargo. ( AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)
Supply bottlenecks leave ships stranded, businesses stymied

By Joyce M. Rosenberg Mar. 21, 2021 08:19 AM EDT

A worker carries a British Kelly Bronze turkey from a refrigerated trailer to Wesley's Butcher Shop in Brussels, Tuesday, Dec. 22, 2020. Wesley's shipment of British turkeys, geese and Irish lambs, meant to fulfill her shops 500 Christmas, orders, managed to cross the English Channel on Sunday, just before the borders were closed. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo)
Brits in Brussels get lucky with their Christmas turkeys

By Mark Carlson Dec. 22, 2020 09:40 AM EST

President Donald Trump's White House Senior Adviser Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump, the daughter of President Trump, walk on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, Sunday, Nov. 29, 2020, after stepping off Marine One upon returning from Camp David. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
Watchdog raises possible Kushner link to $700M rescue loan

By Marcy Gordon Dec. 10, 2020 06:01 PM EST

Sparks trucking firm gets COVID-19 fine for Trump Jr. rally

Nov. 05, 2020 06:34 PM EST
RENO, Nev. (AP) — State regulators have fined a trucking firm in Sparks more than $4,500 for violating coronavirus restrictions on public gatherings during a...

Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi, D-Ill., questions Postmaster General Louis DeJoy during a House Oversight and Reform Committee hearing on the Postal Service on Capitol Hill, Monday, Aug. 24, 2020, in Washington. (Tom Williams/Pool via AP)
Postal chief DeJoy has long leveraged connections, dollars

By Matthew Daly, Brian Slodysko And Anthony Izaguirre Aug. 30, 2020 01:50 PM EDT

Rep. Gerry Connolly, D-Va., questions Postmaster General Louis DeJoy during a House Oversight and Reform Committee hearing on the Postal Service on Capitol Hill, Monday, Aug. 24, 2020, in Washington. (Tom Williams/Pool via AP)
Postal chief DeJoy has long leveraged connections, dollars

By Matthew Daly, Brian Slodysko And Anthony Izaguirre Aug. 30, 2020 08:13 AM EDT

FILE - In this Feb. 2, 2010, file photo, a Yellow Freight/Roadway Express truck travels east on I-70, near Lecompton, Kan. Congressional watchdogs are questioning the government’s decision to award a $700 million coronavirus relief loan to a struggling trucking company on grounds its operations are critical for maintaining national security. YRC Worldwide provides transportation and logistics services, such as delivering food, electronics and other supplies to military locations around the country. (AP Photo/Orlin Wagner, File)
Watchdogs eye $700M relief loan to struggling trucking firm

By Marcy Gordon Jul. 20, 2020 08:39 PM EDT

California scales up 1st-in-US electric truck sale proposal

By Adam Beam Apr. 28, 2020 10:24 PM EDT
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California regulators on Tuesday strengthened a proposed first-in-the-nation rule that would force auto makers to sell more electric...

A Co-Diagnostics lab technician manufactures COVID-19 testing kits Friday, March 27, 2020, in Salt Lake City. The company says it has the capacity to produce 50,000 test kits daily from its Salt Lake City facility. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)
Utah pushes emergency travel form as virus deaths increase

By Lindsay Whitehurst And Brady Mccombs Apr. 10, 2020 06:27 PM EDT

In this April 6, 2020, photo, shoes that are not allowed inside sit outside the door to Associated Press journalist Janelle Cogan's Atlanta home. Her boyfriend is an essential worker in the transportation sector, and because he's not able to work from home in the coronavirus outbreak, they take precautions, including leaving some belongings outside when he comes back in the evenings. (AP Photo/Janelle Cogan)
VIRUS DIARY: Life with an essential worker is a daily dance

By Janelle Cogan Apr. 08, 2020 10:04 AM EDT