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ADDS RESTRICTION: ONE TIME USE ONLY, EDITORIAL USE ONLY - IOC President Thomas Bach, right, meets with Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga, second from left, during a welcome party for Bach and IOC officials at Akasaka Palace, Japanese state guest house, in Tokyo, Japan, Sunday, July 18, 2021.(Courtesy of Tokyo 2020 via AP)
Under-fire Olympic composer steps down over past bullying

By Yuri Kageyama And Mari Yamaguchi Jul. 19, 2021 07:39 AM EDT

FILE - In this Thursday, April 12, 2007 file photo, A sign at a Gap store is seen in The Grove shopping area in Los Angeles. A dozen retailers including Gap and H&M are collaborating on a campaign this fall to enlist customers to combat bad behavior against retail workers. The campaign is being spearheaded by Open to All and two other groups, and comes as workers face increased harassment as they try to enforce social distancing and mask protocols during the pandemic. (AP Photo/Reed Saxon, File)
Stores enlist shoppers to stop bad behavior against workers

By Anne D'innocenzio Jun. 07, 2021 09:00 AM EDT

Court to rehear challenge to in-person legislative sessions

By Kathy Mccormack Jun. 02, 2021 10:55 AM EDT
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — A federal appeals court says it will rehear the case involving a challenge to holding in-person legislative sessions without a remote...

Service providers and disabled, older residents seek funds

By Holly Ramer May. 04, 2021 04:29 PM EDT
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — Providers and recipients of services for disabled, mentally ill and older residents pressed state senators Tuesday to fully fund such...

US Supreme Court review wanted on House in-person sessions

By Kathy Mccormack Apr. 26, 2021 10:10 AM EDT
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — New Hampshire's House Speaker wants to ask the U.S. Supreme Court to review a case involving a challenge to holding in-person legislative...

House speaker wants to revisit court ruling on remote access

Apr. 14, 2021 02:14 PM EDT
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — New Hampshire's House Speaker wants to revisit a decision by an appeals court to vacate a judge's ruling that upheld his refusal to...

Court rules for Democrats in debate over legislative session

By Kathy Mccormack Apr. 09, 2021 09:00 AM EDT
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — A federal appeals court has vacated a judge's ruling that upheld the New Hampshire House Speaker's refusal to provide remote access to...

Appeals court considers remote access to New Hampshire House

By Holly Ramer Apr. 05, 2021 02:39 PM EDT
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — Federal appellate judges on Monday questioned whether the New Hampshire House has undermined the Americans With Disabilities Act by...

State effort seeks to help those who need rides to get shots

Mar. 24, 2021 02:43 PM EDT
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri officials on Wednesday announced a new effort to provide transportation for those who need a ride to COVID-19 vaccination...

Sen. Larry Walker, Chairman of the Agriculture and Consumer Affairs committee, speaks on behalf of SB 67 in the Senate Chambers during the legislative session at the Georgia State Capitol building in Atlanta, Tuesday, Feb. 23, 2021. (Alyssa Pointer /Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP)
Georgia Senate sends $140M state income tax cut to Kemp

By Jeff Amy Mar. 18, 2021 01:13 PM EDT

Budget writers urged to fund child care, mental health

By Holly Ramer Mar. 16, 2021 04:36 PM EDT
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — The coronavirus pandemic has highlighted a critical need to maintain or boost funding for schools, mental health treatment, child care...

Diners Mandissa Costello, center, and Evie Costello, right, are served by Porsche Milton at Agoura's Famous Deli Sunday, March 14, 2021, in the Agoura Hills section of Los Angeles County. Los Angeles County is reopening businesses to an extent not seen since last spring when a coronavirus surge led to closures of cinemas, gyms, museums and indoor dining. The nation's largest county has been the epicenter of California's deadly winter surge of cases that led to more than 10,500 deaths over two months. A recent plunge in infections, hospitalizations and deaths and a rise in vaccinations has cleared the way for partial reopening that can start as soon as Monday. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)
San Francisco expands who can get vaccine under new rules

Mar. 14, 2021 06:18 PM EDT

Alabama to expand COVID-19 vaccine eligibility on March 22

By Kim Chandler Mar. 12, 2021 04:25 PM EST
MONTGOMERY, Ala (AP) — Alabama is expanding eligibility later this month for COVID-19 vaccinations to more frontline workers, residents with certain chronic...

FILE - In this April 18, 2020, file photo, a lone worker wearing a mask cleans a pedestrian walkway devoid of the usual crowds as casinos and other business are shuttered due to the coronavirus outbreak in Las Vegas. Workers in the key Las Vegas restaurant, hospitality and casino industry can now get a coronavirus vaccine. State COVID-19 response officials issued a statement Thursday, March 11, 2021, immediately adding "Frontline Commerce and Service Industries" in Clark County to the eligibility list. (AP Photo/John Locher, File)
Las Vegas casino, hospitality workers can get vaccinations

Mar. 11, 2021 11:02 PM EST

Disabilities rights groups pan Arizona vaccination plans

Mar. 04, 2021 11:08 AM EST
PHOENIX (AP) — Advocates on Thursday called on Arizona to prioritize people with disabilities and their caregivers when it comes to administering COVID-19...

Connecticut school districts begin planning vaccine clinics

By Susan Haigh And Dave Collins Feb. 25, 2021 10:59 AM EST
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Connecticut school districts around the state have begun organizing their own COVID-19 vaccination clinics, preparing for the official...

Town board in Maine contends mask mandates violate the ADA

Feb. 24, 2021 02:15 AM EST
PARIS, Maine (AP) — The leaders of a town in western Maine say the governor's executive order requiring people to wear masks during the pandemic violates the...

Judge refuses to order remote access to New Hampshire House

By Holly Ramer Feb. 22, 2021 10:31 AM EST
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — The New Hampshire House can proceed with in-person sessions this week without providing remote access to medically vulnerable lawmakers, a...

Judge hears arguments over remote access to House sessions

By Holly Ramer Feb. 19, 2021 05:06 PM EST
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — A federal judge heard arguments Friday on whether medically vulnerable lawmakers should be given remote access to the New Hampshire House...

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...