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The Trump administration is halting some hiring at the federal Bureau of Prisons, the agency where chronic understaffing has led to long overtime shifts and the use of prison nurses, teachers, cooks and other workers to guard inmates. The move, which coincides with President Donald Trump’s aggressive campaign to cut the cost and size of [...]
WASHINGTON (AP) — House Republicans have added a provision to their sweeping tax cut package that would authorize the sale of thousands of acres of public lands in Nevada and Utah, prompting outrage from Democrats and environmental groups who called the plan a betrayal that could lead to increased drilling, mining and logging in the [...]
BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union last week published a list of American imports that it would target with retaliatory duties if no solution is found to end President Donald Trump’s tariff changes, which could include aircraft maker Boeing. At the same time, the EU’s executive branch, the European Commission, said that it would begin [...]
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Investors who profit from selling stocks, real estate and other assets soon could reap an even larger benefit in Missouri, which is poised to become the first state to exempt capital gains from its income tax. Legislation that won final approval last week would halt the capital gains tax this [...]
COLUMBUS (AP) — Ohio voters voted this week to reauthorize a program that will provide $2.5 billion for roads, bridges and other needed local infrastructure projects over the next decade. State Issue 2 called for the renewal of the Ohio Capital Improvement Program, which was first authorized in 1987. Administered by the Ohio Public Works [...]
A Republican duo in the Ohio House of Representatives has introduced legislation intended to safeguard the rights and financial interests of college student athletes as they develop their individual name, image and likeness brands. Ashville Rep. Brian Stewart said House Bill 184 represents a significant step forward in ensuring fairness and protecting the rights of [...]
WASHINGTON (AP) — Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth earlier this week directed the active duty military to shed 20 percent of its four-star general officers as the Trump administration moves forward with deep cuts that it says will promote efficiency. Hegseth also told the National Guard to shed 20 percent of its top positions and directed [...]
BANGKOK (AP) — An ethnic militia in southeastern Myanmar that has been sanctioned by the United States for alleged involvement in human trafficking and online scams has denied the accusations. The U.S. Treasury Department announced sanctions against the Karen National Army, or KNA, as well as its leader Col. Saw Chit Thu and his sons, [...]
The Environmental Protection Agency last week announced a reorganization as part of the Trump administration’s drive to reduce costs. Administrator Lee Zeldin announced changes that included creating a new unit within his office “to align research and put science at the forefront of the agency’s rulemakings.” He said the overall reorganization would boost efficiency and [...]
A man who admitted being “addicted to speed” behind the wheel had totaled two other cars in the year before he slammed into a minivan at 112 mph in a Seattle suburb, killing the driver and three of the five children she was transporting for a homeschool co-op. After sentencing Chase Daniel Jones last month [...]