Tag: Associated Press

In this Feb. 14 file photo, pot store employee Sam Walsh informs a first time customer about different strains of marijuana, a white board listing prices and sales tax, inside the retail shop at 3D Cannabis Center, in Denver. Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper announced a plan to start spending nearly $100 million in marijuana tax money, the first signal of how much Colorado is reaping from recreational pot sales and what it plans to spend the money on. (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley)

Colorado pot market exceeds tax hopes, Gov. John Hickenlooper says

Washington Examiner · February 20, 2014 5:00 am

South Carolina legislators want to punish two public colleges for assigning books on homosexuality to freshmen. (Photo: Thinkstock)

South Carolina lawmakers vote to punish colleges’ book choices with budget cuts

Washington Examiner · February 20, 2014 5:00 am

Michigan legislators and Gov. Rick Snyder want to provide election-year tax relief with part of a budget surplus, but there's no consensus yet on what form it should take. (Photo: Thinkstock)

Michigan House panel approves income tax cut

David Eggert · February 20, 2014 5:00 am

Running back James Wilder Jr. of the Florida State Seminoles runs with the ball against the Auburn Tigers during the 2014 BCS National Championship Game at the Rose Bowl on Jan. 6. (Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images)

Economist: College football just like NFL except for pay

Michael Tarm · February 20, 2014 5:00 am

Syrian refugee, Amal Fawwaz, 11, right, raises her hand to answer her teacher's question in a makeshift tent class at an unofficial refugee camp on the outskirts of Amman, Jordan. (AP/Mohammad Hannon)

National Security

As Syria threat expands, Obama mulls options

Bradley Klapper · February 19, 2014 8:26 am

South Carolina bill banning abortions after 19 weeks advances

South Carolina bill banning abortions after 19 weeks advances

Associated Press · February 19, 2014 5:00 am

Anti-government protesters protected themselves with shields during clashes with riot police in Kiev's Independence Square, the epicenter of the country's current unrest, Kiev, Ukraine, on Wednesday. (AP/Sergei Chuzavkov)

Ukraine president, protest leaders agree on truce

Associated Press · February 19, 2014 5:00 am

University of Illinois at Chicago faculty members hold a kick-off rally before a two-day strike to protest low wages as contract negotiations continue Tuesday. (AP/Sun-Times Media, Stefano Esposito)

U of Illinois at Chicago faculty start 2-day strike

Associated Press · February 19, 2014 5:00 am

Florida Gov. Rick Scott (AP/Alan Diaz)

Florida may get rid of automatic tuition increases

Associated Press · February 19, 2014 5:00 am

The Pennsylvania state capitol building is seen. (AP/Matt Rourke)

Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Corbett’s Medicaid plan filing could be ready

Associated Press · February 19, 2014 5:00 am

Arkansas Gov. Mike Beebe is interviewed in a hallway outside his office at the Arkansas state Capitol in Little Rock, Ark., on Tuesday. (AP Photo/Danny Johnston)

Arkansas House votes down compromise Medicaid plan

Andrew DeMillo · February 19, 2014 5:00 am

Sen. Tom Harkin's measure would boost today's $7.25 standard in three steps to $10.10 by 2016, with annual increases reflecting inflation after that.. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

Minimum wage report puts Democrats on defensive

Alan Fram · February 19, 2014 5:00 am