Tag: Government business and finance
NJ Attorney General Gurbir Grewal stepping down to join SEC
TRENTON, N.J. — New Jersey Attorney General Gurbir Grewal, the nation's first Sikh state attorney general, is resigning to join the Securities and Exchange...
Man pleads guilty to stealing $24 million in COVID relief
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — A Florida man on Tuesday pleaded guilty to stealing $24 million in COVID-19 relief money by using fake identities and...
CenterPoint seeks OK to convert Indiana power plant to gas
EVANSVILLE, Ind. — A utility that provides electricity to a large portion of southwestern Indiana wants to convert a coal-fired power plant to natural...
Minnesota governor announces changes to policing practices
MINNEAPOLIS — Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz on Monday announced statewide changes to policing he says will increase transparency and accountability, ahead of an expected...
California Democrats again seek to alter recall laws
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Four years ago, California Democrats altered the state’s recall laws in part to slow down the process and try to aid...
Migrant death in Italy spurs farm work ban in hottest hours
ROME — Outdoor farm work under the afternoon sun on particularly hot days has been banned in a southern Italian region following the death...
Egyptian, Jordanian and Iraqi leaders meet in Baghdad
BAGHDAD — Egypt's president arrived in Baghdad on Sunday on a first official visit to the country in over 30 years, for tripartite talks...
Minnesota lawmakers reach deal on policing measures
ST. PAUL, Minn. — Minnesota’s top Democratic and Republican lawmakers reached agreement on the highlights of a public safety bill that includes police accountability...
$12M OK’d for design work on rebuild of NW Indiana prison
INDIANAPOLIS — The State Budget Committee has approved spending $12 million for engineering and design work on a planned $400 million rebuild of a...
EXPLAINER: Dental, vision and hearing benefits for Medicare
WASHINGTON — Many working-age people assume that Medicare covers just about every kind of health care that an older person may need.
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