Tag: Government business and finance
California rail officials want to tap remaining bond funds
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Officials in charge of California’s slow-going high-speed rail project want to tap $4.1 billion in bond money to finish ongoing construction...
Residents gather in South Dakota to lament loss of pipeline
<p>PHILIP, S.D. — Residents and business owners upset by the loss of the Keystone XL pipeline gathered in southwestern South Dakota on Monday and...
French soccer league asks gov’t for financial rescue plan
PARIS — The French soccer league will ask the government to set up a financial rescue plan amid huge revenue losses caused by the...
Interpol alert for New Zealand banker wanted by Germany
<p>BERLIN — Interpol on Tuesday issued a global alert for a New Zealand banker wanted by Germany in connection with a massive tax fraud...
Kansas tax-cut fight revives memories of past GOP experiment
TOPEKA, Kan. — Republican lawmakers in Kansas are struggling to contain their impulses to slash state income taxes, conjuring memories of a past, nationally...
Hungarian radio station to go off the air after court ruling
<p>BUDAPEST, Hungary — One of Hungary's last remaining independent radio stations will be forced off the airwaves and limited to online broadcasts after a...
Arkansas Senate panel advances near-total ban on abortions
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — An Arkansas Senate panel advanced legislation Wednesday aimed at forcing the U.S. Supreme Court to revisit Roe v. Wade by...
Judge: No media protection for blogger, must reveal sources
<p>LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — A blogger who was sued for defamation over an article criticizing a former Arkansas school board member must disclose her...
AP Top 25 Podcast: Takeaways from 2020 coaching changes
A pandemic could not stop some college football programs from spending millions to change football coaches.
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French soccer league asks gov’t for financial rescue plan
<p>PARIS — The French soccer league will ask the government to set up a financial rescue plan amid huge revenue losses caused by the...