Tag: State governments
Iraqi parliament approves budget of $89 billion for 2021
<p>BAGHDAD — Iraq’s parliament on Wednesday approved the state budget for 2021, after weeks of wrangling amid a severe economic and financial crisis spurred...
Oregon Democrats decry legislative slowdown during COVID
<p>PORTLAND, Ore. — Oregon's House of Representatives returned to the Capitol this week after floor sessions had been cancelled due to multiple COVID-19 cases,...
Report: Animation company got $49M in excessive tax credits
<p>HARTFORD, Conn. — Blue Sky Studios, the company behind “Ice Age” and other animated films, received $49 million more in Connecticut state tax credits...
FirstEnergy refunds $26M as nuclear bailout repeal is signed
<p>COLUMBUS, Ohio — An Ohio electric company under scrutiny for its role in what federal authorities say was a $60 million bribery and corruption...
Leader of Merkel’s party vows to boost German voters’ trust
<p>BERLIN — The new leader of Chancellor Angela Merkel's party pledged Tuesday to restore voters' confidence after discontent over Germany's pandemic management and a...
Breonna Taylor’s death: A push to limit no-knock warrants
FRANKFORT, Ky — Kentucky’s lawmakers passed a partial ban on no-knock warrants Tuesday, more than a year after the death of Breonna Taylor during...
German court upholds Mexico weapons sale convictions
<p>A German court on Thursday rejected appeals of the convictions of two former employees of gun-maker Heckler & Koch over their role in the...
Reforms to Texas’ energy grid begin moving after blackout
AUSTIN, Texas — Texas' power grid that buckled during February's deadly winter storm would operate under new oversight and mandates that power plants prepare...
Michigan fines barber over Capitol protest, other violations
<p>LANSING, Mich. — A Michigan barber who defied Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and reopened his shop last spring during the coronavirus pandemic was fined $9,000...
Popular Adirondack trailhead will require reservations
<p>KEENE, N.Y. — State officials, grappling with how to handle growing crowds of hikers in the Adirondack High Peaks, announced a new reservation system...