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Gov. Mark Dayton, left, stands with his pick for Lt. Gov., Tina Smith, during a news conference Tuesday at the AFL-CIO offices in St. Paul, Minn. (AP/Star Tribune, David Joles)

Politics

Minnesota’s Mark Dayton names close adviser as running mate

Brian Bakst -

February 5, 2014 5:00 am

Phoenix is ending its practice of allowing city employees to use city-paid work time for union activities.

Phoenix ends city-paid release time for union work

Associated Press -

February 5, 2014 5:00 am

Employees help customers at the crowded sales counter inside the Medicine Man marijuana retail store, in Denver. (AP/Brennan Linsley)

Watered-down pot decriminalization advances in DC

Ben Nuckols -

February 5, 2014 5:00 am

Speaker of the Oklahoma House T.W. Shannon, right, greets Oklahoma Governor Mary Fallin, left, during a joint session of the legislature in Oklahoma City on Monday. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki)

Politics

Oklahoma House speaker steps down to focus on U.S. Senate run

Sean Murphy -

February 5, 2014 5:00 am

A new survey finds at least 10 U.S. states are considering bills to legalize or expand Internet gambling this year.

Technology

Study: 10 US states eye Internet gambling bills

Associated Press -

February 5, 2014 5:00 am

Independent Jeff McCormick launches Massachusetts governor campaign

Bob Salsberg -

February 5, 2014 5:00 am

Technology

Texas AG Greg Abbott asks court to rethink cyberstalking law

Associated Press -

February 5, 2014 12:00 am

Many Republican governors and lawmakers who now control a majority of state capitols are pumping new money into preschool programs at a rate equaling or even exceeding the Democratic-dominated capitols stereotypically cast as big spenders. (Photo: Thinkstock)

Education

A new entitlement? The right to preschool

Washington Examiner -

February 4, 2014 5:00 am

The Congressional Budget Office report credits higher tax revenues from the rebounding economy and sharp curbs on agency spending as the chief reason for the deficit's short-term decline.

Report: Budget deficit to drop to $514 billion

Associated Press -

February 4, 2014 5:00 am

Energy and Environment

Tiny minnow is first fish taken off endangered list

Jeff Barnard -

February 4, 2014 5:00 am

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Minnesota’s Mark Dayton names close adviser as running mate

Phoenix ends city-paid release time for union work

Watered-down pot decriminalization advances in DC

Oklahoma House speaker steps down to focus on U.S. Senate run

Study: 10 US states eye Internet gambling bills

Independent Jeff McCormick launches Massachusetts governor campaign

Texas AG Greg Abbott asks court to rethink cyberstalking law

A new entitlement? The right to preschool

Report: Budget deficit to drop to $514 billion

Tiny minnow is first fish taken off endangered list

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