Tag: Associated Press

In this Nov. 14, 2013, file photo, President Obama speaks at ArcelorMittal, a steel mill in Cleveland. The Commerce Department released its third-quarter growth rate Dec. 20 and found The t.S. economy grew at a solid 4.1 percent annual rate from July through September, the fastest pace since late 2011 and significantly higher than previously believed. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File)

US economy expands at 4.1 percent rate

Martin Crutsinger · December 20, 2013 5:00 am

$A bankrupt company that hoped to drill for gas in New York is suing the Cuomo administration over what it calls an unreasonable delay in deciding whether to allow hydraulic fracturing for natural gas. (AP Photo/Mike Groll, File)$ Energy and Environment

Defunct company sues NY claiming fracking delay

Washington Examiner · December 20, 2013 5:00 am

The Hawaii Department of Labor and Industrial Relations said Thursday that unemployment insurance taxes will be cut by an average of 35 percent next year. (Photo: Thinkstock)

Hawaii unemployment insurance taxes to drop

Washington Examiner · December 20, 2013 5:00 am

A presidential advisory panel has recommended dozens of changes to the government's surveillance programs, including stripping the NSA of its ability to store Americans' telephone records and requiring a court to sign off on the individual searches of phone and Internet data. (AP/Patrick Semansky)

National Security

Advisory panel recommends more oversight for NSA

Julie Pace · December 19, 2013 5:00 am

"This investment is a down payment to support and implement high-quality early learning programs across the country," Education Secretary Arne Duncan said in a statement. (AP File)

Six states receive $280 million in early learning grants

Washington Examiner · December 19, 2013 5:00 am

Energy and Environment

Debate brews over whether to save island’s wolves

John Flesher · December 19, 2013 5:00 am

(AP Photo/Jim Mone)

Energy and Environment

Bill would ban non-biodegradable cigarette butts

Associated Press · December 19, 2013 5:00 am

A BNSF Railway train hauls crude oil west of Wolf Point, Mont. (AP/Matthew Brown)

Energy and Environment

Oil trains raise concerns in small towns, cities

John Funk · December 19, 2013 5:00 am

President Obama speaks about the Affordable Care Act in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building in Washington on Dec. 3. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

White House: 500,000 with canceled health plans lack coverage

Associated Press · December 19, 2013 5:00 am

Republicans, long criticized for pushing for the elimination of the health care reform law without a way to replace it, have come up with their own plan. (Photo: Thinkstock)

Alternatives eyed for Medicaid expansion in Nebraska

Washington Examiner · December 19, 2013 5:00 am

State workers protest as meetings continued, Dec. 18 between state employees and the Michigan Civil Service Commission in Lansing, Mich. (AP/Lansing State Journal, Greg DeRuiter)

Decision on contract for Michigan employees postponed

Associated Press · December 19, 2013 5:00 am

Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder has signed laws to block welfare recipients from withdrawing their taxpayer-provided cash from ATMs in liquor stores, horse tracks and strip clubs. (Photo by Bill Pugliano/Getty Images)

Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder blocks Bridge Card use at certain ATMs

Washington Examiner · December 19, 2013 5:00 am