Новости за 09.02.2018

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska residents could gain a constitutional right to use medical marijuana under a proposed ballot measure pending before lawmakers. Sen. Anna Wishart of Lincoln presented a state constitutional amendment to a legislative committee on Thursday, arguing that voters should decide the issue. Wishart introduced the amendment after several previous legalization bills […]

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Democratic New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo is welcoming Maryland to the group of states vowing to challenge the constitutionality of the federal tax overhaul. Cuomo noted the state’s decision to join New York, Connecticut and New Jersey Thursday at an event on Long Island. Cuomo announced plans for a lawsuit last […]

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Wildlife officials are asking California residents to report any sightings of nutria — an invasive rodent that eats so much aquatic vegetation that it threatens wetlands and marshes. The California Department of Fish and Wildlife said Thursday it is trying to eradicate the rodents from the state because once established, nutria […]

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — The New Hampshire House has voted to send a bill that would reauthorize the state’s version of Medicaid expansion for further study, giving it an uncertain future. This bill would have reauthorized the New Hampshire Health Protection Program, the state’s program that provides health insurance coverage for over 50,000 low-income adults […]

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — A chain of fast food restaurants went before the Arkansas Supreme Court with a beef over state sales tax collections. Flis Enterprises lets Burger King managers eat for free and pays taxes on those meals at the wholesale cost. The Arkansas Department of Finance and Administration wants taxes on the […]

Stocks plunged again Thursday, and for the second time in four days, the Dow Jones industrial average slumped more than 1,000 points. The Dow and the Standard & Poor’s 500 index are now 10 percent below the record highs they reached just two weeks ago. That puts them in what’s known on Wall Street as […]

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Portland’s largest shelter for homeless families has been evacuated because of safety concerns over damage from a leaky roof. Oregon Public Broadcasting reports that more than 100 people have been relocated to a nearby church as Multnomah County tried to place the families in motels Thursday. OPB had been planning a […]

TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) — Authorities investigating a large-scale fake ID operation in Ohio say they’ve seized $4.7 million in bitcoin and several computers and printers. Court documents say they also found gold and silver bars and coins inside the home of 34-year-old Mark Simon. Records show the Toledo man was charged Thursday in U.S. District […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — Partisan sparring over the Russia investigation is causing chaos on the traditionally bipartisan House intelligence committee — with the panel now planning to separate Republican and Democratic staff who have long sat side by side. A senior Republican on the committee, Florida Rep. Tom Rooney, said Thursday that he thinks the committee […]

A trade to the Lakers threw the Huskies' plans of honoring Isaiah Thomas into a bind. But the two parties decided on a quick fix.

NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Federal prosecutors in New Jersey say a Pennsylvania couple conspired to distribute heroin pills that were made to look like 30-milligram tablets of oxycodone. Francisco Perez and Nadia Moronta Pena, of Hazleton, made their initial court appearances Thursday. Perez was detained, while Pena was released on $150,000 unsecured bond. They face […]

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — After taking criticism for its last list, Gov. John Bel Edwards’ administration has sent lawmakers a new spreadsheet of budget cuts it says were made during the governor’s two years in office. And the cuts included are larger than the last tally. The list released Thursday totals $981 million, up […]

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — San Francisco is suing California over a state law that allows Uber and Lyft drivers to have a single business license to drive anywhere in the state. City Attorney Dennis Herrera says the law prevents San Francisco from requiring drivers who live outside the city to obtain a local business license […]

LUMBERTON, N.C. (AP) — Four people have been arrested in the deaths of a man and a woman whose bodies were found in a North Carolina field. The Robeson County Sheriff’s Office said the four were arrested on Wednesday after deputies executed search warrants at three homes east of Lumberton. Sheriff Ken Sealey said 31-year-old […]

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Winners of the Missouri Associated Press Media Editors newswriting and photography contest were announced Thursday (Feb. 8). Nineteen newspapers submitted 429 entries in the contest. A list of winners can be found at http://discover.ap.org/contests/missouri. The Associated Press is a not-for-profit news cooperative representing 1,400 newspapers and 5,000 broadcast stations in […]

TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey Assembly Speaker Craig Coughlin says he will push a measure aimed at giving greater assistance to residents who use the program once known as food stamps. Coughlin, a Democrat in his first term as speaker, discussed his plans Thursday at a statehouse news conference. He says combating hunger in […]

HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Connecticut officials are being asked to consider removing a military mentality from police training in the state, a learning model aimed at improving public trust in law enforcement. The recommendation is one of many in a new report to state lawmakers by a task force comprised of police officials, local politicians […]

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — Frontier Airlines will begin direct flights from Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport on April 11. At a news conference Thursday, Al.com reports the airline will offer direct service to Denver, Orlando and Philadelphia from Birmingham. Introductory prices will start at $39 and must be purchased by Feb. 12. Flights to and from Denver […]

Ramp-metering signals will be installed this month at the I-5 entrances at Mercer Street this spring.