Posts Tagged ‘States’

Slideshow: 9 Photos Of Jennifer Lawrence That Will Make You Reassess The Scope Of The 1986 Vienna Convention On The Law Of Treaties Between States And International Organizations

9 Photos Of Jennifer Lawrence That Will Make You Reassess The Scope Of The 1986 Vienna Convention On The Law Of Treaties Between States And International Organizations The Onion Tweet This Post

Senate rejects bid to let states run food stamps

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate on Wednesday rejected a Republican bid to turn the federal food stamp program over to the states. Tweet This Post

Education Department gives 3 more states waivers

WASHINGTON (AP) — Education Secretary Arne Duncan announced on Monday that three more states would join the ranks of those given permission to ignore parts of the federal No Child Left Behind law in favor of their own school improvement plans. Politics News Headlines – Yahoo! News Tweet This Post

Arctic states open council to China, India, SKorea

KIRUNA, Sweden (AP) — Arctic states agreed Wednesday to let nations that are located nowhere near the Earth’s north to become observers to their diplomatic council, boosting rising superpowers China, India and South Korea that are seeking to mine the region for its untapped energy and other natural resources. Politics News Headlines – Yahoo! News [...]

Arctic states open council to China, India, Korea

KIRUNA, Sweden (AP) — Arctic states have agreed to let nations that are located nowhere near the Earth’s north to become observers to their diplomatic council. Politics News Headlines – Yahoo! News Tweet This Post

Budget surpluses spur tension in some GOP states

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Turns out that cutting was the easy part. Now Republicans who control a majority of the state capitols in the United States face a far greater philosophical dilemma — what to do with all the money when an improving economy suddenly creates a surplus in revenues? Tweet This Post

2016 looms: Paul, Jindal visit early voting states

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (AP) — Republican Sen. Rand Paul opened his presidential exploration tour Friday with a splashy set of speaking engagements in Iowa designed to broaden his tea party brand into something more mainstream and, perhaps, viable. Tweet This Post

Senate passes bill letting states tax online sales

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate sided with traditional retailers and financially strapped state and local governments Monday by passing a bill that would widely subject online shopping — for many a largely tax-free frontier — to state sales taxes. Tweet This Post