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Editorial Roundup: Illinois
Champaign News-Gazette. September 24, 2023. Editorial: Federal/state aid program turned into vast fraud program It was like stealing candy from a baby. Investigators are starting to put flesh on the bones of the massive criminality and incompetence...
With a government shutdown just days away, Congress is moving into crisis mode
WASHINGTON (AP) — With a government shutdown five days away, Congress is moving into crisis mode as Speaker Kevin McCarthy faces an insurgency from hard-right Republicans eager to slash spending even if it means curtailing federal services for millions of Americans. There's no...
Biden administration announces $1.4 billion to improve rail safety and boost capacity in 35 states
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration announced Monday that it has awarded more than $1.4 billion to projects that improve railway safety and boost capacity, with roughly $1 billion of the money coming from the 2021 infrastructure law. “These projects will make American rail...
Bermuda premier says 'sophisticated and deliberate' cyberattack hobbles government services
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — A major cyberattack has hobbled government operations in Bermuda, with officials struggling to restore service. Premier David Burt said Monday that the government is trying to identify what happened and how, adding that he could not provide details...
North Carolina to launch Medicaid expansion on Dec. 1
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Medicaid expansion will launch Dec. 1 in North Carolina, Gov. Roy Cooper announced on Monday after achieving what he's sought for nearly seven years on the job and what's possibly his biggest policy win. Government health insurance should be available to...
Watchdog files open meetings lawsuit against secret panel studying Wisconsin justice's impeachment
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A liberal watchdog group on Monday sued a secret panel investigating the criteria for impeaching a liberal Wisconsin Supreme Court justice, asking a judge to order the panel to stop meeting behind closed doors. The panel is a government body and therefore...
Editorial Roundup: United States
Excerpts from recent editorials in the United States and abroad: Sept. 23 The Washington Post on the U.S. feeding children in 2023 The children’s names rarely make the news. They are the millions of kids in Somalia, Libya, Mali, Haiti, Afghanistan,...
Latest talks between Ethiopia, Sudan and Egypt over mega dam on the Nile end without breakthrough
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) — The latest talks over the mega dam that Ethiopia is building on the Nile River’s main tributary have broken up without an agreement. The two-day talks between Ethiopia, Sudan and Egypt on the disputed Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam ended on Sunday...
After climate summit, California Gov. Gavin Newsom faces key decisions to reduce emissions back home
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom made big waves in the climate world recently by announcing a lawsuit alleging major oil and gas companies deceived the public about the risks fossil fuels posed for global warming and saying he would sign the nation's most sweeping emissions...
With House Republicans in turmoil, colleagues implore GOP holdouts not to shut down government
WASHINGTON (AP) — Working furiously to take control of a House in disarray, allies of Speaker Kevin McCarthy implored their Republican colleagues Saturday to drop their hardline tactics and work together to approve a conservative spending plan to prevent a federal shutdown. In...
