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Kansas distillery pleads guilty to Clean Air Act violation
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A distillery could be fined up to $1 million for a chlorine gas cloud that lingered over a city in northeastern Kansas in 2016. Federal prosecutors say MGP Ingredients pleaded guilty Monday to negligently violating the federal Clean Air Act, a misdemeanor. In October 2016, a chlorine...
Wyoming governor’s budget would avoid cuts but use reserves
CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — A two-year state budget proposed Monday by Wyoming Gov. Mark Gordon would avoid further agency spending cuts for now but dip into a reserve fund to make ends meet amid declining revenue. The $3.1 billion budget for 2021-2022 also would slash construction funding from amounts sought by...
Pennsylvania families demand investigation into rare cancers
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — The families of young people diagnosed with a rare childhood cancer confronted Democratic Gov. Tom Wolf on Monday over what they called his administration’s insufficient response to a health crisis they blame on pollution from the shale gas industry. Dozens of children and...
Governor’s resumes publication of her meetings, travel
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham resumed publication Monday of a running list of her appointments and work travel after a seven-week lapse, with her agendas showing recent meetings with variety of energy companies amid an overhaul of methane regulations and new mandates for cleaner sources...
US indexes inch up as stocks churn, markets await trade deal
NEW YORK (AP) — The U.S. stock market inched higher Monday, the latest nudge in its record-setting, six-week run, as markets wait for the next development in trade talks between the United States and China. All three major indexes edged above the all-time highs they set on Friday, though the seemingly...
Coty and Medicines jump while HP and ConocoPhillips stumble
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that moved substantially or traded heavily on Monday: HP Inc., down 17 cents to $20.01 The computer and printer maker rejected a roughly $33.5 billion takeover offer from Xerox. The Medicines Co., up $6.67 to $58.65 The pharmaceutical company reported encouraging results from a key...
Remains of WWII soldier to be returned to family in Utah
LOGAN, Utah (AP) — The remains of a solider reported missing in action during World War II will soon be returned to his family in Utah, thanks to DNA technology. Helen Lower Simmons of Logan expects to receive the remains of her older brother this week, The Deseret News reported. Sgt. Max Wendell Lower was...
Markets Right Now: Stocks end wobbly day slightly higher
NEW YORK (AP) — The latest on developments in financial markets (all times local): 4 p.m. Stocks ended a wobbly day with tiny gains on Wall Street, enough to nudge major indexes to more record highs. The market started lower Monday as traders waited for clues about where trade talks between the U.S. and...
Land affected by Keystone pipeline leak bigger than thought
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A crude oil spill from the Keystone pipeline in eastern North Dakota has turned out to have affected almost 10 times the amount of land as first reported, a state regulator said Monday. North Dakota environmental scientist Bill Suess said the leak reported on Oct. 29 is now estimated...
Alaska tax change group sues over ballot initiative wording
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — A group seeking changes to Alaska’s oil tax credit system filed a lawsuit against state officials over language describing its initiative. Vote Yes for Alaska’s Fair Share filed a complaint in Anchorage Superior Court Nov. 14 against Republican Lt. Gov. Kevin Meyer...
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