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Connecticut lawmakers seek compromise on switch to all-electric cars, after ambitious plan scrapped
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — A compromise plan to eventually end the sale of gasoline-powered vehicles in Connecticut could be worked out as early as next year's legislative session, state lawmakers said Tuesday. The move comes a day after Democratic Gov. Ned Lamont withdrew proposed...
Thousands of California scientists strike over stalled contract talks
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Thousands of scientists who work for California began a rolling three-day strike Wednesday — the first walkout by a state civil service union. Members of the California Association of Professional Scientists marched under cloudy skies in Sacramento to...
NY is developing education program on harms of medically unnecessary surgery on intersex children
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York is requiring state health officials to develop an outreach program to educate parents and doctors about the harmful impacts of medically unnecessary treatments performed on young children born intersex. The measure, which was signed into law on...
California unveils Native American monument at Capitol, replacing missionary statue toppled in 2020
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — An eight-foot-tall bronze statue of a late Native American leader known for preserving cultural dances now stands surrounded by trees in a historic park outside of California's state Capitol building, replacing a statue of a Spanish missionary that protesters toppled it...
Today in History: November 3, Bill Clinton becomes 42nd president with defeat of George H.W. Bush
Today in History Today is Friday, Nov. 3, the 307th day of 2023. There are 58 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On Nov. 3, 1992, Democrat Bill Clinton was elected the 42nd president of the United States, defeating President George...
The Supreme Court seems likely to rule against a trademark in the 'Trump too small' case
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court signaled Wednesday that it would rule against a man who wants to trademark the suggestive phrase “Trump too small.” The dispute is over the government's decision to deny a trademark to Steve Elster, a California man seeking exclusive use of...
New York taxpayers will cover costs of governor's trip to wartime Israel
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York Gov. Kathy Hochul's office on Thursday announced taxpayers will cover the costs of her recent visit to wartime Israel, reversing course after a nonprofit was supposed to pick up the tab but has yet to receive clearance from a state ethics panel. The...
Reporter wins support after Nebraska governor dismissed story because the journalist is Chinese
Advocates and Nebraska lawmakers are defending a reporter after Gov. Jim Pillen said her story about environmental concerns at his farms wasn't worth discussing because the reporter was from “communist China.” The Asian American Journalists Association, the chair of the...
PG&E's plan to bury power lines and prevent wildfires faces opposition because of high rates
VACAVILLE, Calif. (AP) — Pacific Gas & Electric — one of the nation's largest utilities whose equipment has sparked some of California's deadliest wildfires — wants to bury power lines in some of its most at-risk areas to prevent destructive blazes like the 2018 Paradise fire that killed...
As Mexico expands abortion access, activists support reproductive rights at the U.S. border
TIJUANA, Mexico (AP) — It’s Sunday night and Crystal P. Lira is not answering her messages. Inside the headquarters of Colectiva Bloodys y Projects, an organization that has supported reproductive rights near the U.S.-Mexico border since 2016, her only concern is for the woman she has provided...
