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Editorial Roundup: Indiana

Mar. 19, 2024 07:11 AM EDT

Indianapolis Business Journal. March 14, 2024. Editorial: Gubernatorial debates, forums give insight into Indiana issues It was just a few weeks ago that we used this space to call on the candidates for governor to focus more on the issues impacting state government...

Ohio governor declares emergency after severe storms that killed 3

Mar. 17, 2024 14:39 PM EDT

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio’s governor has declared a state of emergency in 11 counties across central Ohio struck by severe weather last week. Gov. Mike DeWine also activated the Ohio National Guard to help officials in one county, Logan County, where three deaths were confirmed,...

Long recovery ahead for some in path of deadly tornadoes in central US

Mar. 17, 2024 00:56 AM EDT

LAKEVIEW, Ohio (AP) — Residents in a swath of the central U.S. hit by deadly tornadoes were cleaning up, assessing damage and helping neighbors on Saturday. But it will be a long recovery from the storms that ripped through parts of Ohio, Kentucky, Indiana and Arkansas. Thursday...

It's not just 'hang loose.' Lawmakers look to make the friendly 'shaka' Hawaii's official gesture

Mar. 14, 2024 01:24 AM EDT

KANEOHE, Hawaii (AP) — A pinky and thumb extended with the remaining fingers curled down: That’s the “shaka” in Hawaii. The gesture is sometimes known outside the islands as the “hang loose” sign associated with surf culture, but it was a fixture of daily life in the...

Maui officials aim to accelerate processing of permits to help Lahaina rebuild

Mar. 08, 2024 20:12 PM EST

HONOLULU (AP) — Local officials in Hawaii next month plan to open an office that will speed up Maui County's notoriously slow processing of building permits to help the town of Lahaina to recover from last year's deadly wildfire. Keanu Lau Hee, the county’s deputy managing...

Editorial Roundup: South Carolina

Mar. 07, 2024 13:16 PM EST

Post and Courier. March 5, 2024. Editorial: McMaster needs equal role with SC Legislature in picking judges We keep being told that the Legislature isn’t going to make any major changes to the way judges are selected in South Carolina — as if that somehow makes...

Bellagio resumes Vegas Strip fountain show after rare loon from the north rescued and relocated

Mar. 06, 2024 18:56 PM EST

LAS VEGAS (AP) — A visit from a rare, fine-feathered tourist on the Las Vegas Strip interrupted a hotel-casino's prominent water show before wildlife biologists captured the yellow-billed loon and relocated it Wednesday, unharmed, to an unspecified remote location where they expect it to resume...

Amid Louisiana's crawfish shortage, governor issues disaster declaration

Mar. 06, 2024 15:50 PM EST

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Amid a crawfish shortage in Louisiana, the nation’s top producer of the crustaceans that are a staple in Gulf Coast seafood boils, Gov. Jeff Landry issued a disaster declaration for the impacted industry Wednesday. Last year’s drought, extreme heat,...

Iconic Old West tumbleweeds roll in and blanket parts of suburban Salt Lake City

Mar. 05, 2024 14:59 PM EST

The gnarled icon of the Old West — ominously featured in movies as gunslingers square off on dusty streets and townsfolk shake behind curtained windows — rolled in over the weekend and kept rolling until blanketing some homes and streets in suburban Salt Lake City. Crews on...

New Jersey waters down proposed referendum on new fossil fuel power plant ban

Mar. 04, 2024 14:23 PM EST

TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey lawmakers wanted to ask voters whether to ban new fossil fuel-fired power plants. And then they added a loophole big enough to drive a fleet of oil trucks through. A state Senate committee on Monday advanced a bill that would...