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Rhode Island governor wants to send infrastructure spending proposals to voters in November

Jan. 22, 2024 19:36 PM EST

BOSTON (AP) — Rhode Island Gov. Dan McKee wants voters to weigh in on four long-term infrastructure initiatives when they head to the polls in November. The Democrat unveiled the proposals totaling $345 million this week as part of his $13.7 billion state budget plan for the 2025...

A little fish at the Supreme Court could take a big bite out of regulatory power

Jan. 16, 2024 09:04 AM EST

WASHINGTON (AP) — Business and conservative interest groups that want to limit the power of federal regulators think they have a winner in the Atlantic herring and the boats that sweep the modest fish into their holds by the millions. In a Supreme Court term increasingly dominated...