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- Palin links her resignation to ‘higher calling’
- July 5, 2009
- Outgoing Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin on Saturday laid the groundwork to take on a larger, national role after leaving state government, citing a “higher calling” with the aim of uniting the country along conservative lines.
- Obama to advise Putin to move past Cold War
- July 3, 2009
- Days from his first Moscow summit, President Barack Obama declared Thursday that former Russian President Vladimir Putin “still has a lot of sway” in his nation and needs an in-person reminder the Cold War is over.
- Audit: State could save money on overtime
- July 3, 2009
- Seems like a no-brainer — state agencies paying a lot of overtime, might save money by hiring more people.
- Senate bill fines people refusing health coverage
- July 3, 2009
- Americans who refuse to buy affordable medical coverage could be hit with fines of more than $1,000 under a health care overhaul bill unveiled Thursday by key Senate Democrats looking to fulfill President Barack Obama’s top domestic priority.
- Obama urges quick action on health care reform
- July 2, 2009
- With lawmakers on Capitol Hill struggling to reconcile clashing views on overhauling the nation’s health care system, President Obama made a new appeal to the public Wednesday not to let Congress put off action on his top legislative priority.
- EPA: State must conduct review, hold hearings on latest coal-plant proposal
- 04:40 p.m., July 1, 2009 Updated 03:40 p.m.
- The EPA has told state officials to conduct a comprehensive review of the new proposal to build a coal-burning power plant in southwest Kansas, and allow public input on the project.
- Kansas delays aid payments to schools
- July 1, 2009
- Budget problems have forced Kansas to delay $73 million in aid payments due to public school districts at the end of June.
- School officials dread state budget decisions as new fiscal year starts
- June 30, 2009
- Public school officials are dreading the start of the state’s fiscal year like some students worry about the first day of school.
- Kansas revenue shortfall hits $126 million
- June 30, 2009
- Kansas is ending the 2009 fiscal year with its tax collections $126 million below estimates.
- Minnesota court rules in Al Franken’s favor, making Democrats filibuster proof
- 01:35 p.m., June 30, 2009 Updated 01:00 a.m.
- For a breathtakingly close contest that consumed nearly eight months with vote counts, recounts and courtrooms, the race for Minnesota’s second Senate seat ended in a flash. Minnesota’s Supreme Court swept aside Norm Coleman’s appeal at the stroke of 1 p.m. Tuesday, ruling Democrat Al Franken should be certified the winner.
- Gov. Parkinson expects there will be more budget cuts on the horizon
- June 29, 2009
- More state budget cuts are coming. That was the word Monday from Gov. Mark Parkinson, who said the current shortfall has grown to $135 million as the fiscal year ends Tuesday.
- Gov. Parkinson says he’ll make budget cuts to address shortfall, but not across the board
- June 29, 2009
- Gov. Mark Parkinson said Monday he would make state budget cuts to address what has grown into a $135 million shortfall.
- Gov. considered resigning, but won’t
- Ex-reporter admits role in relationship
- June 29, 2009
- South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford gave thought to quitting, retreating from public scrutiny to rebuild his life as the scandal of his extramarital affair with an Argentinian woman came out, he told The Associated Press Sunday.
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