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Film tax credit bill amended to pilot program
A bill providing tax incentives to lure major film producers to Nevada has been amended to appease critics and better its chances of passage. Democratic Sen. Aaron Ford of Las Vegas is the primary sponsor of SB165, a bill that drew the support of actor Nicolas Cage who came to ...
IN OKLAHOMA, THE FIRST OF 24 FAREWELLS
c.2013 New York Times News Service OKLAHOMA CITY — Three days after one of the most destructive tornadoes to strike Oklahoma in decades, people here filed into a mortuary chapel Thursday morning amid heavy rain and flashes of lightning for the first of two dozen funerals. As soaked mourners stepped ...
Former Miss America latest to look at US Senate
Former Miss America Heather French Henry is the latest Democrat to consider challenging U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell in his re-election bid next year. French Henry said Wednesday that Democratic leaders "are reaching out to me to talk and discuss" the race. "I've agreed to listen," she said. "But ...
Texas House remembers Sherman Hemsley
The Texas Legislature has honored actor Sherman Hemsley, the man best known for playing the role of George Jefferson on The Jeffersons. El Paso Rep. Joe Pickett offered a memorial resolution on Wednesday for a man he called a friend and a constituent. Hemsley spent the final years of his ...
Okla. lawmakers to take up tornado recovery bill
Oklahoma lawmakers are preparing to take up legislation to appropriate $45 million in emergency funds to help pay for recovery efforts following deadly tornadoes in central Oklahoma. Officials in the Oklahoma Senate say the chamber could take up a measure on Wednesday that would dip into the state's Rainy Day ...
Pa. primary results yield winners and losers
Harrisburg Mayor Linda Thompson lost the Democratic nomination for a second term Tuesday as challenger Eric Papenfuse emerged as the winner of a fiercely competitive primary contest. In other mayoral nomination contests, Democrats tapped veteran city Councilman William Peduto as their standard-bearer in Pittsburgh, city Tax Collector Bill Courtright as ...
Primary hopefuls put in final day of campaigning
Candidates for public offices, including a seat on a state appellate court and mayoralties in several cities, made their final pitches for support Monday — the last full day before the Pennsylvania primary. The most closely watched races include contested mayoral nominations in Pittsburgh, Scranton, Harrisburg and York; the statewide ...
Large funnel cloud touches down near Oklahoma City
A large tornado is bearing down near Oklahoma City, part of a series of severe storms expected across portions of the Midwest. Television footage shows a funnel cloud touching down southwest of the city on Monday, and radar indicates it is moving toward the state's capital city. The Oklahoma House ...
Okla. House suspends work as tornado sirens blare
The Oklahoma House has temporarily suspended its daily session and members were urged to head to the basement of the Capitol after tornado sirens sounded outside the building. Faxon Republican Rep. Don Armes was presiding over the House Monday afternoon when he said troopers alerted him to worsening weather conditions ...
Recent editorials published in Iowa newspapers
Telegraph Herald. May 17, 2013. Top outrage? Take your pick It's been quite a week for President Obama and his administration. In the span of just a few days, the White House has had to address these outrageous (and, in at least one case, criminal) acts: — The Internal Revenue ...
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