States turn to cash reserves as coronavirus strains budgets

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo (AP) — States across the U.S. are allocating hundreds of millions of dollars to respond to the coronavirus, even as the U.S. government prepares to send billions more their way.

States turn to cash reserves as coronavirus strains budgets

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo (AP) — States across the U.S. are allocating hundreds of millions of dollars to respond to the coronavirus, even as the U.S. government prepares to send billions more their way.

Economic remedies abound in crisis, but can they deliver?

WASHINGTON (AP) — The government has a palette of options it can use to shore up an economy imperiled by anxiety over the

Economic remedies abound in crisis, but can they deliver?

WASHINGTON (AP) — The government has a palette of options it can use to shore up an economy imperiled by anxiety over the

Wolf pushed to let garden centers open as planting begins

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — With outdoor planting season here for much of Pennsylvania, Republican state lawmakers are beginning to press legislation to force Gov. Tom Wolf's administration to allow garden centers to open even while the state is shut down to contain the spread of the coronavirus.

Soundtrack City: How Nashville is awash in film, game scores

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Nashville is already known as Music City, but a new wave of music being recorded there for video games, TV shows and movies could earn it a new title as Soundtrack City.

Soundtrack City: How Nashville is awash in film, game scores

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Nashville is already known as Music City, but a new wave of music being recorded there for video games, TV shows and movies could earn it a new title as Soundtrack City.

Soundtrack City: How Nashville is awash in film, game scores

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Nashville is already known as Music City, but a new wave of music being recorded there for video games, TV shows and movies could earn it a new title as Soundtrack City.

California bullet train cost rises by another $1 billion

SACRAMENTO, Calif (AP) — The estimated cost to complete California’s high-speed rail line rose another $1.3 billion, to $80.3 billion, while construction is on schedule to meet a 2022 deadline to have about 20% of the track laid, according to a new business plan released Wednesday.

California bullet train cost rises by another $1 billion

SACRAMENTO, Calif (AP) — The estimated cost to complete California’s high-speed rail line rose another $1.3 billion, to $80.3 billion, while construction is on schedule to meet a 2022 deadline to have about 20% of the track laid, according to a new business plan released Wednesday.

Over 100 state lawmakers accused of misconduct in 3 years

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — State lawmakers across the U.S. have reached a troubling milestone for allegations of sexual misconduct, even as they have taken significant steps to try to prevent and investigate such behavior.

Could we see a La Niña and El Niño in the same year?

A new La Niña was declared by forecasters at the Climate Prediction Center (CPC) in October and by the Australian Bureau of Meteorology several weeks ago.

Montana economic outlook good, but wage growth is slow

Montana’s economy continued to grow in 2019 and performed better than forecasts had suggested, continuing a three-year trend for the state.

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North Idaho STEM Charter consistently a top-performing school in Idaho

North Idaho STEM Charter consistently a top-performing school in Idaho

Tucked away down a long driveway among tall pines off Meyer Road between Lancaster Road and Highway 53 in Rathdrum is North Idaho STEM Charter Academy.

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Hopkins brings new defense, culture to Washington

SEATTLE (AP) — First-year Washington men’s basketball coach Mike Hopkins hopes to install more than the trademark zone defense he learned during his long tenure as an assistant at Syracuse.

Ephrata boys blow out Lake Roosevelt, Cashmere

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