DEMOCRATS BREAKING GOP’S LONG LOCK ON CUBAN VOTE
By MICHAEL J. MISHAK FILE – In this Oct. 23, 2103 file photo, Rep. Joe Garcia, D-Fla. speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington. For more than…
State governments
OUTSIDE MONEY CAN BE KEY FACTOR IN 2014 ELECTIONS
By PHILIP ELLIOTT Virginia Gov-elect, Terry McAuliffe, gestures during a news conference in Richmond, Va., on Dec. 18, 2013. McAuliffe’s successful campaign for governor in Virginia might provide a playbook…
BOEING MACHINISTS VOTING ON CONTRACT TIED TO 777X
By MIKE BAKER Machinists union members and supporters cheer at a rally asking members to vote against a proposed contract Thursday, Jan. 2, 2014, in Seattle. National leaders at the…
CALIFORNIA GRANTS LAW LICENSE TO IMMIGRANT
By JASON DEAREN In this photo taken on June 29, 2012, Sergio Garcia poses for a photo an almond orchard in Durham, Calif., similar to one he used to work…
LEGAL RECREATIONAL POT INDUSTRY OPENS IN COLORADO
By KRISTEN WYATT Partygoers smoke marijuana, left, and cigarettes during a Prohibition-era themed New Year’s Eve party celebrating the start of retail pot sales, at a bar in Denver, late…
UTAH ASKS SUPREME COURT TO BLOCK SAME-SEX UNIONS
FILE – In this Dec. 20, 2013, file photo, same-sex couples Natalie Dicou, left, and Nichole Christensen, middle left, and James Goodman, middle right, and Jeffrey Gomez, right, wait in…
SAFETY QUESTIONS AFTER ND OIL TRAIN DERAILMENT
By DAVE KOLPACK and JAMES MacPHERSON A fireball goes up at the site of an oil train derailment Monday, Dec 30, 2013, in Casselton, N.D. The train carrying crude oil…
WORKER AB– USE BY DIPLOMATS A PROBLEM, ADVOCATES SAY
By COLLEEN LONG FILE – In this Dec. 20, 2013 file photo, Nahar Alam, second from right, a former domestic worker from Bangladesh, gestures towards the Indian Consulate in New…