LONG-RANGE SHUTDOWN OF VT. NUKE PLANT CREATES STIR
By The Associated Press Entergy Wholesale Commodities president Bill Mohl speaks at a news conference, Tuesday, Aug. 27, 2013, in Brattleboro, Vt., to announce the closing of the Vermont Yankee…
State governments
DEMOCRATS SPAR OVER DELAYING CALIF. PRISON ORDER
By DON THOMPSON State Senate President Pro Tem Darrell Steinberg, D-Sacramento, foreground, disusses the cost of Senate Democrats’ proposal to reduce prison crowding compared to one proposed by the Governor,…
MEXICO’S VIGILANTES ATTACK LOCAL POLICE, TAKE ARMS
By MARK STEVENSON Vigilantes attack a local police officer during clashes between local police and self defense groups in the town of Tixtla, Mexico, Monday, Aug. 26, 2013. The vigilantes…
CALIFORNIA GOVERNOR PROPOSES $315M PRISON FIX
By DON THOMPSON Gov. Jerry Brown, center, discusses a proposal to reduce California’s prison population, at a Capitol news conference in Sacramento, Calif., Tuesday, Aug. 27, 2013. In response to…
FIRST WOMAN MEMBER OF THE NYSE SIEBERT DIES AT 84
By DAVID PITT and MARLEY SEAMAN File- This May 9, 1995 file photo shows Muriel Siebert standing on the trading floor of her discount brokerage and underwriting firm in New…
PRIVATE LOBBYISTS GET PUBLIC PENSIONS IN 20 STATES
By MICHAEL GORMLEY FILE – In this May 9, 2013 file photo, Stephen Acquario, executive director of the New York State Association of Counties, attends a news conference in the…
MAINE GOV. LEPAGE’S TOUGH TALK COULD HURT 2014 BID
By ALANNA DURKIN File-This June 26, 2013 file photo shows Gov. Paul LePage speaking to reporters shortly after the Maine House and Senate both voted to override his veto of…
STATE OFFICIALS CLEARED IN BENGHAZI SECURITY GAPS
FILE – In this Oct. 10, 2012, file photo Charlene Lamb testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, before the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee hearing to investigate the Sept.…