Category: STATE

50-state Report: GOP-Led States Are in Best Economic Condition

A new report ranks all 50 states from best to worst for economic conditions, showing which states have improved, and worsened, in creating an economic climate where businesses want to invest. The American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) released the state analysis, which ranks Utah as the number one state, North Carolina as second, and Arizona…


Blinken to Travel to UK, Ireland, Vietnam, Japan This Week: State Department

WASHINGTON—Secretary of State Antony Blinken plans to accompany President Joe Biden on his visit to the United Kingdom and Ireland this week before traveling to Vietnam and Japan, the State Department said on Monday. Biden will visit the UK and Ireland from Tuesday to Friday. Blinken will go on to Hanoi, where he will hold…


21 State AGs Warn 53 Banks Against Adopting the ESG Scoring Systems

A group of attorneys general (AG) representing 21 states have issued a letter to 53 of the largest asset management firms in the United States, warning that they may be in breach of their legal duties to their clients if they pursue Environmental, Social, and Governance-based (ESG) investment programs. The letter, organized by Attorneys General…


White House Seeks 18 Percent Increase to State Department’s Indo-Pacific Budget to Counter China Threat

The United States’ top diplomat calls for a greatly expanded budget for activities in the Indo-Pacific to counter communist China’s increasing aggression and fortify American ties in the region. U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said during a March 22 Senate appropriations hearing that the Biden administration is seeking an 18 percent increase to the…


Biden Admin Seeks Increase to State Department’s Indo-Pacific Budget to Counter China Threat

The United States’ top diplomat calls for a greatly expanded budget for activities in the Indo-Pacific to counter communist China’s increasing aggression and fortify American ties in the region. U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said during a March 22 Senate appropriations hearing that the Biden administration is seeking an 18 percent increase to the…


Visit Alaska

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Top 25 Roundup: No. 11 OK State Stuns No. 20 Texas

Spencer Sanders threw for 391 yards and hit Bryson Green on the game-winning, 41-yard touchdown pass as No. 11 Oklahoma State rallied to beat No. 20 Texas 41–34 on Saturday in a Big 12 Conference game in Stillwater, Okla. Oklahoma State (6–1, 3–1 Big 12) held the Longhorns to just three points after halftime in…


Million Dollar Weekend (1948)

Two people—a middle-aged stock broker and a young widow—are passengers on the same flight from California to Hawaii. For different reasons, they’ve both fled the state with secrets. Neither knows of the other’s situation, and they both turn to each other for help. Credit: Public Domain Movies – Feature Films: Cinema collection: epochcinema.com Epoch Original…


Police: Gunman Kills 3 at Iowa State Park; Shooter Also Dead

MAQUOKETA, Iowa—Three people were killed in a shooting at a state park in eastern Iowa Friday morning and the suspected gunman is also dead, police said. Police responded to reports of the shooting at the the Maquoketa Caves State Park Campground before 6:30 a.m., Mike Krapfl, special agent in charge of the Iowa Division of…


Twitter Will Label, Reduce Visibility of Tweets Linking to Russian State Media

Twitter is adding labels and reducing the visibility for tweets containing content from Russian state-affiliated media websites like RT and Sputnik, the social media company said on Monday. It said that since Russia invaded Ukraine on Thursday, it had seen more than 45,000 tweets a day from people sharing these links. Twitter said this meant…