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Kentucky editorial roundup
Recent editorials from Kentucky newspapers: May 12 The Independent, Ashland, Ky., on tourism has greater impact on economy than most think: It's certainly good news that a new report by Kentucky's Tourism, Arts and Heritage Cabinet has found the economic impact of tourism grew by 5.2 percent in eastern Kentucky ...
News briefs from around Kentucky at 1:58 a.m. EDT
Political leaders join Urban Outfitters initiative FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Political leaders in Kentucky are calling on retailer Urban Outfitters to stop selling flasks, shot glasses and pint glasses that look like prescription pill bottles. U.S. Rep. Hal Rogers, the Kentucky Republican who chairs the powerful House Appropriations Committee, complained ...
Feds reach deal with online cigarette company
Federal prosecutors have reached a $3.1 million settlement with the owners of an online cigarette dealership over taxes owed on the smokes, just days after one of the owners pleaded guilty to taking part in a scheme to avoid paying the tariffs. The agreement released Wednesday requires 48-year-old Israel Chavez ...
Highlights from around the Capitol
The Texas Senate on Monday unanimously approved its version of a major high school curriculum overhaul, reducing the number of standardized tests students must pass to graduate from a nation-leading 15 to five while allowing some to earn diplomas without taking upper-level math courses such as Algebra II. The proposal ...
Museum exhibits open at former Va. school site
The old schoolhouse glistens like new again, although truth told it's surely equipped better now than it ever was in its days as Prince Edward County's high school for black students during segregation. Teachers and students back then never could have imagined the electronics, videos and bright lights that now ...
Ball St. trustees approve campus-wide smoking ban
Ball State University's board of trustees has voted to ban smoking on campus starting Aug. 1. University spokeswoman Joan Todd told The Star Press (http://tspne.ws/16ArEIO ) that as a concession, the new policy allows people to smoke in their cars with the windows rolled up. But it eliminates designated outdoor ...
AP top news in Iowa at 3:58 p.m. CDT
Iowa-based Dwolla raises more than $16 million DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — An Iowa tech company says it has raised more than $16 million and plans to open an office in San Francisco. Dwolla said in its announcement Tuesday that it will double its workforce at its Des Moines headquarters ...
Another Ohio hospital won't hire smokers
A third major hospital system in northeast Ohio has decided not to hire smokers. The new policy begins June 1 at MetroHealth System. It mirrors a national trend to encourage healthier lifestyles, increase worker productivity and lower health-care costs. The (Cleveland) Plain Dealer (http://bit.ly/YjdVU6 ) reports that the hospital system's ...
Marlboro maker Altria to jump into e-cigarettes
The Marlboro Man may soon be hitching his wagon to a new kind of cigarette. Altria Group Inc., owner of the nation's biggest cigarette maker, Philip Morris USA, announced Thursday that its NuMark subsidiary plans to introduce an electronic cigarette during the second half of the year, making it the ...
Under criticism, GOP puts off its health care bill
An effort by House Republicans to highlight problems with President Barack Obama's health care law by bailing out a program for people with pre-existing medical conditions appeared to backfire Wednesday. GOP leaders postponed a scheduled vote after the measure met strong opposition from two directions: from conservative groups resistant to ...
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