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Roundup of Oklahoma editorials
Here are excerpts from recent editorials in Oklahoma newspapers: The Oklahoman, May 5, 2013 Medicaid proposal by two Oklahoma GOP lawmakers has some appeal, but Obamacare still a bad idea Inspired by an Arkansas initiative, two Republican lawmakers in Oklahoma want to use federal dollars intended for Medicaid expansion to ...
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 ...
Buffett name going on new Omaha cancer center
The Buffett name is going on a cancer center being built in Omaha, thanks to a relative of billionaire Warren Buffett, officials said Friday. The Nebraska Medical Center and the University of Nebraska Medical Center said the exact amount of the donation won't be disclosed, but UNMC Chancellor Harold Maurer ...
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 ...
Proposed broader smoking ban draws comments
The McComb Board of Selectmen has heard from local residents on a proposal to broaden the city's no smoking ordinance. The Enterprise-Journal reports (http://bit.ly/14T3pWx) that the board took no action after this week's hearing. Cindy Estes with the Mississippi Tobacco Free Coalition told the board that the present local ordinance ...
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 ...
Reynolds American 1Q profit jumps 88 pct
Reynolds American Inc. said Tuesday that its first-quarter net income jumped 88 percent as higher prices and lower expenses from a longstanding legal settlement offset a decline in cigarette sales. The nation's second-biggest tobacco company earned $508 million, or 92 cents per share, for the quarter ended March 31, up ...
Cigarette tax hike rejected by House tax committee
A proposal to raise Louisiana's cigarette tax was rejected by lawmakers on the House tax committee Tuesday, a vote that appeared likely to end efforts to boost the tax this legislative session. Though a cigarette tax increase enjoys widespread support in statewide polls, strong lobbying efforts against the tax hike, ...
NYC proposes raising age for cigarette purchases
After years of striving to set a national agenda for curbing smoking, New York City may set a new bar by becoming the most populous place in America to raise the minimum age for buying cigarettes to 21. A new proposal would increase the threshold from 18, a federal minimum ...
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