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PHOENIX (AP) — The top elections official in one of the nation’s most pivotal swing counties is suing the Maricopa County governing board over allegations that it’s attempting to gain more control over how elections are administered.County Recorder Justin Heap filed a lawsuit Thursday in state court with the backing of America First Legal, a conservative public interest group founded by Stephen Miller, who is now the White House deputy chief of staff.Heap, a former GOP state lawmaker who has questioned election administration in Arizona’s most populous county, has been at odds with the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors for…

Oracle CEO Safra Catz speaks at the FII PRIORITY Summit in Miami Beach, Florida, on Feb. 20, 2025.Joe Raedle | Getty ImagesOracle shares enjoyed their best week since 2001 as Wall Street cheered a strong earnings report and bullish comments on the company’s prospects in cloud computing.The stock jumped about 24% for the week, with almost all the gains coming in the two trading days after the company’s quarterly earnings release. The last time Oracle had a better week was in April 2001, in the middle of the dot-com crash, when so-called dead-cat bounces were common. During the prior quarter,…

(The Center Square) – As their budget deadline at the end of the month looms, the Pennsylvania House considered several bills this week.(The Center Square) – As their budget deadline at the end of the month looms, the Pennsylvania House considered several bills this week.Here’s a round-up of the legislation that made its way to the Senate.Labor and DevelopmentThe long-intractable issue of minimum wage saw progress, though advocates aren’t optimistic about its fate in the Republican-controlled Senate.A bill passed unanimously that would try to combat appraisal bias in real estate by allowing trainees to work with a variety of mentors…

(The Center Square) – Louisiana lawmakers concluded a consequential legislative session this week, sending dozens of bills to Gov. Jeff Landry’s desk and advancing a range of proposals that aim to reshape the state’s economic development strategy, health policies, workforce training system and insurance regulations. While some hot-button bills stalled or were vetoed, supporters across the political spectrum are declaring the 2025 session a milestone for structural reform.INSURANCE OVERHAULIn one of the most fiercely debated areas, the Legislature passed a slate of insurance-related bills, aimed largely at curbing lawsuits and reducing auto insurance premiums — a perennial political priority in Louisiana.…

This photo illustration created Jan. 7, 2025, shows an image of Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of Meta, and an image of the Meta logo.Drew Angerer | Afp | Getty ImagesAI generated images of women kissing while mud wrestling and President Donald Trump eating poop are some of the conversations users are unknowingly sharing publicly through Meta’s newly launched AI app.  The company rolled out the Meta AI app in April, putting it in direct competition with OpenAI’s ChatGPT. But the tool has recently garnered some negative publicity and sparked privacy concerns over some of the wacky — and personal — prompts being…

A One Medical clinic location is pictured in Emeryville, California on February 16, 2024. Loren Elliott | The Washington Post | Getty ImagesFor the better part of a decade, Amazon has been trying to carve its way into the U.S. health-care market, through billions of dollars worth of acquisitions, big-name hires and high-profile partnerships. It’s been a slog at times, and the company’s long-term strategy hasn’t always been clear.Following a series of executive departures, Amazon is now restructuring its health business, telling CNBC that Amazon Health Services will be divided into six new units, with a goal of creating a…

WASHINGTON (AP) — A program to compensate people exposed to radiation from past nuclear weapons testing and manufacturing could be restarted and expanded under a provision added by U.S. senators to the major tax and budget policy bill.The language added Thursday to the Senate version of the massive tax bill would overhaul the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act, which was originally enacted in 1990 and expired about a year ago. The law compensated people in about a dozen western states who developed serious illnesses from nuclear testing and manufacturing stemming from World War II-era efforts to develop the atomic bomb. The…

(The Center Square) – Pennsylvania’s utility companies say they’re prepared for a summer of high electricity demand and weather-related threats, according to a new report. The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission, or PUC, on Wednesday, released the 2025 Summer Readiness Overviews submitted by the Commonwealth’s major electric distribution companies and PJM, the regional electric grid operator. PJM manages power flow for 13 states in the mid-Atlantic and Midwest and the nation’s capital city.The reports show, said PUC’s press release, that utilities and PJM have made extensive preparations to meet expected summer electricity demands, including system upgrades, emergency response planning, and coordination with regional partners.“These…

Archer Aviation co-founders Brett Adcock (L) and Adam Goldstein (R) unveil the Archer Maker on June 10, 2021 in Hawthorne, California.Patrick T. Fallon | AFP | Getty ImagesArcher Aviation’s stock dropped as much as 15% on Friday after the air taxi maker said it sold $850 million worth of shares.The electric vertical takeoff and landing vehicle, or eVTOL, company said Thursday it plans to use the financing to support new infrastructure and the rollout of an artificial intelligence-based aviation software platform. The money will also support its Launch Edition program, including an official partnership to provide air taxi services during…

(The Center Square) − In the legislative session’s final hours, Louisiana lawmakers called on Congress to halt sweeping federal Medicaid cuts and instead work with states to reform the program in a measured and collaborative way.The resolution comes in response to the U.S. House’s passage of what President Donald Trump calls the “Big Beautiful Bill” and the intent to cut Medicaid spending by billions of dollars.”Medicaid is a lifeline for more than 1.6 million people in Louisiana,” said Rep. Stephanie Berault, R-Slidell, in floor remarks. “Nearly seventy percent of our nursing home residents depend on it for long-term care, and…