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Education Department gives 3 more states waivers - Mon, 20 May 2013
WASHINGTON (AP) - Education Secretary Arne Duncan announced on Monday that three more states would join the ranks of those given permission to ignore parts of the federal No Child Left Behind law in favor of their own school improvement plans.
Threat of tornadoes in parts of 10 states - Mon, 20 May 2013
OKLAHOMA CITY (Reuters) - The central United States braced for another round of violent weather on Monday after tornadoes struck the region over the weekend, killing two Oklahoma men and injuring at least 39 people. Severe storms were expected to pummel as many as 10 states on Monday, the National Weather Service said. It predicted a 10 percent chance of tornadoes in parts of Texas, Oklahoma ...
Medicaid opposition underscores states' healthcare disparities - Mon, 20 May 2013
In states where Republican leaders are rejecting expansion of the government health plan for the poor, residents already have lower rates of coverage. WASHINGTON - Republican opposition in many statehouses to expanding Medicaid next year under President Obama's healthcare law - opposition that could leave millions of the nation's poorest residents without insurance coverage - will likely widen ...
Half of all states spent zilch on police upgrade - Mon, 20 May 2013
States perennially cry for fund to modernize their police forces, but most of them fail to utilize it when they get Central assistance.        
Xcel Energy Subsidiary Northern States Power Co.-Minnesota Announces Debt Financing - Mon, 20 May 2013
Xcel Energy Inc. subsidiary Northern States Power Co.-Minnesota today announced that it closed an offering of $400.0 million of 2.60% first mortgage bonds due May 15, 2023.