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Arkansas governor seeks exemption on travel and security records, backs off other changes 09/12/2023 10:58pm • LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders and Republicans in the Legislature on Tuesday backed off a widespread plan to restrict the public's access to records about Sanders' administration, but they said they will still seek limits on what can be released about the GOP governo Slave descendants vow to fight on after Georgia county approves larger homes for island enclave 09/12/2023 10:00pm • DARIEN, Ga. (AP) — Descendants of enslaved people living on a Georgia island vowed to keep fighting Tuesday after county commissioners voted to double the maximum size of homes allowed in their tiny enclave, which residents fear will accelerate the decline of one of the South's few surviving Gulla Oklahoma City mayor unveils plan for $900M arena to keep NBA's Thunder through 2050 09/12/2023 08:52pm • OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Oklahoma City Mayor David Holt unveiled a proposal Tuesday for a new $900 million downtown arena that would keep the NBA’s Thunder in the city through at least 2050 if approved by voters. The plan released released by city officials calls for the continuation of a 1% sales t California's Assembly votes for ballot measure that would change how mental health care is funded 09/12/2023 08:07pm • SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California lawmakers voted Tuesday to put a proposal before voters next March that would overhaul how counties pay for mental and behavioral health programs in an effort to address the state's worsening homelessness crisis. The bill authored by Democratic state Sen. Susa Reasons to Take Social Security Late at Age 70 09/12/2023 08:00pm • Patience is a virtue, and many financial advisors suggest having some when it comes to collecting your Social Security benefits. They often recommend waiting to take Social Security until age 70. There are some very good reasons to consider taking Social Security as late as possible, and certainly l 8 Top-Rated Income Funds 09/12/2023 08:00pm • Generating passive income can help investors cover everyday expenses and achieve their retirement goals. Accumulating assets like stocks and real estate can lead to gains, but some funds aim to reward investors with steady cash distributions. These funds have relatively high yields and can be a reli What Is a Deferred Compensation Plan? Pros, Cons and Advice 09/12/2023 08:00pm • As its name suggests, a deferred compensation plan allows you to delay receiving part of your compensation until a later date. These retirement plans are offered by certain employers to a select group of workers. "Deferred compensation plans are typically designed for high earners like executives in Biden plan would overhaul 151-year-old mining law, make companies pay royalties for copper and gold 09/12/2023 06:04pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration is recommending changes to a 151-year-old law that governs mining for copper, gold and other hardrock minerals on U.S.-owned lands, including making companies for the first time pay royalties on what they extract. A plan led by the Interior Department als Demolition work begins on Olde Towne Inn in Manassas 09/12/2023 05:45pm • This article was written by WTOP’s news partner InsideNoVa.com and republished with permission. Sign up for InsideNoVa.com’s free email subscription today. With the site’s ultimate fate still up in the air, crews in Manassas have begun the teardown of the Olde Towne Inn. Last week, t Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp is suspending state gas and diesel taxes again 09/12/2023 05:31pm • ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia's governor is again suspending state taxes on gasoline and diesel fuel, declaring a legal emergency over higher prices. Gov. Brian Kemp signed the executive order Tuesday morning. The suspension of the taxes, at 31.2 cents per gallon of gasoline and 35 cents per gallon of di Vaccine skeptics dominate South Carolina pandemic preparation meeting as COVID-19 cases rise 09/12/2023 05:05pm • COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A meeting Tuesday of South Carolina lawmakers considering how to best counter future pandemics was dominated by vaccine skeptics pushing concerns about COVID-19 immunizations that are unaccepted by the greater medical community. Members of the all-Republican panel seeking mor Child poverty in the US jumped and income declined in 2022 as coronavirus pandemic benefits ended 09/12/2023 04:01pm • Child poverty in the United States more than doubled and median household income declined last year when coronavirus pandemic-era government benefits expired and inflation kept rising, according to figures released Tuesday by the U.S. Census Bureau. At the same time, the official poverty rate for Bl Missouri's pro sports teams push to get legal sports gambling on 2024 ballot 09/12/2023 03:40pm • JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — A coalition of Missouri's professional sports teams is backing a new effort to legalize sports betting that could put the issue to voters on the 2024 ballot. After missing out on millions of dollars in betting revenues over the past several years, the sports teams decide Nobel winner Maria Ressa acquitted of tax evasion though she faces 2 more legal cases 09/12/2023 03:15am • MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Nobel Peace Prize winner Maria Ressa was acquitted of a final tax evasion charge Tuesday though she still faces two remaining legal cases she believes the former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte used to muzzle her critical reporting. Ressa and her online news organiz Israel's contentious legal overhaul comes to a head as judges hear cases on their own fate 09/12/2023 03:02am • JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's judicial overhaul plan has plunged the country into nine months of unrest and exposed bitter divisions within Israeli society. On Tuesday, the country’s gaze shifted from the streets to the courtroom, where Supreme Court judges began t