(LINCOLN, Neb., AP) — Nebraska’s highest court has tossed a lawsuit challenging a proposed route for the Keystone XL oil pipeline, saying the landowners who sued didn’t have legal standing… Read more »
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House rejects bid to ease bank regulations
(WASHINGTON, AP) — The House Tuesday rejected legislation altering a key provision of the 2010 Dodd-Frank overhaul of financial services regulations that would give U.S. banks another two years —… Read more »
Missouri State Fair receives awards for its agriculture showcase
(SEDALIA, Mo.) – The Missouri State Fair was recently recognized as a premier agricultural showcase by the International Association of Fairs and Expositions, according to a news release. During the recent… Read more »
Missouri college adjunct faculty vote to form union
(ST. LOUIS, AP) — Adjunct faculty members at Washington University in St. Louis have voted to form a union. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch (http://bit.ly/1BEhS4N) reports out of the 404 eligible… Read more »
Markets plunge as oil dips below $50; Euro drops on Greece
By STEVE ROTHWELL (NEW YORK, AP) — The ongoing slump in the price of oil is starting to become a headache for the stock market. On Monday, oil plunged, dipping… Read more »
Legal weed states have lessons to share
By KRISTEN WYATT (DENVER, AP) — Don’t worry about a federal lawsuit. But do worry about tax rates. Those are among the many lessons Colorado and Washington have to share… Read more »
Bush resigns from remaining board memberships
By STEVE PEOPLES (WASHINGTON, AP) — Jeb Bush has resigned all of his board memberships — both nonprofit and business — in a move that helps clear a path toward… Read more »
AAA reports Missouri gas prices lowest in country
(JEFFERSON CITY, Mo., AP) — AAA says Missourians on average are paying the least for gas and prices in Kansas are the third lowest in the country. AAA reported this… Read more »
Vegas snow on New Year’s Eve is a roll of the dice
By KIMBERLY PIERCEALL (LAS VEGAS, AP) — One fireworks coordinator has a request of Mother Nature in this city of glitzy shows: If you’re going to let it snow on… Read more »
Las Vegas betting on chance of New Year’s Eve snow
By KIMBERLY PIERCEALL (LAS VEGAS, AP) — If Sin City’s sports books took bets on the weather, snow in Las Vegas on New Year’s Eve would normally have terrible odds…. Read more »