Month: February 2023

By JEFF AMY Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia is moving toward increasing the weight limit for large trucks to 90,000 pounds. The House Transportation Committee voted 18-11 for the bill on Thursday, sending it to the full House for more debate. Approval came despite strong criticism from state Department of Transportation and local officials

By AMY BETH HANSON Associated Press HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Montana lawmakers have amended a proposed bill that opponents criticize as letting students avoid punishment for intentionally misgendering or deadnaming their transgender peers. Under the changed legislation, schools would be allowed to discipline those who refer to transgender students by their birth name or birth

By FARNOUSH AMIRI, ERIC TUCKER, KEVIN FREKING and LISA MASCARO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans have opened a new inquiry with a brazen attempt to portray the federal government as weaponized against Americans. The first hearing Thursday of the House subcommittee on alleged “weaponization” of the government featured partisan and blatantly inaccurate testimony by

By RONALD BLUM AP Baseball Writer PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — About $1 billion of Major League Baseball’s revenue is at risk if a cable television company fails to make payments for local broadcasting rights to 14 teams, and the sport is preparing to take over telecasts. Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred says “think you should

By RANDALL CHASE Associated Press WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — An attorney for some insurance companies that could be liable for child sexual abuse claims against the Boy Scouts of America has urged a judge to reverse a bankruptcy plan for the organization. Ted Boutros argued Thursday that the organization colluded with claimants’ lawyers to pressure