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18 mayors: Limit use of food stamps to buy soda
The mayors of New York, Los Angeles, Chicago and 15 other cities are reviving a push against letting food stamps be used to buy soda and other sugary drinks. In a letter to congressional leaders Tuesday, the mayors say it's "time to test and evaluate approaches limiting" the use of ...
Maine House approves dental hygienists bill
The Democratic-led Maine House gave initial approval to a bill Tuesday that would create a new category of dental hygienists, which supporters say would provide more people access to affordable dental care. Lawmakers approved the bill on a 95-45 vote to establish a new license for dental hygiene therapists, who ...
Taco Bell jumps on protein craze with menu test
Taco Bell plans to test a "Power Protein" menu that it's hoping will eventually be hit with its core audience — young men. The chain says it will start testing the menu July 25 at about 40 locations in Dayton, Ohio. The burritos and bowls will have double portions of ...
Georgia News Digest
The state at 6:15 p.m. NEW & DEVELOPING: DEKALB CEO INDICTED FALCONS STADIUM GWINNETT TB EXPOSURE — LANIER-BOAT FIRE — FORMER OFFICER SENTENCED — COLUMBUS JAIL ESCAPE TOP STORIES: DEKALB CEO INDICTED ATLANTA — A grand jury indictment on Tuesday accuses DeKalb County CEO Burrell Ellis of threatening to withhold ...
AP top news in Iowa at 3:58 p.m. CDT
DNR warns of swimmer's itch in N. Iowa lake DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The Department of Natural Resources is warning people that a condition called swimmer's itch is being seen at northern Iowa's Crystal Lake. The condition usually is harmless but can cause welts and itching for several days. ...
Ga. hospital warning of tuberculosis exposure
State health officials and executives of a metro Atlanta hospital said Tuesday that more than 100 patients may have been exposed to tuberculosis. An unidentified Gwinnett Medical Center employee was diagnosed with tuberculosis in mid-May and is expected to recover. All the facility's employees must take annual tuberculosis skin tests. ...
Records sought in fungal meningitis outbreak
Three Tennessee clinics have received subpoenas for documents related to drugs from a Massachusetts specialty pharmacy linked to a fungal meningitis outbreak last year. The subpoenas were sent to St. Thomas Outpatient Neurological Center in Nashville, Specialty Surgery Center in Crossville and the PCA Pain Care Center in Oak Ridge. ...
NH lawmakers reconcile medical marijuana bills
House and Senate negotiators reached a deal on a medical marijuana bill Tuesday, positioning New Hampshire to join more than a dozen other states in legalizing the drug for seriously ill patients. Both chambers had previously passed the bill, but the Senate version eliminated a House-proposed option for patients to ...
Mich. Senate doesn't vote on Medicaid expansion
The Republican-led Michigan Senate has adjourned for the day without voting to expand Medicaid eligibility to hundreds of thousands of low-income adults under the federal health care law. The inaction leaves Medicaid expansion in doubt despite the GOP-led House voting for it last week. Senators have two more days to ...
Budget director: Ohio's unused surplus about $397M
The state budget director has told a legislative committee that Ohio should have roughly $397 million in uncommitted funds left at the end of the current budget year. The news comes as lawmakers head into final negotiations over Ohio's next two-year budget. Budget Director Tim Keen and legislative analysts delivered ...
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