David A. Lieb

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  • licenseEnvironment

    Georgia’s ‘America First’ license plates, Washington’s $17 minimum wage and Hawaii’s climate change tourist tax: new laws are on the books

    By David A. Lieb and The Associated Press
  • President Donald Trump speaks during an executive order signing regarding marijuana in the Oval Office of the White House, Thursday, Dec. 18, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)Economy

    Trump cut income taxes on tips and overtime, but many states—even some led by Republicans—haven’t done the same yet

    By David A. Lieb and The Associated Press
  • A man is engrossed in viewing the latest sports results or a mobile game on his phone screen, showcasing a modern lifestyle in a cozy home setting.Law

    ‘A Band-Aid on a dam that’s breaking’: Missouri’s entry into the exploding sports betting industry shows cracks in America’s prop-bet frenzy

    By David A. Lieb and The Associated Press
  • People receive free food boxes at a large-scale food distribution, in response to the federal government shutdown and SNAP/CalFresh food benefits delays, on November 11, 2025 in Los Angeles, California. The event was hosted by the Los Angeles Regional Food Bank and the office of L.A. County Supervisor Holly Mitchell.Law

    Getting $190 apiece to 42 million Americans has state officials in a post-shutdown SNAP scramble

    By Geoff Mulvihill, David A. Lieb, and others
  • foodLaw

    SNAP states’ rights: Some people can buy groceries with federal funding and others are still waiting

    By David A. Lieb and The Associated Press
  • People wait in line durning an emergency food distribution at The Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia’s Mitzvah Food Program in Philadelphia, Friday, Nov. 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)Politics

    Supreme Court issues emergency order to block full SNAP payments after some states quickly paid the food benefits

    By David A. Lieb, Michael Casey, and others
  • Donald TrumpFinance

    Trump’s BBB could help you deduct your auto loan, but it has to be a new car made in the U.S.A. Here’s what else you need

    By David A. Lieb and The Associated Press
  • Missouri Lt. Gov. Mike Kehoe speaks to supportersPolitics

    Missouri voters guaranteed themselves paid sick leave and inflation bumps to the minimum wage. The governor just repealed them.

    By David A. Lieb and The Associated Press
  • An advertisement for Fanduel in New OrleansFinance

    Louisiana’s plan to pay college athletes more money? Tax the sports-betting apps

    By David A. Lieb and The Associated Press
  • FILE – A soybean field is sprayed in Iowa, July 11, 2013. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall, File)Health

    Georgia’s governor is shielding Roundup weed killer’s maker from cancer warning lawsuits

    By David A. Lieb and The Associated Press
  • Members of the Missouri House debate legislation to exempt capital gains from the state income tax on May 7, 2025, at the state Capitol in Jefferson City, Missouri. (AP Photo/David A. Lieb)Politics

    Missouri is about to become first U.S. state to exempt stock and crypto sale profits from income taxes

    By David A. Lieb and The Associated Press
  • Richard Eiker speaks in support of a strike by fast food workers advocating for a $15 an hour minimum wage outside a McDonald’s restaurant in Kansas City, Mo., May 19, 2021. (Aditi Ramaswami/Missouri Workers Center via AP)Politics

    A 40-year veteran of McDonald’s who worked through a painful kidney stone reacts to lawmakers trying to repeal paid sick leave

    By David A. Lieb, Margery A. Beck, and others
  • Protesters rallyFinance

    Missouri upholds voter approval of $15 minimum wage and paid sick leave, turning back business challenge

    By David A. Lieb and The Associated Press
  • FILE – Northern District Public Service Commissioner Brandon Presley, the Democratic nominee for Mississippi governor, gives a news conference, June 22, 2023, at a locally owned clothing store in Jackson, Miss. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis, File)Finance

    No state has ended personal income taxes since 1980, but Mississippi and Kentucky may change that

    By David A. Lieb and The Associated Press
  • Sexual harassment in officePolitics

    ‘Who not to go drink with, who not to be alone with’: Virginia lawmaker says she got a ‘safety brief’ when she joined legislature as statehouse misconduct outlives #MeToo

    By Isabella Volmert, David A. Lieb, and others