David A. Lieb

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FILE – Healthcare workers line up for free personal protective equipment in front of murals by artist Romero Britto at Jackson Memorial Hospital, Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2020, in Miami. Some states that stockpiled millions of masks and other personal protective equipment during the coronavirus pandemic are now throwing the items away.(AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee, File)

U.S. states are trashing millions of COVID protective gear because of expiration, surpluses and a lack of willing takers: ‘That’s what happens when you don’t prepare’

By Jennifer Peltz, David A. Lieb, and others

Prisoner and guard

Public sector staff shortages in ‘hard jobs’ are sparking a wage war as taxpayers feel the consequences of empty positions

By David A. Lieb and The Associated Press

Ron DeSantis, Joe Biden

Biden’s White House furious as red states kick over 1 million people off Medicaid on paperwork technicalities. Florida’s in the lead.

By David A. Lieb, Andrew DeMillo, and others

DAYTONA BEACH SHORES, FLORIDA, UNITED STATES – 2023/01/18: Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis seen during a press conference to announce the award of $100 million for beach recovery following Hurricanes Ian and Nicole in Daytona Beach Shores in Florida. The funding will support beach projects within 16 coastal counties, with hard-hit Volusia County receiving the largest grant, over $37 million. (Photo by Paul Hennessy/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)

Will Ron DeSantis be the end of ‘Florida man’? Press critics sound the alarm over the potential demise of the famous ‘Sunshine Law.’

By David A. Lieb, Chloe Berger, and others

FLE – Scott Adams, creator of the comic strip Dilbert, poses for a portrait with the Dilbert character in his studio in Dublin, Calif., Oct. 26, 2006. Several prominent media publishers across the U.S. are dropping the Dilbert comic strip after Adams, its creator, described people who are Black as members of “a racist hate group” during an online video show. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez, File)

Publishers drop Dilbert comic strip after ‘racist comments’ by creator Scott Adams

By David A. Lieb and The Associated Press

Judge's gavel on American flag.

Greater salary transparency, legalized sport betting and a new ‘millionaire’s tax’—the laws now going into effect across the U.S.

By David A. Lieb, Geoff Mulvihill, and others

Scott Fitzpatrick

Personal Finance

Your state is getting rich off the inflation that is making you poorer

By David A. Lieb and The Associated Press

Joe Biden

Biden’s COVID relief plan pumps nearly $36 billion into beleaguered Teamsters union pension plan

By David A. Lieb and The Associated Press

Marijuana farm

Legal marijuana boosters look ahead to Oklahoma, Ohio and beyond

By David A. Lieb and The Associated Press

People dance as they listen to music at the Jefferson Street Jazz & Blues Festival July 23, 2022, in Nashville, Tenn. Hundreds of tourism-related projects nationwide, including the festival, collectively are getting about $2.4 billion from the American Rescue Plan, according to an Associated Press analysis of funds flowing from last year’s wide-ranging coronavirus relief law. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)

Federal tourism aid funds everything from jazz to gas stations and trash cans: ‘Our goal is to get people traveling again. Period’

By David A. Lieb and The Associated Press

WASHINGTON,DC-MAR26: Demonstrators protest against gerrymandering at a rally at the Supreme Court during the gerrymandering cases Lamone v. Benisek<br />
and Rucho v. Common Cause.(Photo by Evelyn Hockstein/For The Washington Post via Getty Images)

Abortion ruling puts spotlight on gerrymandered legislatures

By David A. Lieb and The Associated Press

A roadworks crew work on road resurfacing on June 24, 2021 in Alhambra, California. – US President Joe Biden on Thursday announced that a deal has been reached with a bipartisan group of senators to rebuild the nation’s infrastructure, likely unlocking the most funding for roads, bridges, ports and broadband in decades. (Photo by Frederic J. BROWN / AFP) (Photo by FREDERIC J. BROWN/AFP via Getty Images)

Inflation taking bite out of new infrastructure projects: ‘Those dollars are essentially evaporating’

By David A. Lieb, Michael Casey, and others

A woman fuels up her car at a gas station in Long Island, NY

A growing number of lawmakers in the U.S. are calling for a ‘gas tax holiday’ as prices average $4.25 per gallon

By David A. Lieb and The Associated Press

FULLERTON, CA – JANUARY 08: Repertory Care Practitioner My Pham is working inside a room with a covid19 patient at Providence St. Jude Medical Center on Saturday, Jan. 8, 2022 in Fullerton, CA. (Francine Orr / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)

Vaccine mandate to kick in on Thursday for many health workers

By David A. Lieb, Heather Hollingsworth, and others

New York Lt. Governor Kathy Hochul Addresses the People of New York during news conference in the Blue Room at the state Capitol Wednesday, Aug. 11, 2021, in Albany, N.Y. Hochul will replace Cuomo as Governor who will resign over a barrage of sexual harassment allegations. (AP Photo/Hans Pennink)

Nine women are now serving as governor in the U.S.—tying a 2004 record

By David A. Lieb and The Associated Press