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FILE - In this May 14, 2020, file photo, California Gov. Gavin Newsom discusses his revised 2020-2021 state budget during a news conference in Sacramento, Calif. Spending cuts are compounding for schools and state programs, reserve funds are dwindling, and some governors have begun proposing new taxes and fees to shore up state finances shaken by the coronavirus pandemic. With Congress deadlocked over a new coronavirus relief package, many states haven't had the luxury of waiting...

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With virus aid stalled, states eye cuts

by David A. Lieb Associated PressSeptember 6, 2020

Ohio Governor Mike DeWine gives an update at MetroHealth Medical Center on the state's preparedness and education efforts to limit the potential spread of a new virus which caused a disease called COVID-19, Thursday, Feb. 27, 2020, in Cleveland. (AP Photo/Tony Dejak)

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States ramp up virus prep, try to reassure public

by David A. Lieb Associated PressFebruary 27, 2020

In this March 17 file photo, people stand at the edge of a flooded road in Plattsmouth, Neb. Although President Donald Trump has expressed doubt about climate change, even calling it a hoax, a National Climate Assessment released last year by the White House warned that natural disasters in the U.S. are worsening because of global warming.

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States brace for long-term flood fight as damages mount

by David A. Lieb Associated PressAugust 13, 2019

Abortion-rights supporters march Thursday, May 30, 2019, in St. Louis. A St. Louis judge is deciding whether to grant an order that would allow Missouri's only abortion clinic to keep its license to perform abortions past Friday. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)

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Judge blocks closure of soleMissouri abortion clinic

by Jim Salter Associated Press, and David A. Lieb Associated PressJune 1, 2019

Shawna Green, waitress at Granny Shaffer's, puts out menus for customers at the restaurant in Joplin, Mo., Dec. 18, 2018. Wages will be increasing for millions of low-income workers across the U.S. as the new year ushers in new laws in numerous states. In Missouri and Arkansas, minimum wages are rising as a result of voter-approved ballot initiatives.

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Prices rise as the minimum wage increases in several states

by David A. Lieb Associated PressDecember 31, 2018

Gretchen Whitmer gives her acceptance speech after being elected the next governor of Michigan, in Detroit, Tuesday. The Michigan Democratic Party held its election night event at the Sound Board Theater at MotorCity Casino.

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Democrats knock holes in GOP wall

by David A. Lieb Associated PressNovember 8, 2018

FILE - In this Tuesday, July 31, 2018, file photo, people opposing Proposition A listen to a speaker during a rally in Kansas City, Mo. Missouri votes Tuesday, Aug. 7 on a so-called right-to-work law, a voter referendum seeking to ban compulsory union fees in all private-sector workplaces. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel, File)

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Missouri voters uphold union fees

by David A. Lieb Associated PressAugust 8, 2018

FILE - In this Jan. 8, 2018, file photo, Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker speaks in Madison, Wis. A U.S. Supreme Court ruling making it easier to collect online sales taxes could yield billions of dollars for state and local governments _ if they decide to keep it. Rather than spend the windfall on schools, prisons or other government services, some Republican governors and lawmakers are proposing to give it away in the form of additional tax cuts to residents. Walker, running for a...

Republicans eye sales tax money for new tax cuts

by David A. Lieb Associated PressJune 29, 2018

GOV. ERIC GREITENS, R-Mo.

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Mo. governor resigns amid investigations

by David A. Lieb Associated PressMay 29, 2018

Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens speaks at a news conference about allegations related to his extramarital affair with his hairdresser, in Jefferson City, Mo., Wednesday, April 11, 2018. Greitens initiated a physically aggressive unwanted sexual encounter with his hairdresser and threatened to distribute a partially nude photo of her if she spoke about it, according to testimony from the woman released Wednesday by a House investigatory committee. (Julie Smith/The Jefferson City News-Tribune...

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Mo. governor implicated in aggressive sex acts

by David A. Lieb Associated Press, and Summer Ballentine Associated PressApril 11, 2018