Stateline: Without pennies, should retailers round up or down? States offer their 2 cents
As pennies vanish from the American landscape, many businesses are clamoring for federal guidance on how to handle cash transactions in a penniless world
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Stateline: Trump signs order to loosen federal restrictions on marijuana, but it’s still illegal
President Donald Trump signed an executive order Thursday to loosen federal restrictions on marijuana, which Trump said reflected the drug’s potential medical benefits while discouraging recreational use
Stateline: An ever-larger share of ICE’s arrested immigrants have no criminal record
In 45 states, immigration arrests more than doubled compared with the same period last year, during the Biden administration
Stateline: States will keep pushing AI laws despite Trump’s efforts to stop them
State lawmakers of both parties said they plan to keep passing laws regulating artificial intelligence despite President Donald Trump’s efforts to stop them
Stateline: Air travel, SNAP benefits, back pay at issue as federal government slowly reopens
The record 43-day government shutdown that ended Wednesday night scrambled air travel, interrupted food assistance and forced federal workers to go without a paycheck for weeks
Stateline: National school bus driver shortage persists, despite recent gains
School districts have made some progress in addressing the national shortage of school bus drivers, but there still aren’t as many drivers as there were in 2019, according to a new study
Stateline: Congress pushes hemp crackdown after pressure from states, marijuana industry
Critics say some companies have exploited a legal loophole from 2018 to manufacture products that get people high — without the safety regulations and taxes facing the legal marijuana industry