Kansas Lawmakers Advance Spending, Tax-cutting Proposals

Facing a massive budget deficit and a workforce that is decreasingly bound by state lines, Gov. Jared Polis has pitched a solution that’s been raised twice in recent memory at the Colorado Capitol: spinning off the state’s stake in Pinnacol Assurance. Privatizing the quasi-governmental insurance company would mean pulling the state out of the workers’ compensation game, while raising serious one-time money to help plug the budget — an idea that Polis hasn’t yet sold lawmakers on. Pinnacol serves as the workers’ compensation insurer of last resort for the state, ensuring that high-risk industries, such as roofing, can meet the legal requirement for coverage.

Emergency services responded to the scene on Bourbon Street Wednesday. AP Photo/Gerald HerbertThe suspect in the New Orleans attack was interviewed by a journalist in 2015. The reporter said the suspect, Shamsud-Din Jabbar, presented "no red flags."Jabbar talked about the difficulties of adjusting to civilian life after serving in the Army.

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A Turkish Airlines Airbus A330. Joan Valls/NurPhoto/Getty ImagesTravelers encountered bedbugs on three Turkish Airlines flights, The New York Times reported. One passenger said they saw bedbugs fall from the ceiling onto another person's lap. A science teacher said found 13 bite marks on her body after her flight. Turkish Airlines passengers told The New York Times they had encountered bedbugs on three flights in recent months.

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