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Fest food
MOSES LAKE — You don’t need a map to find where Spring Fest is set up in McCosh Park. The aromas wafting on the br…
Biden's corporate tax plan takes aim at income inequality
WASHINGTON (AP) — From John Kennedy to Ronald Reagan to Donald Trump, American presidents have taken aim at corporate America's tax-avoidance schemes before — and mostly missed.
Louisiana bill would grant image rights to student athletes
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Louisiana state senators Thursday moved forward with legislation that would allow college student athletes to earn money for use of their name, image or likeness, a bill prompted by the NCAA…
Manchin pans DC statehood bill in another break with Dems
WASHINGTON (AP) — A long-shot bid to pass legislation that would make the District of Columbia the nation’s 51st state got a little longer on Friday.
Beyond the pandemic: London votes for a mayor during crisis
LONDON (AP) — Not long ago, London was booming. Now it fears a bust.
With Idaho case, AP counts 109 statehouse #MeToo allegations
An Idaho lawmaker was accused of raping an intern; a Missouri lawmaker of abusing his children. In North Dakota and Oregon, a pair lawmakers faced claims of a pattern of sexual harassment.
Carper urges tough US rules barring gas-powered cars by 2035
WASHINGTON (AP) — A top Senate Democrat is urging U.S. anti-pollution standards that would follow a deal brokered by California with five automakers and then set targets to end sales of new gasoline-powered vehicle…
GOP seeks to convince vaccine skeptics within its own ranks
WASHINGTON (AP) — When a group of Republican doctors in Congress released a video selling the safety of the coronavirus vaccine, their message wasn't explicitly aimed at their conservative constituents, but nonethe…
Rudy Giuliani defiant, a day after FBI raid of home, office
NEW YORK (AP) — Rudy Giuliani sought to discredit the federal investigation into his dealings in Ukraine on Thursday, a day after agents raided his home and office.
3 officers resign in rough arrest of woman with dementia
DENVER (AP) — Three Colorado police officers involved in the rough arrest of a 73-year-old woman with dementia — and later seen on video talking about her arrest, laughing and joking at times — have resigned, polic…
Giuliani search warrant resolved Justice Department dispute
WASHINGTON (AP) — The question of whether to serve a search warrant for Rudy Giuliani's records simmered inside the Justice Department in the waning months of the Trump administration, dividing officials in New Yor…
Arizona elections chief criticizes policies used in recount
PHOENIX (AP) — In March, when it was clear that the Republican-controlled Arizona Senate planned to recount presidential votes in the state's most populous county, Democratic Secretary of State Katie Hobbs
Arizona vote recount contractor releases privacy policies
PHOENIX (AP) — A contractor overseeing the Arizona Senate's unprecedented recount of 2.1 million ballots from the November election complied Thursday with a court order and released its policies for ensuring voter …
'I'm still exhaling': Swing-state voters on Biden's 100 days
ELM GROVE, Wis. (AP) — Standing on the sidelines of her son's soccer practice in this
Water bill may open spigot for Biden infrastructure plan
WASHINGTON (AP) — Rarely has a routine water resources bill generated so much political buzz, but as senators hoisted the measure to passage Thursday the bipartisan infrastructure legislation served as a potential …
Oregon lawmaker charged for breach of Oregon State Capitol
SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Prosecutors levelled two criminal charges Friday against a Republican member of the Oregon House of Representatives who let far-right rioters into the state Capitol in December.