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Local lawmaker calls for investigation after Inslee reportedly brings infested apples into pest-free area
A local lawmaker is calling for an investigation and possible penalties after recent reports that Governor Jay I...
Historical panel votes to keep Cenotaph in Alamo Plaza
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A state historical review panel voted overwhelmingly Tuesday against relocating a monument to the 200 Alamo defenders killed by the Mexican army in 1836.
Supreme Court vacancy looms large in 2nd NC Senate debate
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Questions about the potential successor to Ruth Bader Ginsburg hung heavy over Tuesday night’s second debate in a U.S. Senate race in North Carolina whose outcome could decide the chamber’s c...
NY urged to avoid another surge of virus in jails, prisons
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Family members of incarcerated New Yorkers and corrections officers are calling on the state’s lawmakers and governor to ensure prisons and jails won’t again face a staffing shortage, barriers...
New Mexico taps federal loans to pay unemployment
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico has depleted its unemployment benefits trust fund and begun to use federal loans to keep up with claims — spending that can trigger higher taxes if not repaid, a top labor officia...
Michigan House votes to repeal ban on ticket scalping
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — The Michigan House on Tuesday voted to lift the state's rarely enforced ban on ticket scalping, bringing the long-proposed bill closer to the governor's desk.
Lawsuit filed over Arkansas absentee ballot rejections
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — A lawsuit filed Tuesday asks a federal judge to require Arkansas election officials to give absentee voters a chance to correct their ballots before they're rejected due to signature issues.
Senate OKs bill to loosen virus limits on restaurants, bars
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Legislation to loosen Gov. Tom Wolf's pandemic restrictions on Pennsylvania's bars and restaurants easily passed the state Senate on Tuesday.
New Jersey lawmakers advance budget hiking taxes on wealthy
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey lawmakers on Tuesday advanced a $32.7 billion budget that hikes income taxes on millionaires and businesses.
Sullivan says he looks forward to evaluating Trump nominee
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — U.S. Sen. Dan Sullivan, an Alaska Republican facing re-election, said President Donald Trump is “well within his constitutional authority” to nominate someone to fill the U.S. Supreme Court ...
Official: At least 4 more Oklahoma inmates die from COVID-19
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — The Oklahoma Department of Corrections on Tuesday reported two more inmates have died due to COVID-19, and seven other deaths are possibly the result of the disease caused by the coronavirus.
AP FACT CHECK: GOP ads twist Mark Kelly's ex-company's deal
Republicans in an Arizona U.S. Senate race are distorting the details of a development deal for a high-altitude balloon company co-founded by Mark Kelly, the Democratic candidate for the seat. Contrary to their T...
2 Marines accused in drug overdose case of fellow Marine
SAN DIEGO (AP) — Two U.S. Marines were arrested Tuesday on a federal grand jury indictment that alleges the lance corporals were involved in selling drugs to Marines, including to a fellow Marine who died from an...
The Latest: Collins to vote no on court pick before election
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on the
Arkansas reports 12 more virus deaths, 12 more in hospital
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas on Tuesday reported 12 more deaths and 12 more people in the hospital from the illness caused by the new coronavirus.
Nevada Democrats to appeal ruling in $100M taxation case
CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — Nevada Democrats promised Tuesday to appeal a judge’s ruling that lawmakers in 2019 improperly approved two funding measures without a constitutionally required two-thirds majority vote —...