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Soap Lake looking to seat salary commission
SOAP LAKE — The City of Soap Lake is seeking residents to serve on its newly reactivated Salary Commission, a citi…
Vermont Senate joins call for Trump resignation or removal
MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) — The Vermont Senate on Friday joined members of the House by condemning the breach of the U.S. Capitol and demanding that President Donald Trump resign or be removed from office.
Montana liability bill intended to limit virus litigation
HELENA, Mont. (AP) — A Montana Senate committee is considering a bill that would provide liability protection for businesses and health care providers against lawsuits related to the pandemic.
McMaster proposes $500M for rainy day fund in new budget
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — As other states trim expenses and borrow money amid the economic fallout prompted by the coronavirus pandemic, South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster is already looking to shore up the state's rai…
Berlin backtracks on plan to reopen schools after protests
BERLIN (AP) — Authorities in Berlin backtracked Friday on plans to partially resume in-school teaching in the German capital next week despite a national lockdown, following protests from parents, teachers and the …
'Zombie law' cited in court fight over Mississippi marijuana
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Attorneys trying to block a Mississippi medical marijuana program say the state is using a “zombie law” about old congressional districts to defend how an initiative landed on the ballot.
Greece extends lockdown past 2 months, expands vaccinations
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece has extended a two-month lockdown by at least one week, through Jan. 18, and announced plans Friday to increase the number of people getting COVID-19 vaccines from 5,000 per day to 8,00…
AP Source: Pelosi tells Dems that top military official assured her steps are in place to prevent Trump nuclear launch
WASHINGTON (AP) — AP Source: Pelosi tells Dems that top military official assured her steps are in place to prevent Trump nuclear launch.
Pragmatic pandemic budget: No new programs, tax rates steady
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Democratic Gov. Janet Mills’ proposals for shoring up the current budget and guiding spending over the next two years reflect a pragmatic approach that holds taxes steady and offers no new pr…
Prison business wants to sell products to state employees
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota is considering whether to allow the state’s 16,000 employees to buy products made by people incarcerated in the state prison system.
Bill Rappleye, longtime political reporter, dies from cancer
CRANSTON, R.I. (AP) — A longtime political reporter in Rhode Island who won numerous awards over a 40-year career has died at 66.
Wisconsin budget panel approves recount reimbursement
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Wisconsin Legislature's Republican-controlled budget committee on Friday approved reimbursing Milwaukee and Dane counties for costs incurred during the recount requested and paid for by Pre…
Panel recommends raising NC revenues for transportation 40%
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A blue-ribbon panel called Friday on North Carolina to boost transportation spending by 40% through the next decade to improve its “mediocre” infrastructure of highways, railroads and transit a…
Biden to speed release of coronavirus vaccines, ending Trump practice of holding back shots for second dose
WASHINGTON (AP) — Biden to speed release of coronavirus vaccines, ending Trump practice of holding back shots for second dose.
Republicans recoil from Missouri Sen. Hawley after siege
O'FALLON, Mo. (AP) — A Republican colleague rebuked him on the Senate floor. A home-state newspaper editorial board declared he has “blood on his hands.” But for Josh Hawley, the Missouri senator who staged an Elec…
Shots fired into Indiana Democrats' offices after DC rioting
LAFAYETTE, Ind. (AP) — Someone fired at least six gunshots into a western Indiana county's Democratic Party headquarters within hours of the storming of the U.S. Capitol building by supporters of President Donald T…