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Thompson leads 13th District race, plans focus on costs, access
EPHRATA — Joshua Thompson led Deanna Martinez by 3,278 votes for the 13th Legislative District’s state representat…
No bipartisan fix to Pennsylvania's mail-in voting in sight
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — A bipartisan fix to glitches in Pennsylvania's new mail-in voting law remained just a glimmer Tuesday ahead of November's presidential election, as Republican state Senate leaders introduced …
Kansas governor renominates lawyer for appeals court spot
BELLE PLAINE, Kan. (AP) — Gov. Laura Kelly renominated a federal public defender for a spot on Kansas' second-highest court despite his initial rejection by the Republican-led state Senate, saying he is undoubtedly…
West misses deadline for presidential ballot in home Wyoming
CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — Rapper and music producer Kanye West has missed a deadline to submit signatures to get on the presidential ballot in his home state of Wyoming.
6th Circuit: OK to ration hepatitis C treatment to prisoners
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — In a split decision, a panel of the 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Monday upheld Tennessee's rationing of life-saving hepatitis C drugs to prisoners as constitutional.
NC political donor who's going to prison defiant in letter
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — An insurance company founder and big political donor heading to prison after being convicted of attempting to bribe North Carolina’s top elected regulator of the industry remains confident he'l…
Tennessee faces lawsuit for letting counties require masks
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee is facing a lawsuit over Republican Gov. Bill Lee’s decision to let counties issue certain orders to curb the
Teen from video of 2019 Washington protest to address RNC
WASHINGTON (AP) — A Kentucky teenager known for video of his interaction with a Native American man during dueling demonstrations at the Lincoln Memorial last year is among Tuesday's speakers at the virtual Republi…
Marchers going to DC for MLK event shot at in Pennsylvania
JOHNSTOWN, Pa. (AP) — At least one person was wounded when a shooting broke out as demonstrators marched from Milwaukee to Washington, D.C., in response to the police killing of George Floyd, police said.
Mladic lawyers call on UN judges to overturn his convictions
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Lawyers for Ratko Mladic called on U.N. judges Tuesday to overturn his convictions for crimes including genocide committed as commander of Bosnian Serb forces throughout the 1992-95 Bo…
Lawsuit seeks repeal of Wisconsin governor's mask mandate
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin's statewide mask mandate should be immediately ended because Gov. Tony Evers didn't have the legal authority to order it, three western Wisconsin residents represented by a conservati…
Mississippi lawmakers sustain veto on felony records bill
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The Mississippi Legislature will not challenge the governor's veto of a bill that would have let people get more felony convictions removed from their records.
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Wolf asks lawmakers to legalize pot, spend virus funds
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Gov. Tom Wolf on Tuesday asked lawmakers to send him a bill to legalize the recreational use of marijuana by adults, and outlined how he thinks the state should spend much of the $1.3 billion…
Navajo man asks to halt execution while seeking clemency
WASHINGTON (AP) — The only Native American man on federal death row is asking a judge to halt his execution until he receives a determination to his clemency petition from the Justice Department and President Donal…
Wolf: Pennsylvania eviction moratorium to lapse Aug. 31
Gov. Tom Wolf said Tuesday he does not have the legal authority to extend Pennsylvania’s moratorium on evictions and foreclosures beyond the end of the month, meaning that renters will no longer be shielded from lo…