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In Grant County Judge debate, Bevier, Chadwick place emphasis on experience and constitutional interpretation

EPHRATA — The two candidates seeking Grant County Superior Court Judge Position 3 highlighted their legal experien…

Updated 6 years, 4 months ago

Hard-hit restaurants await word on California reopening

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California restaurants waiting for permission to reopen to diners have been preparing for the “new normal” in the age of the coronavirus.

Updated 6 years, 4 months ago

South Carolina lawmakers meet Tuesday, but for how long?

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The South Carolina General Assembly is returning Tuesday — for a day or as many as three weeks, depending on who you ask.

Updated 6 years, 4 months ago

Taxpayers foot bill to supply legislators, army of aides

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — It takes hundreds of millions of taxpayer dollars a year for the Pennsylvania General Assembly to maintain one of the country’s largest legislative staffs, a small army that needs food, shelt…

Updated 6 years, 4 months ago

Pennsylvania lawmakers' spending on their own operations

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — The Associated Press combed through more than 6,000 pages of line items to get a clearer picture of how the Pennsylvania General Assembly spent taxpayer money on its own operations during the…

Updated 6 years, 4 months ago