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Kriete, Gregg weigh continuity vs. change in final Q&A
EPHRATA — After four rounds of questions on leadership, public safety, accountability and the future of the Grant …
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Cartel boss' daughter arrested attending brother's trial
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. authorities have arrested the daughter of a fugitive Mexican drug kingpin, who was in Washington to attend her brother's trial.
Sanders' appeal tested in moderate Virginia on Super Tuesday
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Rep. Elaine Luria is the kind of up-and-comer the Democratic Party would like to keep in Congress.
Warren still dogged by past claims of indigenous ancestry
FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — Cherokee citizens are calling on Elizabeth Warren to publicly disavow a family story of indigenous heritage as a way to dissuade others from making false claims they say often romanticize Na…
What's dead, what's likely to become law in South Dakota
PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — South Dakota lawmakers wore black attire on Thursday in a playful tradition of mourning the bills that didn't survive this year. Lawmakers have just nine days of meetings left this year to deter…
Indoor vaping ban wins first-round approval in Nebraska
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Vaping inside restaurants, stores and other public buildings could soon be banned under a bill Nebraska lawmakers advanced Thursday.
No one to vote? Nevada Democrats puzzle over empty precinct
RENO, Nev. (AP) — What if a neighborhood precinct was voting in Nevada's presidential caucuses and nobody came?
House OKs bill letting non-violent inmates earn time off
PHOENIX (AP) — The Arizona House has unanimously approved a bill that will give all non-violent state prisoners time off their sentences if they work in prison or take drug treatment or major self-improvement cours…
Utah abortion ban proposal gets early nod from lawmakers
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah would ban most abortions if the U.S. legal landscape changes under a proposal that has gotten an early nod of approval at the Legislature.
Pence's handling of 2015 HIV outbreak gets new scrutiny
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — President Donald Trump's choice of Vice President Mike Pence to oversee the nation's response to the new coronavirus threat is bringing renewed scrutiny to the former governor's handling of an H…
Kansas lawmakers leave pot, tax, budget issues to 2nd half
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas legislators are leaving their first big votes on the state's next annual budget, cutting income taxes and the medical use of marijuana to the second half of their annual session.
House leaders set hearing about arousal study at Iowa center
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa House leaders said Thursday they will hold a government oversight committee hearing on March 16 to investigate problems that have surfaced at a state-run institution for people with int…
Judge dismisses Alabama Democratic Party lawsuit
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — A judge dismissed a lawsuit over control of the Alabama Democratic Party on Thursday, saying he did not have jurisdiction over the internal party feud.
Proposal would end California cap on freelancer assignments
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Bowing to intense criticism, the author of a sweeping new California labor law now wants to amend the statute to eliminate any cap on the number of assignments freelance journalists can ta…
Campaign dollars flow as lawmakers debate New York bail law
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — As the debate over New York's bail law rages in the state Capitol, criminal justice interests have funneled hundreds of thousands of dollars to state lawmakers who will decide whether to amend t…