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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 …
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…
US says Chinese ship fired laser at American aircraft
WASHINGTON (AP) — A Chinese Navy ship fired a laser at a U.S. surveillance aircraft flying over the Philippine Sea west of Guam, the Navy said Thursday, acknowledging the incident more than a week after it happened.
US considers more water recycling _ including from oilfields
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration moved Thursday on a water-recycling push it says could get good use out of more of the wastewater that industries, cities and farms spew out, including the billions of bar…
Election clerks say absentee ballot rule suppresses votes
HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Election administrators from three Montana counties told lawmakers Thursday that a voter-passed referendum that limits who can drop off a person's absentee ballot is frustrating electors, suppr…
Nebraska to feds: Prioritize flood control on Missouri River
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska lawmakers sent a nearly unanimous message Thursday to federal officials who control the flow of the Missouri River: focus on preventing floods above all else.
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.
Lamont's chief of staff, architect of toll plan, resigns
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Gov. Ned Lamont's chief of staff, who helped develop the governor's ill-fated trucks-only toll plan, has resigned.
Brazil: coronavirus worry emerges with new suspected cases
SAO PAULO (AP) — Signs of anxiety appeared Thursday among Brazilians after Latin America's first case of the new coronavirus was confirmed in Sao Paulo, and the number of suspected cases skyrocketed, even as the go…
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.
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…
A year after House vote, Dems challenge McConnell on guns
WASHINGTON (AP) — Frustrated Democrats again lambasted Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell Thursday as they marked a year of Senate inaction since the House passed landmark gun control legislation.
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…
Justice Dept. charges professor with hiding ties to China
WASHINGTON (AP) — A professor at the University of Tennessee has been arrested on charges that he hid his relationship with a Chinese university while receiving research grants from the federal government, the Just…
Minnesota's budget surplus tops $1.5B despite coronavirus.
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Minnesota's projected surplus has inched up over $1.5 billion, state budget officials said Thursday as they delivered an updated economic forecast that added fuel to the political maneuvering…