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Falstad, Homesley outline approaches to election security, public trust
EPHRATA — As Election Day approaches, questions about election integrity, ballot security and public trust remain …
AP Deleg Count-Dem States, 4th Add,400
Gabbard +- Gleiberman +- Greenstein +- Harris +-
New Jersey governor reveals likely cancerous kidney tumor
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy has what is probably a cancerous tumor on his kidney and will undergo surgery next month to remove it, he said Saturday.
Nebraska lawmakers pick priorities as time starts to run out
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Crunch time is coming for Nebraska lawmakers now that this year’s session is nearly half over, and they’ve winnowed down their bills to a few top priorities.
The Latest: Bloomberg delays town hall to prepare for debate
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on presidential campaign developments (all times local):
Santee Cooper hearings to continue all week at SC Statehouse
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The complex discussions on whether to sell South Carolina's state-owned utility will continue all next week in Statehouse budget committees.
Germany's Social Democrats on course to win in Hamburg vote
BERLIN (AP) — The center-left Social Democrats won the most votes in the Hamburg state election Sunday, according to projections, followed by the environmentalist Green party in a vote that was overshadowed by a ra…
AP Deleg Count-Dem States, 10 Takes,450
State Sanders +- Buttigieg +- Biden +- Warren +-
South Dakota legislators prepare for crunch time on bills
PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — Legislators are facing possible late nights this week as a major deadline looms for bills to make it out of the chamber where they were first introduced.
South Carolina bill would ban shackling pregnant prisoners
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina lawmakers are considering a bill that would ban jails and prisons from using leg, waist and ankle restraints on pregnant women while they give birth.
AP Deleg Count-Dem States, 2nd Add,400
Boyd +- Bullock +- Burke +- Castro +-
Trump says he was not told that Russia was helping Sanders
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Sunday that he has never been briefed about Russian efforts to help Bernie Sanders win the Democratic presidential nomination and he accused the Democratic chairman of …
Who is No. 1? Whoever gets to fill out 2020 Census form
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — It's a question spouses, domestic partners and roommates are going to be forced to confront in the next few weeks as they fill out their 2020 Census forms: Who gets to be the primary person in …
What's dead, what's likely to become law in Wisconsin
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Wisconsin Legislature is hurtling toward the end of its two-year session with multiple high-profile bills still in limbo, including a $250 million income tax cut, a plan to allow bars to st…
Nev. union support for Sanders shows limits of labor warning
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Members of Nevada’s most politically powerful labor group were warned by union leaders that Bernie Sanders’ plan would doom their prized health care, but they voted for him anyway.
Analysis: New alliance emerges between House, Senate leaders
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Beyond the dozens of new faces shaking up the Louisiana Legislature, an unusual spirit of collaboration between the new House speaker and Senate president could rework lawmaking dynamics acr…