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Baumgartner, Conroy outline their top 5th Congressional District issues
RITZVILLE — Incumbent Republican Michael Baumgartner is being challenged for his position in the U.S. House of Rep…
New GOP candidate for Congress in Kansas proposes moon base
LEAWOOD, Kan. (AP) — A former engineering firm executive who believes the U.S. should build a base on the moon to assist with an eventual mission to Mars is running for the Kansas congressional seat in the Kansas C…
Bloomberg says 3 women can be released from non-disclosure agreements related to comments they say he made
WASHINGTON (AP) — Bloomberg says 3 women can be released from non-disclosure agreements related to comments they say he made.
Footwear maker will pay $113M over polluted drinking water
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — A footwear maker's cost to resolve a lawsuit over contaminated drinking water in western Michigan is $113 million, but it will be less due to a $55 million payment from chemical giant 3M.
DNC chair unbowed by 2020 fracas: 'My job is ... to win'
Beyond the presidential candidates themselves, the Nevada caucuses Saturday will test Democratic National Committee Chairman Tom Perez as he tries to keep an already messy primary season from devolving into chaos.
Frustration mounts about Louisiana Medicaid contract dispute
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Louisiana lawmakers are growing frustrated with an ongoing dispute over $21 billion in state Medicaid contracts, with a crucial decision on the deals expected next month but unlikely to sett…
Wisconsin prison warden who posted anti-Muslim memes fired
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A Wisconsin deputy prison warden has been fired after posting Facebook memes comparing Muslim children to garbage and equating flying a gay pride rainbow flag with raising the Confederate flag.
Hawaii Democrats can vote by mail for presidential nominee
HONOLULU (AP) — Democratic Party of Hawaii members can use mail-in ballots to select their choice for presidential nominee this year to avoid the long lines of past party caucuses.
Kansas business groups mobilize to stop local plastics bans
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas business groups have mobilized to snuff out a budding movement among a few cities to ban single-use plastic bags and straws, frustrating environmentalists who can't get the Republican-con…
Trump and first lady to tour Taj Mahal during India visit
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump will tour the Taj Mahal when they visit India next week in a trip tailor-made for a president who loves grandeur and adoring crowds.
Democrats avoid immigration specifics ahead of Nevada vote
LAS VEGAS (AP) — As a diverse crowd filled a college student union this week, they swapped stories of seeking refuge in the U.S. or living in households that were a mix of U.S. citizens and people in the country il…
Minnesota caucuses lose big magnet, but key business remains
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Minnesota’s precinct caucuses are likely to be less raucous this year — and less crowded than in the past. That’s because the state has shifted its presidential preference process away from c…
US-Taliban weeklong truce takes effect, setting stage for peace pact, troop withdrawals
WASHINGTON (AP) — US-Taliban weeklong truce takes effect, setting stage for peace pact, troop withdrawals.
Cuomo offers Trump DMV data but no Social Security numbers
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York's governor is offering to allow federal officials access to the state's motor vehicle database but not to drivers' Social Security numbers in an effort to persuade the Trump administrat…
Noem opposes bill to stop schools requiring vaccinations
PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — Gov. Kristi Noem on Friday said she's against a bill that would stop South Dakota schools and colleges from requiring students to get vaccinations.
Bill revamping assistance programs clears Kentucky House
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — A politically divisive proposal to revamp Kentucky's public assistance programs and tighten enforcement to prevent fraud won passage in the Republican-run state House on Friday.