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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…
Kansas could release more evidence in fatal police shootings
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Wendy Couser, a former juvenile intake officer at the Newton Police Department, has always believed in the importance of consequences.
Governor wants more contracts reviewed after nonprofit probe
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis wants state agencies to review contracts with additional private agencies after ordering an investigation last week into a nonprofit domestic abuse agency whose CE…
Abortion measure clears Kentucky House committee
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — A proposed ballot measure aimed at amending Kentucky's Constitution to ensure it doesn’t offer protections for abortion rights was advanced by a House committee on Thursday.
Alaska eyes options for Real ID access as deadline looms
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — The state is pursuing an expansion location for motor vehicle services in southwest Alaska, an official said Thursday, ahead of a fall deadline for special licenses many will need to board com…
Tribal leaders see slow progress despite legislative defeats
PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — Rep. Shawn Bordeaux is having a tough week. In the span of 24 hours, he witnessed three bills he introduced with the backing of at least one Native American tribe effectively killed in a legisla…
Bloomberg's unusual 2020 strategy turns to Utah post-debate
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — New York billionaire Mike Bloomberg’s presidential campaign strategy is unprecedented, and his choice of rally location on Thursday to bounce back from an unsteady debate performance was unusu…
Fed official: NY law limiting DMV data access goes too far
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — The nation's top immigration enforcement official said Thursday that New York’s new law allowing people who are in the U.S. illegally to get driver's licenses goes far beyond other states' measu…
Senate candidate Mark Kelly takes to airwaves with intro ad
PHOENIX (AP) — Democratic Senate candidate Mark Kelly released his first campaign ad of the 2020 election on Thursday, looking to introduce himself to Arizona voters in the face of attack ads from his Republican ri…
Minnesota Senate GOP proposes spending surplus on tax cuts
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Leaders of the Minnesota Senate's GOP majority proposed Thursday to give the state's projected $1.3 billion budget surplus back to taxpayers with a package of income and other permanent tax c…
After criticism, Louisiana governor seeks $500 teacher raise
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Facing criticism that he broke a campaign promise to teachers, Gov. John Bel Edwards reversed course Thursday and proposed a reworked K-12 budget proposal that would include a direct $500 pa…
Arkansas panel picks new state transportation director
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — The Arkansas Highway Commission on Thursday named a longtime state Transportation Department employee as the first woman to lead the agency.
Tennessee lawmakers won't 'revisit' voucher contract
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Legislative leaders say they have concerns over how the Department of Education selected its vendor to administer Gov. Bill Lee's school voucher program, but they have no plans to halt the c…
Trump campaign, RNC to spend $10M on voting lawsuits
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s reelection campaign and the Republican National Committee announced Thursday that they will spend more than $10 million during the 2020 election cycle to battle Democrats …
Biden slams rival Sanders over past gun control stance
LAS VEGAS (AP) — The Latest on presidential campaign developments (all times local.):
Democrats' feisty debate reaches nearly 20 million viewers
NEW YORK (AP) — This week's feisty Democratic presidential debate, the first to feature former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg, was a huge television hit with nearly 20 million viewers.