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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…
Missouri Senate backs tax break for long-term care savings
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Missouri Senate passed legislation Thursday that would provide a new tax incentive for people to save money for long-term care expenses of the chronically ill.
Review ordered of Indiana's Lake Michigan shore damage
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indiana’s governor has told state agencies to calculate the damage along the Lake Michigan shoreline that’s been caused by high water ahead of possibly seeking federal assistance.
Trump loyalist Roger Stone gets 40 months in prison after Justice Department backs off sentencing recommendation
WASHINGTON (AP) — Trump loyalist Roger Stone gets 40 months in prison after Justice Department backs off sentencing recommendation.
California's solar mandate may not require one on every roof
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — When California finalized the nation's first sweeping rooftop solar mandate for new construction last year, advocates pictured a utopia of all homes being built with solar panels, turning …
Amid protests, Portugal lawmakers vote to allow euthanasia
LISBON, Portugal (AP) — Portugal’s parliament voted Thursday in favor of allowing euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide for terminally ill people.
Key senator hopes to meet with schools on property tax bill
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — A Nebraska senator who is pushing the Legislature's main bill to lower property taxes said Thursday she hopes to reach a deal with opponents who are trying to derail it out of concern that it c…
$100M for rural roads part of $10B budget going to SC House
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina's $10 billion
Gun control wins, marijuana loses at New Mexico Legislature
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — A 30-day legislative session in New Mexico has produced bills that bolster restrictions on firearms, underwrite college tuition, shore up a pension fund for government workers and expand state…
Justices return for season of big decisions, amid campaign
WASHINGTON (AP) — For a Supreme Court that says it has an allergy to politics, the next few months might require a lot of tissues.
Georgia lawmakers look to tackle surprise medical bills
ATLANTA (AP) — Legislation that would protect some patients in Georgia from surprise medical bills that can run to tens of thousands of dollars is gaining momentum at the state Capitol.
Putin hails US for helping prevent terror attack in Russia
Russia's President Vladimir Putin on Thursday hailed the FBI for sharing information that helped thwart a terror attack by adherents of the Islamic State group in St. Petersburg during the New Year holidays.
Polish mayor tries to make amends for other town's misstep
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — A Polish mayor is trying to make amends with a French community that broke formal ties with another Polish town because the latter adopted a declaration against “LGBT ideology.”
Democrat Tarver formally launches Senate campaign in Georgia
AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — A former federal prosecutor appointed by President Barack Obama formally launched his campaign Thursday in the crowded race to take on Georgia's newest U.S. senator.
Bill to prevent sexual assault testing delays appears dead
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A proposal that began as a bipartisan effort to prevent future delays in the testing of sexual assault evidence kits in Wisconsin but that morphed into a partisan fight appears doomed in the Le…
Hawaii mayor seeks telescope delay as lawmakers cut funding
HONOLULU (AP) — Hawaii County's mayor wants to delay construction of the Thirty Meter Telescope for two months or longer, while state lawmakers have approved cuts in law enforcement operations to deal with events s…