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County to test election process ahead of vote
EPHRATA — As Grant County prepares for the Nov. 3 General Election, local election officials are inviting the publ…
New Mexico state senators back tuition-free college plan
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Revisions to New Mexico's budget plan released Tuesday would set aside money for the governor's tuition-free college initiative and dial back average teacher raises to 4% instead of 5% as orig…
Kansas considers more disclosure on officer-involved deaths
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas lawmakers are considering measures that would require the public disclosure of information from investigations when a law enforcement officer kills someone and isn’t charged with a crime …
Activist group files complaint against Arizona GOP lawmaker
PHOENIX (AP) — An activist group whose members were cut off from testifying at a Senate hearing on a proposal that would ask voters to enshrine Arizona’s “sanctuary city” ban in the state constitution has filed an …
Wisconsin Assembly calls for constitutional convention
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Republican-controlled Wisconsin Assembly approved a resolution Tuesday to call a convention of the states to consider making changes to the U.S. Constitution, despite arguments against from…
Wisconsin Senate to sign off on new State Patrol contract
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Wisconsin Senate was scheduled to sign off Wednesday on a new contract for the Wisconsin State Patrol that would raise salaries retroactively 9.9% for troopers.
House passes 'riot boosting' bill amid protests
PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — The South Dakota House passed a bill Tuesday pushed by Gov. Kristi Noem that would revamp the state's riot laws with criminal and civil penalties for those who urge rioting.
GA special elections may get primaries, but not this year
ATLANTA (AP) — A proposed change to Georgia election law to require party primaries before certain special elections has been amended so it wouldn’t take effect until 2021, assuring a special U.S. Senate election t…
Tennessee House group advances 'fake news' resolution
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A small group of Tennessee lawmakers advanced a proposal for a non-binding resolution Tuesday stating that the state recognizes CNN and The Washington Post as “fake news.”
AP source: Barr tells people he might quit over Trump tweets
WASHINGTON (AP) — Attorney General William Barr has told people close to him he’s considering quitting his post after President Donald Trump wouldn’t heed his warning to stop tweeting about Justice Department cases…
Evers' Natural Resources leader up for Senate approval
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Gov. Tony Evers' pick to lead the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources was scheduled for a confirmation vote in the state Senate on Wednesday, 14 months into the job he began last year.
Tennessee Democrats push to move up presidential primary
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee would be the first state in the nation to hold a presidential primary, freeing it from having to compete for attention on Super Tuesday, under a new bill.
Sanders hopes early strength will prove he can beat Trump
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Terry Reece has long been skeptical that voters would back Bernie Sanders, a 78-year-old
California governor to address homelessness, mental health
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California's governor is expected to call for better mental health care to help the state's huge homeless population when he addresses one of the state's most pressing problems in his seco…
Ed Markey, Joe Kennedy face off in first televised debate
BOSTON (AP) — U.S. Sen. Ed Markey and his Democratic primary challenger, U.S. Rep. Joe Kennedy III, sparred on everything from climate change to gun violence and foreign policy during their first televised debate T…
Kelly, Karofsky win court primary; Tiffany takes 7th race
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Incumbent Justice Dan Kelly and Dane County Circuit Judge Jill Karofsky emerged from a three-way state Supreme Court primary Tuesday, besting Marquette University law professor Ed Fallone to ad…