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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…
Kelly, Karofsky advance to April race for Supreme Court term
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Latest on Tuesday's primary election in Wisconsin (all times local):
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…
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.
Wisconsin polls close; court, Congress primary counts begin
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Latest on Tuesday's primary election in Wisconsin (all times local):
LA adopts new 'war room' strategy for tackling homelessness
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Los Angeles city and county officials on Tuesday announced a new strategy to speed the process of getting homeless people into permanent housing that is modeled on the federal government’s respon…
Bloomberg's debate debut set to shake up Democratic primary
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Mike Bloomberg will confront the greatest test of his presidential campaign on Wednesday when he faces five Democratic rivals in a debate in Las Vegas that could fundamentally change the direction …
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 …
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.”
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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.
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…
Wisconsin Assembly passes bipartisan water quality bills
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Wisconsin Assembly passed $10 million package of 13 bills designed to combat groundwater contamination on Tuesday, with lawmakers calling it a good start but not enough to address the persi…
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Utah lawmakers get tough on porn, ease up on polygamy
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah lawmakers voted Tuesday to put new regulations on pornography and remove some on polygamy in separate proposals moving quickly through the Legislature in the deeply conservative state.
Woman seeking Trump's DNA fights his effort to delay suit
NEW YORK (AP) — Lawyers for a woman who has accused President Donald Trump of raping her in the 1990s told a court Tuesday he's trying “to stop the truth from ever coming out” by attempting to delay her defamation …