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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…
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…
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 …
McConnell takes aim at Democratic presidential candidates
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said Tuesday that health insurance proposals from the Democratic candidates for president would hurt business owners.
Murkowski says she's not focused on presidential race
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — President Donald Trump has had policies that are good and have helped Alaska, U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski said Tuesday, but she did not say if she would support his re-election bid.
Nebraska eyes new prison projects to ease crowding
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska officials are looking to build new prison space to ease chronic overcrowding that's expected to worsen over time, the state corrections director announced Tuesday.
SC senators take 1st crack at Santee Cooper future questions
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The first of more than a dozen hearings by the General Assembly on whether South Carolina should sell its state-owned utility had senators on Tuesday questioning the officials who reviewed
Bloomberg to go face to face against rivals after ad blitz
WASHINGTON (AP) — For Mike Bloomberg, the one-way conversation with Democratic voters is about to end.
Teacher pension changes sputter in Georgia legislature
ATLANTA (AP) — A bill that would cut some retirement benefits for Georgia public school teachersis still alive, but just barely.
Kansas federal judge reprimanded over harassment resigns
KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) — A federal judge in Kansas who was
Proposal would cut prison time for non-dangerous offenders
PHOENIX (AP) — Advocates for overhauling Arizona’s criminal justice system want to put a proposal on the November ballot that would cut the sentences of non-dangerous offenders for good behavior.
Key GOP senator revives fight over election security money
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — An influential Senate Republican who held up federal election security funding for most of the 2019 legislative session moved Tuesday to tie approval of a new round of money to passing her pr…
Dunleavy recall opponents seek to drop out of court fight
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — The group opposing an effort to recall Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy said Tuesday it will drop its court fight and instead gear up for a possible recall election.
Measure would remove voters from deciding gambling expansion
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Maryland voters would no longer be required to decide whether to allow new forms of gambling in the state, under a measure approved by the state Senate on Tuesday.
US designates 5 Chinese media outlets as foreign missions
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration on Tuesday designated five state-run Chinese news outlets that operate in the United States as “foreign missions,” requiring them to register their properties and employee…
France to end imam, teacher deals to counter extremism
MULHOUSE, France (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday announced measures intended to counter Islamic extremism in France by giving the government more authority over the schooling of children, the fin…