Political
Need information regarding current political news? Here we'll keep you updated on the latest political news, locally and nationally.
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…
Backers of wealth tax to fund Arizona schools plan kickoff
PHOENIX (AP) — Backers of a proposal to raise taxes on wealthy Arizonans to boost school funding have filed a revised citizen's initiative and say they will formally kick off a signature-gathering effort Monday.
Key Democratic New Mexico senator won't seek re-election
RIO RANCHO, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico Sen. John Sapien, a key moderate Democratic senator who represents a swing district outside of Albuquerque and who has been a champion for early childhood education, will not run …
Lawmakers support raises for teachers, state employees
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Virginia state employees and public school teachers could soon be getting raises and bonuses under budget proposals before the state House and Senate.
Walker appointee, judge, prof face off in high court primary
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin voters will choose between a Republican appointee, a Madison judge and a law professor as they winnow down the candidates for a state Supreme Court seat in a primary Tuesday.
Analysis: New money puts Louisiana education groups at odds
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Digging out of a decade of cuts and stagnant funding, Louisiana's public schools, colleges and other education programs are vying for the increased cash coming into the state treasury. But w…
US secretary of state visits Senegal to start Africa tour
DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said the Trump administration is working to determine what level of American military forces is needed in West Africa to counter the rise of extremist viole…
Sheriff: Probe found no abuse at Iowa lawmaker's hog farm
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — An investigation found no animal abuse at an Iowa state senator's hog farm despite video posted by an animal rights group that appeared to show pigs suffering, authorities said.
Stop and frisk gets renewed attention in Bloomberg candidacy
NEW YORK (AP) — David Ourlicht was a college student, walking down a street near campus, when he became one of millions of New Yorkers swept up in the era of stop and frisk.
Democratic hopefuls now test strength among minority voters
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — For I.S. Leevy Johnson, the Democrats’ search for a challenger to take on President Donald Trump is personal.
Juvenile facilities in Nebraska rocked by violence, escapes
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — A sudden and puzzling increase in violence and escapes at Nebraska's two state-run homes for high-risk juvenile offenders has prompted officials to move some of the teenagers to other facilitie…
Farmers push back against tracking data on groundwater wells
PHOENIX (AP) — The agriculture industry is pushing back against efforts in the Arizona Legislature to track the amount of water being drawn from large groundwater wells in rural areas around the state.
Kansas GOP leaders' fight over abortion, Medicaid escalates
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A political dispute between the Kansas Senate's top two Republicans over abortion and Medicaid expansion has escalated.
California to apologize for internment of Japanese Americans
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Les Ouchida was born an American just outside California's capital city, but his citizenship mattered little after Japan bombed Pearl Harbor and the United States declared war. Based solel…
Quarantine ends for Germans; Italy to fly citizens from ship
BERLIN (AP) — More than 100 Germans evacuated from the hard-hit Chinese city of Wuhan, the epicenter of a new coronavirus outbreak, were set to end their prescribed 14-day quarantine period on Sunday.
Powers renew pledge to uphold Libya arms embargo
MUNICH (AP) — Countries with interests in Libya's civil war recommitted themselves Sunday to uphold a barely working arms embargo, four weeks after a peace summit in Berlin was followed by numerous new arms violati…