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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…
Bloomberg once blamed end of 'redlining' for 2008 collapse
WASHINGTON (AP) — At the height of the 2008 economic collapse, then-New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg said the elimination of a discriminatory housing practice known as “redlining” was responsible for instigating th…
Senate moves toward vote restraining Trump on Iran
WASHINGTON (AP) — A bipartisan measure limiting President Donald Trump's authority to launch military operations against Iran is moving toward approval in the Senate.
Wisconsin Elections Commission votes not to send 2 ballots
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Wisconsin Elections Commission decided Wednesday not to require local clerks to send two ballots to 81,000 people who wanted to vote absentee in the April 7 presidential primary, a move mad…
Bill would change process to select transportation chief
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — A bill to rein in the governor's power to appoint Kentucky's transportation secretary won initial committee approval from Republican lawmakers Wednesday, but the Democratic chief executive qui…
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Democrats seek path through diverse states after Iowa and NH
WASHINGTON (AP) — Democratic presidential candidates plotted their paths Wednesday into state primaries now expanding to include voters of color, while the party's establishment braced for a long and increasingly u…
Bill amendment would allow tribal IDs for voter registration
PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — A Republican lawmaker on Wednesday proposed a bill amendment that would add tribal IDs to the list of documents that can be used to register to vote in South Dakota — a measure aimed at encourag…
Trial team quits Roger Stone case in dispute over sentence
WASHINGTON (AP) — The four lawyers who prosecuted Roger Stone quit the case after the Justice Department overruled them and said it would take the extraordinary step of lowering the amount of prison time it would s…
Some Democrats fear fallout from Sanders atop the ticket
DENVER (AP) — Sen. Bernie Sanders' robust start in
After Iowa caucus problems, concerns grow over Nevada's plan
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Concerns have been growing that next week's Nevada caucuses could offer a repeat of
AP VoteCast: Democrats still seeking candidate to unite them
WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats are still searching for a presidential front-runner.
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New Mexico public pension reform passes in Senate
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — The New Mexico Senate on Wednesday approved a proposal aimed at shoring up New Mexico's overextended pension fund for about 110,000 state and local government workers and retirees.
Nevada union might not endorse, but it isn't staying quiet
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Nevada's most politically powerful union, the casino workers' Culinary Union, is so far staying quiet on whether it will endorse a candidate as the Democratic presidential race swings west, but Joe…
After impeachment: Congress adrift, oversight uncertain
WASHINGTON (AP) — Inside the Capitol, it’s as if the impeachment of President Donald Trump never happened.