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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…
Texas health chief named Louisiana's new health secretary
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Gov. John Bel Edwards announced Wednesday that he is hiring the leader of Texas' health agency to be the new secretary of the Louisiana Department of Health, the state's largest cabinet depa…
Governor signs bill delaying penalties from new Indiana exam
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indiana schools and teachers won’t face any penalties from lower student scores on the state’s new ILEARN standardized exam under a proposal the governor signed Wednesday.
Kansas' new elections chief sparks own voting-rights dispute
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas' top election official says the state needs another year to prepare before it can give voters a choice of polling places on Election Day, even though it has been nearly 10 months since th…
Steyer says Nevada caucus "super important" to his campaign
RENO, Nev. (AP) — Democratic presidential hopeful Tom Steyer says his campaign is fine but he has to do "very well" in Nevada's caucuses next week after failing to gain any traction in Iowa or New Hampshire.
NC Senate leader complaint focuses on house sale, payments
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A retired campaign reform group leader filed an ethics complaint on Wednesday alleging that a powerful North Carolina legislator improperly benefited financially from the sale and purchase of a…
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.
Diplomat ousted and slammed by Trump gets diplomacy award
WASHINGTON (AP) — A recently retired U.S. diplomat whose abrupt removal by President Donald Trump from her post as ambassador to Ukraine became a focus of the impeachment hearings is receiving an award for “excelle…
Governor vetoes bill to keep 2 institutions for disabled
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Gov. Tom Wolf followed through Wednesday on his threat to veto legislation designed to prevent his administration from closing two state centers for the intellectually disabled that house abo…
Filmmaker who wouldn't sign Georgia's Israel oath sues state
ATLANTA (AP) — A documentary filmmaker who refused to sign Georgia's required oath involving Israel is suing the state, saying the law is in violation of free speech rights guaranteed by the U.S. Constitution.
Louisiana's new legislative leaders inherit $86M surplus
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Louisiana lawmakers are sitting on $86 million in off-the-books surpluses in their agencies, and the House and Senate's new leaders said they haven't decided how they want to spend the money…
New York bail reform debate deepens among state Democrats
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — After weeks of facing heavy criticism from law enforcement over New York's bail law, state Senate Democrats are considering a proposal to give judges more discretion over who is released from ja…
California bullet train cost rises by another $1 billion
SACRAMENTO, Calif (AP) — The estimated cost to complete California’s high-speed rail line rose another $1.3 billion, to $80.3 billion, while construction is on schedule to meet a 2022 deadline to have about 20% of …
Nebraska property tax package advances out of committee
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — A bill designed to lower property taxes by boosting state aid for Nebraska's K-12 public schools advanced Wednesday out of a legislative committee but will still face opposition when lawmakers …
Inside Michael Bloomberg's big play for black voters
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — A meeting with nearly 80 black pastors in Detroit. A speech before a black Democratic organization in Montgomery. A rally at a historically black university. A tour of Martin Luther King Jr.…
Kemp launches 'Georgia Made' logo for in-state manufacturers
ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp is announcing a “"Georgia Made” program to encourage manufacturers to promote the state on their products.