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4th District candidates talk affordability, ag and healthcare
RICHLAND — Rising costs, agricultural challenges and concerns about the future of rural healthcare dominated discu…
New Mexico panel OKs plan to spend $100M to fix state dams
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — A plan to spend $100 million to fix dams throughout New Mexico — a state with the highest percentage of high-hazard dams in the country — passed its first test Tuesday amid an urgent call to u…
Red-flag gun bill advances toward decisive House floor vote
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Democratic legislators in New Mexico pushed forward Tuesday with a red-flag gun proposal, sending the bill toward a decisive House floor vote after a final round of public comment.
Lawmakers defend Michigan student charged over gun photo
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — State lawmakers and a gun rights group on Tuesday called for changes to Michigan's terrorism law after a Lake Superior State University student was charged for posting a photo of his rifle on …
Assembly passes rape kit bill, crime proposals
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Assembly Republicans handed Democratic Attorney General Josh Kaul another defeat Tuesday, approving a bill creating sexual assault evidence kit testing protocols after tacking on divisive prov…
Assembly OKs tougher sentences for repeat drunken drivers
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Repeat drunken drivers would spend more time behind bars under a bill the state Assembly passed overwhelmingly Tuesday.
Bennet ends 2020 bid after poor showing in New Hampshire
Colorado Sen. Michael Bennet ended his long-shot presidential bid Tuesday, failing to break out of a crowded Democratic field dominated by other moderate candidates, including Joe Biden, Pete Buttigieg and Amy Klob…
Yang, who created buzz with freedom dividend, ends 2020 bid
Democrat Andrew Yang, an entrepreneur who created buzz for his presidential campaign by talking about his love of math and championing a universal basic income that would give every American adult $1,000 per month…
Legislative analyst criticizes California's homeless plan
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom's budget proposal likely won't have a meaningful impact on the nation's largest homeless population, according to a new analysis from the state's nonpartisan L…
Democrat Andrew Yang, whose buzzy 2020 campaign promoted a freedom dividend of $1,000 a month for all adults, ends bid
MANCHESTER, N.H. (AP) — Democrat Andrew Yang, whose buzzy 2020 campaign promoted a freedom dividend of $1,000 a month for all adults, ends bid.
Assembly to OK rape kit bill, passes crime proposals
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Assembly Republicans were set to hand Democratic Attorney General Josh Kaul another defeat Tuesday, scheduling a vote on a bill creating sexual assault evidence kit testing protocols after tack…
President Donald Trump wins New Hampshire Republican primary against minimal opposition
MANCHESTER, N.H. (AP) — President Donald Trump wins New Hampshire Republican primary against minimal opposition.
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GOP lawmakers push maternal, infant health plans
PHOENIX (AP) — A series of proposals from two Republican senators would boost funding for programs designed to increase care for new mothers and infants.
Legislature hears final public comments on red-flag gun bill
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Democratic legislators in New Mexico pushed forward Tuesday with a red-flag gun proposal at a legislative committee meeting that offered a final opportunity for public comment.
Democrat Steyer campaigning across Nevada, 7 stops in 3 days
RENO, Nev. (AP) — Democratic presidential hopeful Tom Steyer has launched a statewide bus tour in the early caucus state of Nevada with seven campaign stops over three days from Reno to Las Vegas.