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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…
Trump, first lady to host state dinner in April for Spain
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump will host the administration's third state dinner in April, for King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia of Spain, the White House announced Tuesday.
North Macedonia parliament backs NATO accession
SKOPJE, North Macedonia (AP) — Lawmakers in North Macedonia unanimously ratified an agreement Tuesday to make the landlocked country in southern Europe the 30th member of the NATO military alliance.
Bills advance to ensure exonerees can sue for compensation
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan lawmakers advanced bills Tuesday to ensure that 11 wrongfully convicted prisoners can sue for compensation after their cases were dismissed due to a conflict over how long they had to…
Spanish government renews efforts to legalize euthanasia
LISBON, Portugal (AP) — Spain’s new Socialist-led government has launched another attempt to legalize euthanasia and doctor-assisted suicide.
Last of its kind, fishery faces reckoning in Chesapeake Bay
REEDVILLE, Va. (AP) — For a guy who left school after 11th grade, George Ball figures he has the best-paying job available on this rural stretch of Chesapeake Bay shoreline.
New Hampshire voting underway as 2020 Democrats seek clarity
MANCHESTER, N.H. (AP) — With voting underway across the state, Democrats looked to New Hampshire on Tuesday to reset the party's presidential nomination fight and bring clarity to a young primary season that has b…
The Latest: Biden planning a South Carolina 'launch' party
MANCHESTER, N.H. (AP) — The Latest on the 2020 Democratic presidential contest and
Wisconsin State Patrol reaches new contract deal
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Wisconsin State Patrol has reached a new contract deal with the state, less than two months after a previous agreement that would have boosted starting salaries by more than 20% was
Pennsylvania launches online application for mail-in ballots
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania is launching the website where voters for the first time can request the newly legalized mail-in ballots ahead of the state's April 28 primary election, officials said Tuesday.
Republicans push $30 million a year in farm tax breaks
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Lawmakers are moving quickly on a pair of bills cutting taxes for Wisconsin farmers by nearly $30 million a year, after Democratic Gov. Tony Evers called for the Legislature to take emergency a…
Study: West Virginia relies most on census-guided funding
West Virginia relies the most of any U.S. state on federal money that is guided by the once-a-decade census, according to a new update of a long-running study.
Assembly to OK rape kit bill, tough-on-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…
Assembly to OK punishments for disrupting campus speeches
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Republican lawmakers continued their drive Tuesday to punish students who disrupt conservative speakers on college campuses, scheduling an Assembly vote on a bill that calls for suspensions and…
Assembly to OK tougher sentences for repeat drunken drivers
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Repeat drunken drivers would spend more time behind bars under a bill the state Assembly was set to pass Tuesday.
Spain finds 69 migrants missing for a day in smuggling boat
MADRID (AP) — Spain has located 69 African migrants who had gone missing while trying to reach Europe by boat, the country's Maritime Rescue service said Tuesday.