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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…
ACLU sues Montana over Keystone XL protest plans
HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Civil liberties advocates are taking Montana officials to court to force the public release of documents detailing the government’s planned response to anticipated protests against the Keystone…
Kansas lawmaker pursues bill on transgender youth in sports
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A conservative legislator in Kansas is pursuing a proposal to prevent transgender high school and middle school students from playing on sports teams aligned with their gender identities, and LG…
Warren apologizes to 6 women of color who left Nevada office
DERRY, N.H. (AP) — Elizabeth Warren is apologizing to six women of color who left her presidential campaign office in Nevada before the state's caucuses because they felt marginalized and because their concerns wer…
The Associated Press is unable to declare a winner in Iowa’s 2020 Democratic caucuses.
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Associated Press is unable to declare a winner in Iowa’s 2020 Democratic caucuses.
Ginsburg to present award named for her to philanthropist
WASHINGTON (AP) — Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg usually is on the receiving end of awards, but she'll be handing out one in her name next week to a prominent philanthropist.
Amid irregularities, AP unable to declare winner in Iowa
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The Associated Press said Thursday that it is unable to declare a winner of Iowa's Democratic caucuses.
Report warns of money crunch at Pennsylvania dog law agency
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania's Legislature should increase licensing fees and take other steps to put the state Bureau of Dog Law Enforcement on more sound financial footing, according to a report issued Thu…
8 counties fail to meet election security deadline
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Eight counties in the state have not completed all parts of an election security directive issued last year by Ohio's secretary of state.
Official: US citizen believed kidnapped in Afghanistan
WASHINGTON (AP) — An American citizen has been kidnapped in Afghanistan by a Taliban-affiliated group, a U.S. official said Thursday, and authorities are working to rescue him.
Buttigieg, Sanders to win most national delegates in Iowa
WASHINGTON (AP) — Pete Buttigieg and Bernie Sanders will emerge from Iowa's Democratic caucuses with the most delegates to the party's national convention, regardless of which one eventually wins the contest.
Edwards to release budget proposal to La. lawmakers Friday
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Gov. John Bel Edwards' administration was set Friday to unveil a multibillion-dollar Louisiana budget proposal that would steer new dollars into education programs, using money that isn't ye…
8 counties fail to meet election security deadline
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Eight counties in the state have not completed all parts of an election security directive issued last year by Ohio's secretary of state.
Ad backing Democrat could be primary mischief by Republicans
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A newly formed political committee with Republican connections has started running television ads that praise a Democratic U.S. Senate candidate, causing some to suggest the ads represent GOP i…
Trump tweets reversal of push for Nevada nuclear waste dump
LAS VEGAS (AP) — President Donald Trump on Thursday appeared to reverse his position on a proposal to create a national nuclear waste dump at Yucca Mountain in Nevada after his administration tried for several year…
Buttigieg, Sanders to win most national delegates in Iowa
WASHINGTON (AP) — Pete Buttigieg and Bernie Sanders will emerge from Iowa's Democratic caucuses with the most delegates to the party's national convention, regardless of which one eventually wins the contest.