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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…
Tennessee's school voucher program faces lawsuit
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Advocates for expanding school choices in Tennessee faced their first major road block Thursday after the state's largest communities filed a lawsuit seeking to block a new voucher program f…
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.
Pelosi defends speech-ripping as protesting 'falsehoods'
WASHINGTON (AP) — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Thursday defended her speech-ripping performance after President Donald Trump's State of the Union address and took fresh aim at his fitness for office even as he cel…
Lawmakers advance proposal for casinos at Lake of the Ozarks
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — A proposal that could allow casinos near central Missouri's Lake of the Ozarks won approval Thursday from a House committee as a first step toward placing the measure on the statewide bal…
Abortion measure appears short of passage in Kansas House
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A measure aimed at preserving the Republican-controlled Kansas Legislature's power to regulate abortion appeared Thursday to be short of the support it needs to pass the state House and get on t…
Democratic Party chairman calls on Iowa Democrats to 'immediately begin a recanvass' following a delay in caucus results
WASHINGTON (AP) — Democratic Party chairman calls on Iowa Democrats to 'immediately begin a recanvass' following a delay in caucus results.
After acquittal, Trump unleashes fury at impeachment
WASHINGTON (AP) — Exulting in his impeachment acquittal, a defiant President Donald Trump took a scorched-earth victory lap Thursday, unleashing his fury against those who tried to remove him from office and pointi…
SC lawmakers reject naming interchange for Trump or Obama
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A small group of South Carolina lawmakers Thursday killed competing bills that would have named one of the state's busiest intersections after either President Donald Trump or former President…
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…
Brawl breaks out as Ukraine's lawmakers debate land reform
MINSK, Belarus (AP) — Ukraine's parliament is debating a proposed law to allow sales of the country's rich farmland, a high-tension issue that sparked a brawl among lawmakers Thursday.
Evers calls for $250 million spending on K-12 schools
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Democratic Gov. Tony Evers on Thursday called for the Republican-controlled Wisconsin Legislature to spend $250 million of a state budget surplus on public schools, including $130 million that …
Hemp bill approved by House committee with Noem's support
PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — A House committee on Thursday unanimously approved a bill to legalize and regulate the growth, processing and transportation of industrial hemp in South Dakota.
Security breach shuts down public Wi-Fi at Nebraska Capitol
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — The Nebraska Capitol's public wireless internet has been turned off temporarily after a “critical security breach," a key state lawmaker said Thursday.
Abortion measure clears another key hurdle in Florida
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Republican lawmakers in Florida moved closer to enacting legislation to require parental consent before a minor can get an abortion, clearing a key hurdle Thursday in the state Legislature.
Trump courts black voters, but opposition remains deep
DETROIT (AP) — President Donald Trump took African American guests to