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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…
UK investigates after ex-PM bodyguard leaves gun on plane
LONDON (AP) — London's Metropolitan Police are investigating after former Prime Minister David Cameron's bodyguard reportedly left his gun in an airplane bathroom in New York.
Trump rule could lead to big Medicaid cuts, governors warn
WASHINGTON (AP) — Governors of both parties are warning that a little-noticed regulation proposed by the Trump administration could lead to big cuts in Medicaid, restricting their ability to pay for health care for…
Vermont House fails to override veto of paid family leave
MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) — A bill that would have created a paid family and medical leave system in Vermont failed Wednesday after the House fell one vote short of a veto override.
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1,764 of 1,765 precincts - 99 percent
Toomey says he will vote against articles of impeachment
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Republican Sen. Pat Toomey of Pennsylvania said Tuesday that he will vote to acquit President Donald Trump on two impeachment charges, maintaining that the president didn't commit an impeacha…
South Dakota House panel backs online voter registration
PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — A South Dakota House committee on Tuesday approved a proposal by Secretary of State Steve Barnett to allow people to register to vote online.
Whitmer allies launch TV ads to support road-bonding plan
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Allies of Gov. Gretchen Whitmer have launched $750,000 in TV ads to support her plan to borrow $3.5 billion to roughly double construction spending on state-owned roads and bridges over five y…
Democrat Kate Bolz files to run for Nebraska's 1st District
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Democratic congressional hopeful Kate Bolz officially entered the race Tuesday for Nebraska's 1st Congressional District.
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60 of 1,765 precincts - 3 percent
Gender dysphoria bill pulled in Senate but expected in House
PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — A South Dakota state senator on Tuesday pulled a bill that would have required school counselors to tell parents if their child expressed feelings of gender dysphoria or self-harm, saying he is …
Proposal that could grow Nebraska Legislature hits roadblock
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — A proposal that could allow Nebraska's Legislature to expand from 49 to 55 senators hit a wave of opposition Tuesday, primarily from Democratic senators in the officially nonpartisan Legislatur…
Lawmakers question governor's higher ed spending plan
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York lawmakers held a budget hearing Tuesday on the governor's spending proposal for the state's public universities and community colleges.
Gubernatorial candidate visits Quincy
QUINCY — Gubernatorial candidate Loren Culp made a visit to the American Legion Gun Club of Quincy to give an introduction to himself and to talk about the iss…
Minnesota Democrats turn up heat on GOP over insulin prices
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Gov. Tim Walz and Minnesota House Democrats put the long-running dispute over insulin affordability back in the spotlight Thursday by unveiling a bill less than two weeks ahead of the 2020 se…
Bloomberg backed by DC mayor, Biden endorsed by Richmond's
WASHINGTON (AP) — Democratic presidential candidates Michael Bloomberg and Joe Biden on Thursday announced endorsements from prominent African American mayors as next week's leadoff Iowa caucuses near.