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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…
Gun legislation advances with state Senate committee vote
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — A proposal advanced Tuesday in the New Mexico state Legislature that would allow law enforcement officials or family members to seek court orders to seize firearms temporarily from people deem…
New Mexico recreational pot legalization passes 1st test
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — A Democrat-backed bill to legalize recreational marijuana businesses in all towns and counties across New Mexico passed its first test late Tuesday amid heighten interested from businesses and…
Sanders' Social Security 'adjustments' undercut Biden attack
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — As a congressman in the 1990s, Bernie Sanders expressed an openness to making “adjustments" to the tax and benefit structure of Social Security. He also praised an overhaul of the social saf…
US Archives confirms it won't take steps to certify ERA
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A day after Virginia became the critical 38th state to ratify the Equal Rights Amendment, the National Archives reiterated on Tuesday that it would not immediately take any action to certify th…
Trump shores up support for newest GOP congressman in Jersey
WILDWOOD, N.J. (AP) — Moving on several fronts toward shoring up support for his reelection bid, President Donald Trump capped off a busy Tuesday by heaping praise on the newest Republican member of Congress and sa…
Amy Klobuchar helped jail teen for life, but case was flawed
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — It was a prime-time moment for Amy Klobuchar.
Louisiana board outlines process to hire new education chief
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Louisiana's top public school board will hire an outside search firm to help screen candidates to be the state's next education superintendent, outlining an application process Tuesday that …
Peru judge orders detention for Fujimori during graft probe
LIMA, Peru (AP) — Opposition leader Keiko Fujimori can be held 15 months in prison while she is investigated for possible money laundering, a Peruvian judge ruled Tuesday, shortly after official vote returns showed…
Unite Here labor union staying neutral in Democratic primary
LAS VEGAS (AP) — The international union representing hotel and casino workers said Tuesday that it will not endorse a candidate in the Democratic presidential primary, casting doubt as to whether its influential N…
Florida considers guns in churches, government meetings
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Gun rights would be expanded at churches and other places of worship and for local government officials in Florida who want to carry firearms at meetings under two bills approved by a House…
Michigan Senate votes to require study of highway tolls
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — The Michigan Senate voted Tuesday to require that a study be done to assess the feasibility of tolls along the state's highways, as lawmakers consider ways to boost spending on deteriorating i…
AP source: McConnell says he can't yet block new witnesses
WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell told senators privately Tuesday he does not yet have the votes to block new witnesses in President Donald Trump's impeachment trial.
Collins quiet on Georgia Senate during state Capitol stop
ATLANTA (AP) — Republican U.S. Rep. Doug Collins said “there will be more coming later” about his expected Senate bid, otherwise keeping quiet about the race during a visit Tuesday to the Georgia state Capitol as l…
AP Source: McConnell tells Republicans he does not yet have votes to block witnesses in Trump's impeachment trial
WASHINGTON (AP) — AP Source: McConnell tells Republicans he does not yet have votes to block witnesses in Trump's impeachment trial.
Iowans adjust to 'weird' final days of caucus campaign
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — In normal years, Iowa is the center of the political universe during the final stretch before its famed caucuses. Top candidates rumble across the state on multi-city bus tours and hold gian…