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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…
GOP opposition likely to block new 'Netflix tax' in Kansas
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Opposition from top Republican lawmakers in Kansas appears to have doomed Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly's plan to tax streaming services, e-books, and movie and music downloads like most other sta…
State audit criticizes Utah corrections department oversight
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A state audit released Thursday criticized the Utah Department of Corrections for a lack of standards and poor monitoring of jails.
Trump to rally in New Hampshire on eve of state's primary
WASHINGTON (AP) — New Hampshire is getting its first campaign rally of the 2020 campaign season from President Donald Trump, and it will be held on the eve of the state's first-in-the-nation presidential primary.
Wisconsin lawmaker accuses Kaul of bullying to pass kit bill
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Republican chairman of the Assembly's health committee accused Wisconsin's Democratic attorney general Thursday of trying to bully him into passing a bipartisan bill designed to prevent bac…
Buttigieg seeks validation from gathering of mayoral peers
WASHINGTON (AP) — For Pete Buttigieg, an appearance before a gathering of the nation's mayors Thursday was a home game.
FBI says monitoring of ex-Trump aide should've ended sooner
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department has concluded that it should have ended its surveillance of a former Trump campaign adviser earlier than it did because it lacked “insufficient predication" to continue eave…
Trump rollback could leave waterways vulnerable to pollution
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration on Thursday
Steyer aims criminal justice plan at taking on racial bias
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Democratic presidential candidate Tom Steyer is proposing a criminal justice reform plan that would reduce the costs of incarceration by redirecting funds to education, community policing and …
Indiana lawmakers backing tougher tobacco sales penalties
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Tougher penalties for Indiana stores caught selling smoking or vaping products to anyone younger than 21 are on their way to becoming law.
Minnesota Democratic chairman endorses tighter voter privacy
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — The leader of the Democratic Party in Minnesota on Thursday endorsed an effort to protect the privacy of voters who are required to declare a party preference to participate in the state's Ma…
Illinois assesses damage from mistaken voter registrations
CHICAGO (AP) — At least three of 15 Illinois residents who cast ballots after being mistakenly registered to vote are U.S. citizens after all, election officials said Wednesday in assessing the damage caused by an…
SC lawmakers reopen regulator race after 11 aren't qualified
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina lawmakers are reopening the search for candidates for four regulator seats on the state's utility board after the initial search only turned up six qualified candidates.
ACLU vows challenge to proposed transgender treatment ban
PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — The American Civil Liberties Union on Thursday vowed a legal challenge if South Dakota passes a law banning gender-change treatment for children under 16.
Trump to address party leaders amid impeachment, reelection
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is set to address his party's leadership Thursday to rally their support amid impeachment and a trying reelection fight.
US general says troop surge in Middle East may not end soon
ABOARD THE USS BATAAN (AP) — Over the past eight months, the United States has poured more than 20,000 additional troops into the Middle East to counter the escalating threat from Iran that peaked with the