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AARP Forum aimed to help voters navigate key issues
RICHLAND — With Washington's 4th Congressional District preparing to elect a new representative for the first time…
Wisconsin Senate approves firefighting foam restrictions
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin Republicans were poised Tuesday to pass a bill that would impose new restrictions on the use of firefighting foam containing chemicals known as PFAS in the hopes of reducing soil and …
Clinton won't commit to backing Sanders if he's nominee
WASHINGTON (AP) — Hillary Clinton refused to say whether she would endorse Bernie Sanders, her 2016 rival, if he wins the Democratic nomination and offered a broad condemnation of the progressive candidate's style …
Evers signs bills designed to fight Lyme disease
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Gov. Tony Evers on Tuesday signed into law a pair of bills designed to combat the spread of Lyme disease by warning visitors to state parks and other outdoor properties about the risks and maki…
Wisconsin Senate confirms 2 Evers' Cabinet secretaries
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Wisconsin Senate confirmed two of Gov. Tony Evers' Cabinet appointees on Tuesday in votes that come just two months after Republicans
Poland calls on Putin to tell truth at WWII event in Israel
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland appealed to Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday to refrain from using World War II and Holocaust victims for current political goals and pointed to wartime documents in which th…
New sentencing ordered for ex-NY Assembly Speaker Silver
NEW YORK (AP) — A federal appeals court upheld former New York Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver's corruption conviction Tuesday but ordered a resentencing after reversing the conviction on some charges.
Wisconsin Senate to legalize taking selfies with ballot
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin voters could
Indiana governor not yet backing attorney general challenger
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb isn’t yet throwing his support behind a top official of his administration in challenging the state attorney general who is awaiting the outcome from an investigation i…
Inhofe says wife suffered mild stroke, 'progressing nicely'
TULSA, Okla. (AP) — Oklahoma Sen. Jim Inhofe said Tuesday that his wife, Kay, suffered what he described as a mild stroke last week, causing the Republican to miss the first day of impeachment trial proceedings.
AP FACT CHECK: Trump spreads distortions at Davos
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump spread distorted information about the U.S. economy and his administration's involvement with historically black colleges in a preening performance Tuesday at the Davos econ…
Florida lawmakers weigh raising age for smoking, vaping
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Raising alarm over the boom in e-cigarettes among young people, Florida lawmakers Tuesday moved to raise the age limit on tobacco products from 18 to 21.
Wisconsin voter purge ruling appealed to state Supreme Court
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A conservative law firm on Tuesday asked the Wisconsin Supreme Court to reverse a
Democrats' challenge: Courting evangelicals in the Trump era
NEW YORK (AP) — President Donald Trump’s strong white evangelical support poses a challenge to Democrats: how to connect with a group of Christian voters whose longtime GOP lean makes them compelling antagonists in…
House passes bill that could lower prescription drug costs
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Prescription drugs in West Virginia could soon become less expensive under a bill passed in the House of Delegates on Tuesday.
Planned Parenthood endorses challenger to Sen. Susan Collins
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Planned Parenthood on Tuesday endorsed a Democratic challenger to Republican Sen. Susan Collins of Maine, saying Collins “turned her back” on women and citing her vote to confirm