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US Supreme Court orders another look at how WA political maps are drawn
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday set the stage for another redrawing of Washington state’s political maps. On t…
Trump admin weighs shifting billions more for border wall
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration is weighing whether to shift billions more in military funding to build the border wall after already moving more than $6 billion, prompting a fresh round of criticism fro…
DHS briefs Kansas lawmakers on business, agriculture threats
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Foreign governments are trying to get proprietary information about Kansas business and agricultural assets, state legislators heard Tuesday in extraordinary, secret briefings with a U.S. Depart…
Michigan sues 3M, DuPont over 'forever' chemicals in water
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan on Tuesday sued 3M, DuPont and other companies for financial damages from contamination caused by potentially harmful “forever" chemicals that are turning up in drinking water across …
Governor commits to renewable energy in State of the State
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Rhode Island Gov. Gina Raimondo announced Tuesday she will sign an executive order that aims to make the state the first in the nation to be powered completely by renewable energy by the end…
New utility chief: No spending on election of regulators
PHOENIX (AP) — The new chief executive of Arizona Public Service said Tuesday the state's largest electric company will not spend money to influence elections for the company's regulators on the Corporation Commiss…
Arizona bill banning sex ed before 7th grade going nowhere
PHOENIX (AP) — A conservative Arizona Republican senator who was pushing a contentious proposal that would bar any sexual education instruction for students before the 7th grade and create new requirements for the …
Utah police look to artificial intelligence for assistance
PROVO, Utah (AP) — A Utah city police department is considering a partnership with an artificial intelligence company in an effort to help the law enforcement agency work more efficiently.
Democrats release new documents on eve of impeachment trial
WASHINGTON (AP) — House Democrats have released a trove of documents they obtained from Lev Parnas, a close associate of President Donald Trump's personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani, including a handwritten note that men…
Tennessee governor says he will sign anti-LGBT adoption bill
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee announced Tuesday that he'll sign into law a measure that would assure continued taxpayer funding of faith-based foster care and adoption agencies even if they exclud…
Bill to create Michigan mental health hotline is approved
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan is poised to create a permanent statewide mental health hotline under legislation that going to Gov. Gretchen Whitmer.
Judge: South Dakota to pay lawyer fees after fundraising ban
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — South Dakota taxpayers will pay nearly $115,000 in lawyer fees to plaintiffs who challenged an initiated measure that prohibited ballot question committees from accepting out-of-state money…
Tensions high in Louisiana GOP after House speaker's vote
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Republicans on the losing side of the Louisiana House speaker’s vote bristled Tuesday in the aftermath of the divisive leadership competition, an indication the GOP may have difficulty capit…
Virginia Democrats weigh differing redistricting reforms
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Virginia Democrats argued for years that Republicans abused their majority status by drawing gerrymandered legislative and congressional districts that gave the GOP an unfair advantage on Elect…
Bills seek to end 'conversion therapy' in Kentucky
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Twice a week for four years when he was in high school, gay student Zach Meiners underwent “conversion therapy,” a practice that attempts to change a person's sexual orientation or gender iden…
Democrats unveil billboard of Trump tossing paper towels
KISSIMMEE, Fla. (AP) — Ahead of Vice President Mike Pence's Latinos for Trump rally in central Florida, state Democrats have paid for a billboard showing an image of the president tossing paper towels at a Puerto R…