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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…
Republicans seek to undo new Missouri redistricting model
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Republican senators rolled out a plan Tuesday to ask Missouri voters to undo key parts of a nationally unique redistricting model that directs a demographer to draw new legislative distri…
Virginia House panel advances ERA for full floor vote
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Virginia moved a step closer to ratifying the Equal Rights Amendment on Tuesday, even as the measure's future nationally remains in doubt.
Lawyers unable to reach new deal over inmate care in Arizona
PHOENIX (AP) — Attorneys trying to renegotiate a legal settlement over the quality of health care in Arizona’s prisons say they’re unable to reach a new deal, leaving it to a judge to decide whether to order more m…
Rhode Island governor to deliver State of the State speech
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Rhode Island Gov. Gina Raimondo is delivering her annual State of the State speech to lawmakers Tuesday, planning to highlight the progress Rhode Island has made in recent years and outline …
Task force urges overhaul of Michigan jail, pretrial system
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan should reclassify many traffic offenses as civil infractions, release more defendants before trial without requiring them to pay money, consider alternatives to incarceration and take…
Bill to create Michigan mental health hotline nears final OK
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan is poised to create a permanent statewide mental health hotline under legislation that soon will go to Gov. Gretchen Whitmer.
Big Ben, big bucks: Brexit bell plan hits financial hurdle
LONDON (AP) — Will Big Ben bong for Brexit? Not unless British taxpayers cough up the bucks.
North Carolina legislature back, facing same budget impasse
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina lawmakers returned to Raleigh briefly on Tuesday with legislative Republicans and Democratic Gov, Roy Cooper locked in the same budget impasse from when they last met in the fall.
Impeachment then and now, as Senate steeped in partisanship
WASHINGTON (AP) — There's every chance that the impeachment trial of Donald Trump will look much like Bill Clinton's did 21 years ago.
Nebraska appoints child welfare watchdog as next ombudsman
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — A state official who serves as a watchdog over Nebraska's child welfare system has been chosen as the next state ombudsman.
This year, lawmakers at South Dakota Capitol may be packing
PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — Members of South Dakota's Legislature this year may be carrying concealed weapons at the Statehouse for the first time.
Iowa Legislature denying access to blogger despite protests
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — The Republican-controlled Iowa Legislature has again denied press access to a liberal journalist whose blog is often critical of its policies, despite warnings from state and national groups …
Kelly tops McSally in fundraising for Arizona Senate race
Democratic challenger Mark Kelly has again topped Arizona Republican Sen. Martha McSally's fundraising in one of the top 2020 Senate races, according to numbers released by both campaigns Tuesday.
High court skeptical of New Jersey 'Bridgegate' convictions
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court seemed broadly skeptical Tuesday of the convictions of two people involved in New Jersey's “Bridgegate” scandal
Migrant agency says hundreds are fleeing Libya fighting
BRUSSELS (AP) — Almost 1,000 people trying to flee Libya by boat have been intercepted and returned to the conflict-ravaged country by its coast guard during the first two weeks of the new year, the International O…