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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…
Florida lawmakers debate if college athletes can be paid
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida lawmakers began considering on Monday whether they would allow college athletes to profit from their fame, a move that comes as the NCAA looks into possibly removing its longstand…
Trump to hold Des Moines rally days before Iowa caucuses
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — President Donald Trump will be holding a rally in Iowa just days before the state holds its election kickoff caucuses.
Prosecutors seek nearly 5 years in prison for ex-Congressman
NEW YORK (AP) — A former congressman should serve nearly five years in prison for insider trading, especially after coming to represent “the cynical idea that those in power who make the laws are not required to fo…
Arizona Senate delays hearing on sex ed ban before 7th grade
PHOENIX (AP) — An Arizona Senate committee has delayed consideration of a contentious proposal from a conservative Republican lawmaker that would bar any sexual education instruction for students before 7th grade.
Governor claims 'executive privilege,' denies public records
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee's administration has invoked executive privilege multiple times to withhold documents from public records requests, even though such privilege is not defined in the s…
Democrats decide Louisiana House speaker as new term begins
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Louisiana Republicans splintered on the tumultuous first day of their legislative term as Democrats combined with a breakaway faction of the majority GOP to elect the chamber's new speaker.
Trump's Milwaukee rally kicks off election year in Wisconsin
MILWAUKEE (AP) — President Donald Trump heads to battleground Wisconsin on Tuesday to rally supporters just down the street from where Democrats will meet in six months to nominate his opponent, a campaign trip tha…
Warren: Sanders didn't think a woman could win White House
WASHINGTON (AP) — Elizabeth Warren says fellow Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders told her when they met privately in 2018 that he didn’t think a woman could win the White House.
Moran signs onto proposal on dismissing impeachment articles
WASHINGTON (AP) — Kansas Sen. Jerry Moran has joined other Republicans in cosponsoring a resolution that would allow senators to dismiss the House's articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump.
Arizona governor to close prison, calls for veteran tax cut
PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey on Monday said he is renaming the state Department of Corrections to highlight a new focus on rehabilitation and closing the oldest state prison in a move that will save nearl…
US says Nevada misrepresenting facts in plutonium fight
RENO, Nev. (AP) — The state of Nevada continues to intentionally misrepresent the facts in an ongoing legal battle over the Energy Department's secret shipment of weapons-grade plutonium to a site near Las Vegas, U…
Democratic New Mexico speaker visits state's oil country
HOBBS, N.M. (AP) — Democratic New Mexico House Speaker Brian Egolf visited on Friday the heart of the state's oil and gas region in advance of the legislative session.
Arizona Senate delays hearing on sex ed ban before 7th grade
PHOENIX (AP) — An Arizona Senate committee has delayed consideration of a contentious proposal from a conservative Republican lawmaker that would bar any sexual education instruction for students before 7th grade.
California voters may consider mandate to end homelessness
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — An advisory council appointed by Gov. Gavin Newsom called Monday for California voters to consider a legally enforceable mandate to end homelessness, as the most populous state grapples wi…
Pennsylvania orders gas well plugged in fight over methane
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Gov. Tom Wolf's administration on Monday told Range Resources that it must fix a Marcellus Shale natural gas well “once and for all” that it maintains has leaked methane since 2011 and contam…