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WA officials consider steep cut to developmental disability services
A Washington state agency has floated cutting services for more than 2,600 residents with developmental disabiliti…
Capitol Watch: Health care industry awaits NY Medicaid plan
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York's health care industry is waiting with some trepidation to see how Gov. Andrew Cuomo intends to plug an over $8 billion hole in the state’s Medicaid program.
AP FACT CHECK: Trump's distortions are across the board
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump systematically fabricated his record before boisterous supporters and the eyes of the world this past week.
Redistricting power at stake in 2020 legislative elections
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — The reins of political power in the U.S. for the next decade could be determined in this year's elections — not necessarily by who wins the presidency, but by thousands of lower-profile c…
Kansas lawmakers to fight over taxes, abortion and maybe pot
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas lawmakers expect a push to overturn a state Supreme Court decision protecting abortion rights,
2020 in the South Carolina Legislature a lot like 2019
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina lawmakers return to the State House on Tuesday facing most of the same big issues that were hovering around in 2019.
'Fail Not:' What to watch ahead of Trump's Senate trial
WASHINGTON (AP) — Hear ye, hear ye: House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is hitting the send button on President Donald Trump's impeachment.
Malta's Labor Party picks new chief after reporter's slaying
VALLETTA, Malta (AP) — Malta’s Labor Party was choosing a new leader Saturday to replace Prime Minister Joseph Muscat, who announced his resignation amid increasing demands at home and abroad for accountability fol…
UK seeks extradition of US woman over teen's death in crash
LONDON (AP) — Britain has sparked a diplomatic standoff with Washington by requesting the extradition of a U.S. woman charged over a road crash that killed a U.K. teenager.
Steyer visiting North Carolina, including Barber's church
DURHAM, N.C. (AP) — Democratic presidential candidate Tom Steyer is spending the weekend campaigning in North Carolina in advance of participating in his party's last televised debate before the Iowa caucuses.
State agency director challenging Indiana attorney general
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The head of the Indiana Department of Revenue has decided to challenge
Bid to recall indicted lawmaker officially short signatures
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — The Michigan elections bureau found that a group trying to recall an indicted lawmaker from office did not submit enough voter signatures to trigger a referendum, ending the closely watched ef…
Judge allows effort to recall Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy to proceed
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Judge allows effort to recall Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy to proceed.
Michigan forecasts modest growth in economy, tax revenue
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and lawmakers received a generally positive economic and revenue forecast Friday but tempered it by warning of budget pressures due to tax cuts, a road-funding d…
New Vegas school to be named after deceased state legislator
LAS VEGAS (AP) — The naming of a new Las Vegas elementary school set to open in the fall will be the latest honor for Tyrone Thompson, a Democratic Nevada state assemblyman from North Las Vegas who died May 4 at ag…
Registration drive seeks to close voting gap among Latinos
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — A nonpartisan group says targeted mailings that encourage voter registration are going out to one-in-eight residents of New Mexico.