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Fiscal responsibility, growth discussed by Adams County commission candidates
OTHELLO — Candidates for Adams County Commissioner answered questions about fiscal responsibility and cooperation …
Biden slams Trump, starts 2-day campaign swing in Nevada
SPARKS, Nev. (AP) — Democrat Joe Biden slammed President Donald Trump's handling of U.S. relations with Iran before he kicked off a two-day swing through the early caucus state of Nevada with a speech planned Frida…
Mississippi will have Democratic primary for US Senate
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Former Agriculture Secretary Mike Espy is aiming for a rematch of a U.S. Senate race that he lost to Republican Cindy Hyde-Smith in Mississippi in 2018, in hopes of reversing the outcome.
Lawmakers vote down Tunisia's new government amid opposition
TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) — Tunisian lawmakers voted down the North African country's new government Friday, declaring no confidence in a Cabinet proposed by the moderate Islamist party that has the most parliament seats.
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.
Presidential candidates registered for Louisiana's primary
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Candidate registration for Louisiana's presidential primary ended Friday, with 14 Democrats signed up for the ballot and four Republicans challenging President Donald Trump for the GOP nomin…
Governor's task force recommends overhaul of criminal code
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Oklahoma should overhaul its criminal code and change its bail and pre-trial detention programs to help address its high incarceration rate, a governor's task force recommended on Friday.
Meet some key players in South Dakota's Statehouse
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — A quick look at some key players in Pierre as the Legislature prepares to open its 2020 session:
Arizona impeachment trial judge Frank Gordon Jr. dies at 90
PHOENIX (AP) — Frank X. Gordon Jr., a former Arizona Supreme Court chief justice who drew high marks for how he presided over the 1988 impeachment trial that resulted in the removal of Gov. Evan Mecham, has died.
Walz goes downs sewer to highlight need for water projects
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Gov. Tim Walz went into a storm sewer Friday to call attention to his proposal for Minnesota to borrow $300 million to protect its water supplies by replacing aging infrastructure and upgrading t…
Bloomberg meets Abrams while working to build broad campaign
ATLANTA (AP) — Democratic presidential candidate Michael Bloomberg came to Georgia on Friday to meet influential Democrat Stacey Abrams and then rally a white-collar crowd of supporters around his late-starting, un…
Independents could decide California's Democratic primary
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — In the battle for
Oklahoma to reduce business requirements to promote growth
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt is taking steps to reduce the requirements for businesses to open in the state, echoing a federal move that implemented a similar policy.
AP Explains: Not all cyber threats equally worrisome
WASHINGTON (AP) — West Virginia reported unusual cyber activity targeting its election systems. The Texas governor said the state was encountering attempted “attacks" at the rate of “about 10,000 per minute" from I…
Oregon looks, again, to crack down on labor trafficking
SALEM, Ore. (AP) — In 2007, the Oregon Legislature passed a bill promoted by then Sen. Kate Brown making it crime to force someone to work.
Kentucky congressman draws challenge from prominent attorney
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Todd McMurtry, an attorney who represented a Kentucky student embroiled in media lawsuits after a viral encounter with a Native American activist, stepped forward Friday to challenge U.S. Rep…