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Dent, Garcia outline budget priorities, leadership approaches
EPHRATA — As voters in Washington's 13th Legislative District prepare to cast their ballots, they will choose betw…
State launches opioid awareness campaign for younger adults
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Rhode Island is launching a new opioid awareness campaign aimed at young adults, a state health department official said.
House approves measure to restrain Trump’s actions on Iran
WASHINGTON (AP) — Reigniting a debate over who has the power to declare war, the Democratic-controlled House on Thursday approved a resolution asserting that President Donald Trump must seek approval from Congress …
Judge denies Trump effort to stop columnist defamation suit
NEW YORK (AP) — President Donald Trump has lost a bid to block an advice columnist's lawsuit over his remarks that she lied in accusing him of rape.
Iowa auditor slams state Medicaid program for 'flawed' data
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The Iowa Department of Human Services provided data for an audit of its Medicaid Home Health Program that was so flawed that it was unusable, the state auditor said Thursday.
NY would automatically register voters under revised bill
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York would automatically add to the voting rolls any citizen who fills out a state form, under a revised bill that passed the state Senate on Thursday.
Trump wants NATO expanded to Mideast and renamed NATOME
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump thinks NATO should be expanded to include nations in the Middle East. He even suggested a new name for the 70-year-old alliance: "NATOME" short for NATO-Middle East.
Idaho agency directors support pay raise for employees
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Directors of state agencies said Thursday that Republican Gov. Brad Little's budget giving state employees a 2% raise will help keep the state competitive and retain workers.
California budget seeks more firefighters, fire protection
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom wants to hire more state firefighters and make homes safer from devastating wildfires in the budget he will send to state lawmakers on Friday.
Minnesota high court allows Trump-only GOP primary ballot
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minnesota Supreme Court on Thursday rejected a Republican candidate's attempt to join President Donald Trump on the state's primary election ballot, clearing the way for early voting to begin…
Dixville Notch finds enough people to retain claim to fame
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — A tiny New Hampshire community whose tradition of being among the first to cast ballots for president in primaries and the general election was endangered now has enough people to go ahead, the…
Evers assigns 'homework' to GOP-controlled Legislature
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Democratic Gov. Tony Evers, a former teacher and state superintendent of schools, assigned “homework” to the Republican-controlled Legislature on Thursday, calling on them to spend more money o…
Gov. Raimondo seeks $74M overhaul of state computer system
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Rhode Island Gov. Gina Raimondo is seeking nearly $74 million to replace decades-old computer technology used by the state for basic government functions like payroll and day-to-day accounti…
House approves nonbinding measure to 'terminate' US military action against Iran without congressional approval
WASHINGTON (AP) — House approves nonbinding measure to 'terminate' US military action against Iran without congressional approval.
7 of 8 Mississippi statewide officials are inaugurated
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi's new lieutenant governor, Republican Delbert Hosemann, said immediately after his inauguration Thursday that he wants to work with all lawmakers to improve education, enact pay ra…
Trump turns to those he has scorned for help on Iran
WASHINGTON (AP) — As tensions fester with Iran, President Donald Trump finds himself turning to the very people and entities he’s spent three years dismissing or alienating: NATO, Western allies and U.S. intelligen…