Tag: State governments
Senate Democrats take their case for voting bill to Georgia
ATLANTA — Taking their case for a federal voting bill to Georgia, Senate Democrats argued at a field hearing on Monday that their sweeping...
New Mexico is 2nd state to make gas stations liable for DUI
SANTA FE, N.M. — Gas stations have a legal obligation not to sell fuel to drivers who are believed to be intoxicated, the New...
Minnesota Democrat who rose after Castile death under attack
MINNEAPOLIS — A Black Minnesota state lawmaker who rose to prominence after the fatal shooting of his friend Philando Castile came under increasing pressure...
FBI agent in investigation of Whitmer kidnap plot is charged
KALAMAZOO, Mich. — An FBI agent who testified about an alleged plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer is facing an assault charge,...
EXPLAINER: How California could recall its governor
LOS ANGELES — California will hold a recall election Sept. 14 that could remove first-term Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom from office. The date was...
A year out, $60M bribery scandal felt in business, politics
COLUMBUS, Ohio — The arrests one year ago Wednesday of then-Ohio House Speaker Larry Householder and four associates in connection with an alleged $60...
US to evacuate Afghan visa seekers to Army base in Virginia
WASHINGTON — The Biden administration said Monday it would evacuate about 2,500 Afghans who worked for the U.S. government and their families to a...
Here they come! California lists recall election candidates
LOS ANGELES — California’s next governor could be a retired homicide detective, a marijuana reform advocate or a former mayor. Maybe the job will...
Some seek more boxes to check for ‘other’ Pacific Islanders
HONOLULU — A few months into the pandemic, data showed Pacific Islanders suffered the highest infection rates in Hawaii.
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Pennsylvania election audit gets GOP campaign trail embrace
HARRISBURG, Pa. — Former President Donald Trump's false claims of a stolen election have been debunked by the courts, his own Justice Department and...