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DOJ subpoena reveals federal investigators sought virtually all records from Arizona’s 2020 audit
The grand jury subpoena earlier this month that led the Arizona Senate to give the U.S. Department of Justice terabytes of data, including images of ballots, related to the legislative chamber’s partisan review of the 2020 election shows that federal investigators sought virtually all of the records from that “audit.” The U.S. Attorney’s Office for […]
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LocalGAGeorgia Court of Appeals sides with Fulton County in fight over election board appointments
Georgia’s Court of Appeals has overturned a trial court’s ruling ordering the Fulton County Board of Commissioners to seat two conservative election activists on the county election board or face daily fines. In May, Democrats on the board had rejected two Republican Party nominees, Julie Adams and Jason Frazier, citing concerns about both individuals’ past […]
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Buoyed by big projects and a big lease sale, Alaska oil companies project optimism
Representatives of major oil field operators on Alaska’s North Slope said Thursday they are bullish on the region’s future as a major producer for decades to come. Their optimism was reinforced in part by a record-breaking oil and gas lease sale held this week by the U.S. Bureau of Land Management. For ConocoPhillips, Alaska’s largest […]
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Trump is forcing coal plants to stay open. It could cost customers billions
In an unprecedented use of federal authority, President Donald Trump’s administration has invoked emergency powers to force a series of retiring coal plants to stay open. Utilities, states and grid operators have said the aging plants are expensive, in bad repair and no longer needed to meet regional energy needs. But Trump’s efforts to save […]
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The pay gap between women and men widened last year, analysis finds
The earnings gap between men and women slightly widened last year, according to a new analysis published Thursday. The left-leaning Economic Policy Institute calculated women last year earned 18.6% less than men per hour on average. That’s up slightly from 2024, when the wage gap narrowed slightly to 18%. The wage analysis, which examines several […]
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Money from GOP leaders is flooding into two Arizona House races. Democrats say that’s telling.
Two Arizona Republican congressmen in critical districts are filling their campaign war chests with hundreds of thousands of dollars from GOP leadership in advance of midterm elections that could spell the end of Republicans’ control of Congress. U.S. Reps. Juan Ciscomani and Eli Crane have both gotten an injection of funds from joint fundraising committees […]
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After shocking revelations, WA leaders reconsider Cesar Chavez recognition
State lawmakers and the governor are rethinking how Washington marks the legacy of Cesar Chavez following stunning accusations of sexual abuse against the transformational leader of the farmworker movement. In 2018, Washington passed a law recognizing “Cesar Chavez Day” on March 31, the birthday of the co-founder of the United Farm Workers union. But top […]
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US House committee subpoenas Pam Bondi to testify on DOJ’s ‘mismanagement’ of Epstein probe
U.S. Department of Justice officials were set to brief members of the House Oversight Committee on its much-criticized investigation into Jeffrey Epstein’s yearslong sexual misconduct Wednesday, one day after the committee formally sent Attorney General Pam Bondi a subpoena compelling her testimony. The subpoena, issued under a resolution the committee voted to approve March 4, […]
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WA governor prepares to meet with NBA commissioner as hopes rise for Sonics’ return
Washington Gov. Bob Ferguson on Thursday previewed an upcoming meeting with NBA Commissioner Adam Silver ahead of a planned vote on league expansion that could bring men’s professional basketball back to Seattle. ESPN has reported that the Tuesday and Wednesday meetings of the NBA’s board of governors next week in New York would include a […]
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Are Georgia and other states becoming uninsurable? We have the latest data
By Jake Bittle, Emily Jones, Juanpablo Ramirez-Franco, Vivian La, Anila Yoganathan, Katie Myers, and Clayton Aldern This coverage is made possible through partnerships between Grist and WABE in Georgia, Blue Ridge Public Radio in North Carolina, Flatwater Free Press in Nebraska, Interlochen Public Radio in Michigan, and WBEZ in Chicago. In recent years, as the […]
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Arizona Republicans can’t agree on how to revive expired school funding plan
Nearly a year after a critical public school funding plan expired, there is still no clear path to reviving it and teachers are opposed to the proposal being tentatively pushed by Republican lawmakers. Last year marked the end of Proposition 123, which pulled in $300 million in annual revenue for K-12 public schools for a […]
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LocalIADriver injured after single-vehicle crash in Cedar Rapids
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) - The Cedar Rapids Police Department says juvenile driver was taken ...
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Ivermectin could become available over the counter in Georgia despite concerns about potential harms
Georgians who want to buy a controversial anti-parasitic drug may soon be able to pick it up from their local pharmacist without a prescription. A state House committee Thursday amended a bill to allow pharmacists to distribute ivermectin over the counter to Georgians 18 and older. The ivermectin language was added to a bill aimed […]
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HHS to investigate 13 states that require insurers to cover abortions
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services on Thursday announced an investigation into 13 states that require health insurance plans to cover abortion care. In a news release, the agency said the investigation is based on allegations that the states are coercing health care entities to provide coverage of abortion “contrary to conscience” and in […]
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Education Department to transfer management of defaulted student loans to Treasury
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Treasury Department will take over the Department of Education’s responsibility for collecting on defaulted federal student loan debt, President Donald Trump’s administration announced Thursday. It’s the first step in a multi-phase process that will end with Treasury taking on the entire federal student loan portfolio. It’s also the latest interagency agreement announced […]
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Contraception services dropped after ‘defunding’ provision hit clinics
Visits for contraception and cancer screenings at Planned Parenthood clinics have dropped by double-digits after Congress passed a bill cutting off Medicaid funding to certain reproductive health care providers last year, according to a new Democratic congressional report. Between July 1 and the end of December, the report said emergency contraception distribution fell 10%, oral contraception […]
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Army Corps plan for Columbia River dredge spoils could cost SW Washington ports millions
The federal agency that maintains the Columbia River’s shipping channel is proposing to build seven giant in-water pens as part of a $377 million project to manage dredge spoils over the next 20 years. Meanwhile, the river’s shipping industry is working to get local ports off the hook for part of the $132 million they […]
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Trump floats $200 billion request to pay for his Iran war, dwarfing earlier estimates
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump on Thursday didn’t rule out asking Congress for an additional $200 billion to cover the cost of his war in Iran, a substantial sum that will likely be difficult to move through both chambers. “It’s a small price to pay to make sure that we stay tippy top,” he said […]
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Around US, lawmakers push to expand laws allowing guns on college campuses
In at least six statehouses this year, lawmakers are revisiting a long-running debate over whether guns should be allowed on college campuses. Republican lawmakers in Florida, Louisiana, New Hampshire, South Dakota, Utah and Wyoming have introduced bills that would allow students, staff or visitors with concealed carry permits — and in some cases, without permits […]
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Cesar Chavez’s sexual abuse allegations unmask his biography as a grotesque and elaborate lie
The deeply disturbing news, more than 30 years after his death, that American civil rights hero and Arizona icon Cesar Chavez now stands accused of sexual abuse and assault, including by at least two women who were children at the time, is a tragedy of profound and manifold proportions. Let’s start by talking about the […]
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