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Face mask ban for police in Washington is signed into law
SEATTLE — Law enforcement officers in Washington state can no longer cover their faces to conceal their identities. The law, signed Thursday by Gov. Bob Ferguson, seeks to unmask federal immigration agents detaining people under President Donald Trump. But Senate Bill 5855 also applies equally to state and local police. It takes effect immediately. Ferguson […]
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Many ACA customers are paying higher premiums. Most blame Trump and Republicans, poll finds.
Most people who get their health coverage through the Affordable Care Act say they face sharply higher costs, with many worried they will have to pare back other expenses to cover them, according to a poll released Thursday. Some are uncertain whether they will be able to continue paying their premiums all year. Still, 69% […]
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Markwayne Mullin’s nomination to lead Homeland Security advances to US Senate floor
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Thursday voted to move forward Oklahoma Sen. Markwayne Mullin’s nomination to lead the Department of Homeland Security. After the 8-7 vote, Mullin’s nomination will head to the Senate floor. Thursday’s vote comes a day after Mullin, a Republican, appeared before the committee in a […]
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‘No end in sight’: Senate Republicans again refuse to stop Trump’s war in Iran
WASHINGTON — U.S. Senate Republicans and one Democrat blocked another War Powers Resolution Wednesday night to stop President Donald Trump from further military action in Iran without authorization from Congress. The resolution failed to advance, 47-53. Sen. John Fetterman, D-Pa., broke with Democrats to join Republicans in opposing the measure. Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., voted […]
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New law seeks to help clear up Washington’s DUI testing backlog
Thousands of cases have piled up in Washington as they await state testing to confirm if a driver was under the influence of drugs or alcohol. Prosecutors say this is leaving people on the road despite potentially having driven impaired, while authorities await results. To relieve pressure on the Washington State Patrol’s toxicology lab, a […]
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LocalGAState Election Board pushes for faster action on shift away from QR codes on Georgia ballots
Georgia’s State Election Board unanimously passed a resolution Wednesday urging state lawmakers to hasten a switch to hand-marked paper ballots, just a day after legislators unveiled a proposal to delay overhauling Georgia’s election system until after the 2026 midterms. The resolution, introduced by board member Salleigh Grubbs, requests that Georgia implement hand-marked paper ballots “as […]
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Arizona Republicans stuff vetoed proposals into a must-pass agency extension bill
Republicans in the Arizona Legislature are trying to revive vetoed legislation that would place burdensome restrictions on food benefits and force hospitals to inquire about patient immigration status by inserting them into a vital agency continuation bill. When Rep. Selena Bliss, R-Prescott, introduced House Bill 2728, it was a procedural piece of legislation that would […]
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LocalIACar crashes into power pole in Cedar Rapids
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) - Crews had to saw and untangle a car Thursday night ...
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Authorities identify driver who died in central Iowa wrong-way crash on I-35
WEST DES MOINES, Iowa ( KCCI ) - Authorities have identified the driver who died ...
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Federal appeals court tosses Arizona GOP lawsuit seeking to purge 1.27 million voters
A federal appeals court upheld a lower court’s ruling that tossed out a lawsuit by Arizona Republicans that accused the state of violating federal law and sought to purge up to 1.27 million voters from the rolls. In 2024, then-Arizona Republican Party Chairwoman Gina Swoboda, who is now running for the nomination of her party […]
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Woman charged with attempted murder under Georgia abortion law
A 31-year-old U.S. Army veteran from Kingsland has been charged with attempted murder, the first time that a mother has been charged under Georgia’s restrictive abortion law. The arrest comes two months after Alexia Moore was rushed to the emergency room in Camden County, pregnant and in extreme pain. Doctors at the Southeast Georgia Health […]
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LocalUTUDOT begins construction on new freeway along 2100 North in Lehi
Major construction will soon bring relief to commuters in Lehi. The Utah Department of Transportation announced Wednesday that it will begin building a new freeway along 2100 North.
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Transparency battles are getting more difficult in WA
Protecting the people’s right to know in Washington state is a constant battle that is getting even harder. That’s a tough message to deliver, especially during Sunshine Week. Sunshine Week runs March 15-21 this year. It’s meant to educate, recommit and celebrate the fight for openness in government, believing it is the best way to ensure accountability […]
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Georgia town blocks massive immigration center over concerns about water and sewer capacity
A small town about 45 miles east of Atlanta is pushing back against a massive immigration detention center leaders say will stretch its infrastructure past the breaking point. Social Circle City Manager Eric Taylor said there is a lock on the water meter at the facility, and it will stay there until U.S. Immigration and […]
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GOP senators want to add mail-in voting limits and transgender bans to ‘Jim Crow 2.0’ voter ID bill
WASHINGTON — U.S. senators debated Wednesday whether the federal government should change how Americans register to vote and cast a ballot, with Republicans maintaining alterations are necessary to safeguard elections and Democrats arguing a new law would add unnecessary obstacles. Tensions over the issue were on full display when Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., […]
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Washington state clarifies what is an ‘election’
A new state law aims to erase any confusion about Washington’s ban on voting more than once in an election. Its approval follows a court decision that officials warned could incite voter fraud. Longstanding Washington law makes it illegal for a person to cast more than one ballot in any election in the state, or […]
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Kemp signs off on 60-day suspension of Georgia’s gas tax as prices at the pump surge
Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp signed off on a bill Friday that now includes a provision that suspends the state’s gas tax for 60 days. House Bill 1199, sponsored by state Rep. John Carson, is a yearly routine bill that brings the Georgia tax code in line with the IRS. A last-minute amendment proposed on the […]
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Trump’s tariffs were ruled illegal. Where’s the refund of $166 billion — plus interest?
WASHINGTON — Arizona coffee roaster Gabe Hagen is wondering if he’ll ever recoup the tens of thousands of dollars he paid in tariffs to import beans from the world’s major coffee-growing regions in South America, Africa and the Indo-Pacific. Weeks after the U.S. Supreme Court struck down President Donald Trump’s emergency tariffs as illegal, Hagen […]
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Rand Paul confronts DHS nominee Mullin over ‘anger issues’ at contentious hearing
WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. Markwayne Mullin of Oklahoma, the president’s pick to lead the Department of Homeland Security, on Wednesday in his confirmation hearing was challenged with questions about his “anger issues” by the fellow Republican who heads the Senate committee that oversees the department. Kentucky Republican Sen. Rand Paul, chair of the Committee on […]
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‘A solution in search of a problem’: Election officials pan the SAVE America Act and the ‘chaos’ it will cause
The voting overhaul measure that the U.S. Senate began debating Tuesday would cause major headaches for underfunded state and local election officials, without meaningfully stopping fraud, according to a collection of voting rights advocates and elections officers. The so-called SAVE America Act, which President Donald Trump is relentlessly pushing, would create chaos for state and […]
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