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WA students attending private universities to see state financial aid cut
This fall, students in Washington who attend private universities and receive state financial aid will see their tuition awards reduced by nearly a third. Though a bill to prevent this garnered bipartisan support and made headway in both chambers of the state Legislature, it ultimately did not get a House floor vote before this year’s […]
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LocalIAUPDATE: I-380 northbound lane reopened following crash in Cedar Rapids
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) - The right lane on I-380 has been blocked due to ...
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One dead, two injured in wrong-way crash on I-35 in central Iowa
WEST DES MOINES, Iowa ( KCCI ) - One driver was killed and two others ...
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UPDATE: I-380 northbound lane reopened after multi-vehicle crash near North Liberty
NORTH LIBERTY, Iowa (KCRG) - The right lane on I-380 northbound has been blocked due ...
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Senate begins debate on SAVE Act that Democrats say will disenfranchise millions
WASHINGTON — U.S. Senate Republicans pressed forward Tuesday with a bill that would require proof of citizenship to register to vote and a photo ID to cast a ballot, despite long odds the legislation will ever become law amid bipartisan opposition. The 51-48 vote to formally begin debate on the measure, which GOP lawmakers have […]
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US Senate Republicans launch debate on SAVE Act requiring photo ID to vote
WASHINGTON — U.S. Senate Republicans pressed forward Tuesday with a bill that would require proof of citizenship to register to vote and a photo ID to cast a ballot, despite long odds the legislation will ever become law amid bipartisan opposition. The 51-48 vote to formally begin debate on the measure, which GOP lawmakers have […]
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LocalGALawmakers unveil proposal to replace Georgia’s voting machines before 2028 presidential election
Republicans have unveiled a sweeping proposal aimed at overhauling Georgia’s election system ahead of the 2028 presidential election, dealing a blow to conservative activists who had hoped to implement hand-marked paper ballots ahead of this year’s midterm elections. Senate Bill 214, introduced by Sylvania Republican Sen. Max Burns, would begin the process of switching from […]
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Why Justin Heap’s plan to change 137 voters’ registration status raises legal questions
Maricopa County Recorder Justin Heap said he plans to soon refer suspected noncitizen voters identified via a federal system to law enforcement for prosecution and change their registration status, but election lawyers and experts questioned whether his office is following the correct legal process. Heap, a Republican, said during a live interview on Friday with […]
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Elections officials decry costs heaped on states in SAVE America voting bill
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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In unprecedented move, Arizona files criminal charges against prediction market company Kalshi
Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes filed criminal charges against the online prediction market company Kalshi, accusing it of operating an illegal gambling business in the state and flagrantly violating a state law barring wagering on elections. “Kalshi may brand itself as a ‘prediction market,’ but what it’s actually doing is running an illegal gambling operation […]
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WA and Oregon scale back I-5 bridge ambitions as cost balloons to $14.4B
The price tag for a new Interstate 5 bridge across the Columbia River, linking Washington and Oregon, has doubled to $14.4 billion and the timeline to get it built has slipped again. Elements of the massive undertaking will be delayed as the focus, and all available dollars, will be directed at building the new bridge […]
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WA’s Joe Kent leaving Trump administration over war in Iran
Joe Kent, the former congressional candidate from southwest Washington, is leaving his post as the Trump administration’s top counterterrorism official, saying he opposes the war in Iran. “I cannot in good conscience support the ongoing war in Iran,” Kent wrote on social media early Tuesday. “Iran posed no imminent threat to our nation, and it […]
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Arizona border fund debate reignites fight over state role in immigration enforcement
Last year, after a brief political tussle over whether the money could be spent on immigration enforcement, Gov. Katie Hobbs and lawmakers set aside $18 million for law enforcement agencies to carry out drug interdiction. This year, Hobbs and Republican legislators want to increase that funding, but Democrats remain wary about whether it will amount […]
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Pain of soaring gas prices compounded by electricity rate increases across states
WASHINGTON — Electricity rates “increased significantly” in nearly every U.S. state in 2025, with residents in a dozen states seeing at least a 10% jump, according to a congressional report released by Democrats Tuesday. Minority members of the Joint Economic Committee released state-by-state figures from monthly utility bill data showing, on average, American households paid […]
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Woe Canada! WA State Ferries enters 7th season without cross-border service
In her two years as the Anacortes Town Crier, Julie Nester has proclaimed and oyez, oyez, oyez’d at the community’s Christmas tree lighting, the Fourth of July parade and sister cities golf tournament. But one plum assignment is still missing from her town crier resume: the annual Anacortes to Sidney, British Columbia ferry route reopening […]
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Arizona Republicans advance anti-Muslim resolutions weeks after attacks at a Phoenix mosque
Resolutions crafted by a GOP lawmaker who called Muslims “f***ing savages”, that would designate the country’s largest Muslim advocacy group a terrorist organization passed their first hurdle in the Arizona Senate on Monday. The measure from Rep. John Gillette, R-Kingman, will have no practical effect beyond serving as a statement of the legislature’s beliefs. House […]
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Federal judge blocks enforcement of Kennedy’s vaccine policies
A federal judge in Massachusetts has halted enforcement of several key vaccine policies imposed by Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., ruling that the Trump administration illegally overhauled a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention committee dedicated to issuing immunization recommendations. The decision, which comes in response to a lawsuit filed by the American Academy […]
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Georgia House passes bill targeting political spending from ‘hostile’ foreign agents
A bill seeking to mandate disclosure of political spending in Georgia from countries designated as hostile foreign adversaries passed the House Monday in a 98-65 vote that fell largely along party lines. Senate Bill 177, which was sponsored by Senate Majority Leader Jason Anavitarte, would mandate that anyone working on behalf of “hostile” foreign governments […]
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Doctors warn of a deadly complication from measles outbreaks
The first sign came when Deepanwita Dasgupta was 5 and started stumbling more while playing at her home in Bangalore in southern India. The girl was always up to something, so her parents figured extra bumps and bruises were just symptoms of an active childhood. Maybe, they thought, it was ill-fitting shoes. Relatives described the […]
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WA is close to letting Rivian and Lucid sell directly to customers at showrooms
Rivian and Lucid could soon be able to sell cars from a showroom in the same way Tesla has done for more than a decade. Late-arriving legislation that sped through the process would open the door wider for consumers to purchase an electric vehicle directly from its manufacturer. Senate Bill 6354 received bipartisan support en […]
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