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After marathon debate, WA House advances income tax
It took over 24 hours of grinding floor debate, but Democrats in the Washington House approved an income tax Tuesday on households earning over $1 million a year. The state is now closer to enacting a tax on wages than it has been in nearly a century. For the bill to become law, it must […]
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LocalGAHarris, Fuller advance to a runoff in race to replace Marjorie Taylor Greene in Congress
ROME, Ga. – The race to become northwest Georgia’s next congressman is heading to an April runoff after no candidate exceeded 50% of the vote in a crowded field of competitors in Tuesday’s election. Democrat Shawn Harris was the top vote-getter, walking away with about 37% of the vote, according to unofficial results from the […]
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Georgia House passes budget with nearly $61 million for literacy coaches
The Georgia House of Representatives approved a $38.5 billion state budget for next year on Tuesday with significant spending aimed at improving childhood literacy across the state. House Bill 974, which will fund state government beginning on July 1, passed with a 159-4 vote and now moves to the Senate. The House’s proposed budget includes […]
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Democrats sue Trump administration for information on possible plans for troops at polls
WASHINGTON — The Democratic National Committee Tuesday filed a lawsuit in federal court aiming to force the Trump administration to admit if it plans to send armed federal law enforcement or U.S. troops to polling locations in the upcoming midterm elections. The suit in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia charges that 11 […]
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Republican in WA House draws GOP challenger
An incumbent Washington Republican state lawmaker is facing an intraparty challenge from an associate pastor of a Wenatchee church who’s raised close to $300,000. Adam James, who helped establish Grace City Church, launched a campaign this month to unseat state Rep. Mike Steele of Chelan in the 12th Legislative District that encompasses communities on both […]
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Kalshi and Polymarket are skirting laws on sports betting, states say
Online prediction markets allow users to put money on the outcome of almost anything — this weekend’s NBA game between the Warriors and the Thunder, the next supreme leader of Iran, whether the government will confirm the existence of aliens. But those markets have no state oversight and operate even in states that ban gambling. […]
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Democrats fuming after Iran War briefing: ‘I’m not sure what the end game is’
WASHINGTON — Senate Democrats tasked with overseeing defense left a classified briefing Tuesday incensed about President Donald Trump’s war with Iran, as the United States and Israel continue their joint bombardment and families prepare to bury seven American service members killed in the conflict. Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., who sits on the Senate Armed Services […]
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GOP bill to extend child support to conception is really an abortion ban, critics say
Republican lawmakers want to allow pregnant women to seek child support dating back to the first positive pregnancy test, a move that critics say is an attempt to ban all abortions in Arizona by enshrining fetal personhood into state law. The legislation would allow judges to issue orders mandating child support payments that cover pregnancy-related […]
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First grants awarded under WA’s new $100M police hiring program
The first two grants from Washington’s new $100 million effort to boost law enforcement hiring have been awarded to local police departments, after months of frustration over the program’s rollout. The Kent Police Department plans to use over $1.9 million in state funding to hire 20 new entry-level officers, according to the state Criminal Justice […]
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Arizona Senate moves to force counties back to precinct voting, hamper ballot initiatives
Republicans in the Arizona Senate have passed legislation that would make getting citizen initiatives on the ballot more difficult and revert all counties to precinct-based voting. GOP lawmakers in the Grand Canyon State have been trying for years to put more hurdles in front of citizens who want to put initiatives directly to voters. House […]
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Crowded field emerges – officially – in race to decide who will be Georgia’s next governor
The race to succeed Gov. Brian Kemp has officially taken shape now that a crowded field of candidates from both major parties has qualified to run for Georgia’s highest state office. The formality of filing paperwork and writing a check to qualify as a candidate set the stage for a race that has so far […]
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Nannies, housekeepers and other domestic workers to gain state protections in WA
New protections for domestic workers in Washington will take effect next year under a bill Gov. Bob Ferguson signed Monday. Before the bill signing, close to 100 people gathered on the north steps of the state Capitol to celebrate the passage of the Domestic Workers Bill of Rights. Sponsored by Rep. Brianna Thomas, D-West Seattle, House […]
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Trump sends mixed signals on Iran war end, pushes election overhaul bill
President Donald Trump on Monday told House Republicans, who were gathered in Florida for a policy retreat, that he expects the war in Iran will wrap up “quickly,” though he didn’t give a specific date or detail exactly what he wants to do before ending the hostilities. “We took a little excursion because we felt […]
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Investment companies block access to tens of thousands of acres in Wahkiakum, Pacific counties
ELOCHOMAN RIVER VALLEY — Investment companies have whittled away the land hunters can use in Wahkiakum and Pacific counties. Access to tens of thousands of acres of locally treasured, longtime hunting grounds is now blocked because a new generation of private landowners won’t offer access. The landowners are often investment companies, not based in the region […]
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Republicans target public lands protections in a new way
Over the past year, GOP leaders and the Trump administration have used a law known as the Congressional Review Act to push for coal mining in Montana, oil drilling in Alaska and copper mining in Minnesota, while also attempting to reverse protections for a national monument in Utah. The rarely used act gives Congress a […]
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Proposal aims to set standards for recovery groups helping Georgians struggling with substance use
Just 18 months ago, Jesi Squires did not have a key to her family’s home in southeast Georgia. She was homeless, abusing intravenous drugs and had a felony on her record. Jimbo Partin, executive director at Gardens of Hope in Lyons, which is what is known as a recovery community organization, said he remembers Squires’ […]
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Seattle litigator appointed to Washington Supreme Court
Washington Gov. Bob Ferguson on Monday appointed Seattle litigator Theo Angelis to the state Supreme Court to replace outgoing Justice Barbara Madsen. Angelis, 53, comes to the high court from law firm K&L Gates, where he worked with Ferguson more than 20 years ago, before the governor sought public office. The two teamed up on […]
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Maricopa County pushes back on Trump’s viral claim of FBI election records subpoena
Despite claims from an online news outlet with a history of posting false information that have been amplified by President Donald Trump, Maricopa County has not received a subpoena from the FBI for election information. On Monday morning, Trump shared an article that claimed that the Federal Bureau of Investigation had issued a grand jury […]
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Trump’s Iran War sends gas prices soaring at one of the fastest rates in years
WASHINGTON — Americans are paying more for gas Monday as the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran chokes off a significant route for roughly one-fifth of the world’s petroleum products. Global prices for Brent crude oil, the international standard, climbed over $100 a barrel. Prices were just above $70 a barrel in the days before the U.S. […]
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Judge blocks Portland ICE facility agents from using tear gas leaking into nearby apartments
A federal judge on Friday barred federal agents outside Portland’s waterfront Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility from using tear gas and chemical munitions in a manner that could seep into a nearby affordable housing complex unless there is an “imminent threat to life.” Residents and Reach Community Development, which operates the apartment complex Gray’s Landing, […]
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