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OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — The Washington Senate on Sunday approved a bill that would expand...

Democrats weigh reconciliation bill for immigration action Democrats weigh reconciliation bill for immigration action Caroline Simon 5 days ago Another budget reconciliation bill is likely on the horizon, and Democrats are eyeing the measure as a vehicle for a policy priority long mired in partisan disagreement: immigration overhaul. Provided by Roll Call Spea...

New Mexico governor set to sign recreational marijuana bill MORGAN LEE, Associated Press FacebookTwitterEmail Democratic Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham speaks following the end of New Mexicos annual legislative session on Saturday, March 20, 2021, in Santa Fe, New Mexico.Cedar Attanasio/AP SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham was set Monday to sign legislation that will legalize recreational marijuana use and sales in the state, making it the seventh since last November ...

Water-worried Vegas wants useless grass a thing of the past SAM METZ and KEN RITTER, Associated Press April 12, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail 6 1of6Sprinklers water grass at a park on Friday, April 9, 2021, in the Summerlin neighborhood of Las Vegas. A desert city built on a reputation for excess wants to become a model for restraint with a first-in-the-nation policy limiting water use by banning grass that nobody walks on. Parks would not be included, but Las Vegas area water official...

NEW YORK (AP) — Will Smith and director Antoine Fuqua have pulled production of their...

Recall against Louisiana House speaker doesnt gain traction April 12, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail FILE - In this Jan. 19, 2021 file photo, House Speaker Clay Schexnayder, R-Gonzales, left, asks questions during a meeting of Louisianas income forecasting panel, the Revenue Estimating Conference, while Senate President Page Cortez, R-Lafayette, listens in Baton Rouge, La. Louisiana lawmakers return Monday, April 12 to the state Capitol for their first full-length regular session since the pandemic ...

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Floridas jai alai frontons, quarter horse and harness horse...

CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — The Nevada statehouse will reopen Thursday after more than two...

ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Maryland lawmakers have reached the final day of their...

Maine lawmaker looks to limit spam political texts April 12, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — A Maine lawmaker has introduced a proposal to limit annoying text messages from political campaigns and advocacy groups. Democratic Sen. Joe Rafferty of Kennebunk put the proposal before the Maine Legislatures Veterans and Legal Affairs Committee. He said he was motivated to make the proposal after he was “barraged on a daily basis with text, spam calls and emails” last fall. Raffe...