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Suburban Philly county commissioner launches US Senate bid April 5, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — The chairperson of the Montgomery County Board of Commissioners said Monday she is seeking the 2022 Democratic nomination for U.S. Senate. Val Arkoosh, a Democrat, joins Lt. Gov. John Fetterman and state Rep. Malcolm Kenyatta in planning to seek their partys nod next year for the job now held by Republican U.S. Sen. Pat Toomey. Toomey is retiring, opening up a seat in a swing s...

Idaho Legislature has big to-do list after COVID-19 break KEITH RIDLER, Associated Press FacebookTwitterEmail BOISE, Idaho (AP) — A huge income tax cut and rebate, legislation to limit the governor’s authority during emergencies, and a proposed constitutional amendment allowing lawmakers to call themselves back into session all remain on the Legislature’s to-do list when it reconvenes Tuesday. The House and Senate both recessed abruptly on March 19 after at least six of the 70 House memb...

California stalls bill banning intersex surgery for children April 5, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — First-of-its-kind California legislation to ban some medically unnecessary surgeries on intersex children stalled Monday for the third straight year in the same committee, with the author saying that proposed amendments would have stripped much of its purpose. State Sen. Scott Wiener, a Democrat from San Francisco, wants to bar certain types of surgeries on children born w...

Abbott wont throw pitch, rebuffing MLB voting-rights stance ACACIA CORONADO, Report for America/Associated Press April 5, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail 1of3 Lockhart, Texas Feb. 1, 2021: Texas Governor Greg Abbott prepares to deliver his State of the State speech. (Smiley N. Pool/The Dallas Morning News/TNS)Smiley N. Pool/The Dallas Morning News/TNSShow MoreShow Less 2of3Fans fill the stands at Globe Life Field during the first inning of a baseball game between the Texas Rangers and the Toronto Bl...

Lottery vote could come this week in Alabama Legislature KIM CHANDLER , Associated Press FacebookTwitterEmail MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama senators could vote on a lottery bill this week as lawmakers try to get the issue of gambling — with or without casinos — before state voters for the first time since 1999. Republican Sen. Jim McClendon of Springville said he hopes to get a Senate vote on his bill that would authorize a lottery where tickets could be sold at stores, kiosks and thro...

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina Democratic senate candidate Jeff Jackson raised...

AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — Maine lawmakers are considering a proposal to allow eligible...

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota’s Senate on Monday unanimously approved its...

Appeals court considers remote access to New Hampshire House HOLLY RAMER, Associated Press FacebookTwitterEmail CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — Federal appellate judges on Monday questioned whether the New Hampshire House has undermined the Americans With Disabilities Act by insisting on in-person sessions during the coronavirus pandemic, while also suggesting that vaccinations have made the issue moot. Seven Democratic lawmakers sued Republican House Speaker Sherm Packard in February arguing that hold...

Alert: Arkansas governor vetoes legislation banning gender confirming treatments and surgery for transgender youth April 5, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas governor vetoes legislation banning gender confirming treatments and surgery for transgender youth. Top Picks In Shopping