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Alaska Senate takes action against member over virus rules BECKY BOHRER, Associated Press FacebookTwitterEmail 4 1of4Alaska Senate Secretary Liz Clark, right, holds a copy of the Alaska Legislatures uniform rules as she talks to Sen. Lora Reinbold, R-Eagle River, center, while Senate President Peter Micciche, R-Soldotna and Senate Majority Leader Shelley Hughes, R-Palmer, in the Alaska State Capitol in Juneau, Alaska, Wednesday, March 10, 2021. Reinbold was excluded from most space...

Colorado bill would allow civil action on past sexual abuse PATTY NIEBERG, Associated Press/Report for America March 11, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail 8 1of8Randy Kady, 54, who was sexually assaulted by a teacher, holds up a photograph of himself as a youth as he talks about the need for the child sexual abuse accountability act during a hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee in the State Capitol, Thursday, March 11, 2021, in Denver.David Zalubowski/APShow MoreShow Less 2of8Rand...

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina lawmakers gave their final approval on Thursday to...

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico lawmakers advanced a bill toward a final Senate vote...

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina elected leaders finalized a directive on Thursday...

New vaccine appointment system to debut next week in NH KATHY McCORMACK, Associated Press FacebookTwitterEmail CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — New Hampshire is planning to go live with its new COVID-19 vaccine appointment system on March 17. Before that day, instructional videos will be available for the state-created Vaccine & Immunization Network Interface — VINI for short. They will cover the main parts of the process: screening and registration, scheduling, receiving the vaccine, and a verificati...

Lawmakers in Olympia on verge of major policing overhaul GENE JOHNSON, Associated Press FacebookTwitterEmail FILE - In this June 6, 2014, file photo, Seattle Police SWAT team officers stand behind an armored vehicle in Seattles Capitol Hill neighborhood. Lawmakers are on the cusp of overhauling policing and police accountability in Washington state, acting with unusual urgency to curb bad behavior by officers following last years turbulent protests for racial justice.Ted S. Warren/AP SEATTLE (...

GOP lawmakers want to stop judges from rewriting ballots March 11, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — A proposal before the Missouri Legislature would ban judges from changing ballot language that has been written by the Legislature. The House gave first-round approval on Wednesday night to the proposal sponsored by Rep. John Wiemann, a Republican from OFallon. The proposal comes after two courts rewrote language before last years election on proposed constitutional amendmen...

COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Extended business closures by local health departments, as seen...

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Republican legislation ordering North Carolina’s sheriffs to...