Indiana should raise gasoline tax for better roads
Indiana's gas tax hasn't changed in more than two decades. The most recent time it was raised was in 1993, when it was upped from 9 cents to 18.4 cents.
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Alabama, Georgia governors lift driver rules after gas spill
The governors of Alabama and Georgia have lifted restrictions on the number of hours that fuel truck drivers can work, hoping to prevent gasoline shortages after the shutdown of a leaking pipeline in rural Alabama. Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal issued a four-day order on Wednesday.
Oklahoma’s first new abortion clinic in 40 years opens doors
Despite facing some of the nation's strictest anti-abortion laws, a Kansas-based foundation opened a new facility in Oklahoma City - the first new abortion provider in the state in 40 years. The Trust Women South Wind Women's Center welcomed the first patients last week to its clinic on the city's south side.
The Export-Import Bank Provision That Could Be A Problem In Government Funding Negotiations
House Freedom Caucus Chairman Jim Jordan agrees that conservatives don't have much leverage in upcoming government funding battles, which might mean that conservatives get rolled. WASHINGTON - Thirty-six conservative advocacy groups warned on Friday that a potential Export-Import Bank provision in the upcoming bill to keep the government funded could provide Congress with unexpected controversy as lawmakers look to get out of Washington and back to the campaign trail.
Gary Johnson And Jill Stein Not Invited To First Presidential Debate
Libertarian presidential nominee Gary Johnson and Green Party nominee Jill Stein were not invited to participate in first presidential debate on Sept. 26. Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump will be the only presidential candidates to debate on Sept.
Third-party candidates Jill Stein, Gary Johnson didn’t make firsta …
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Ted Poe on fight against leukemia: Attitude as important as treatment
As U.S. House Republicans were involved in one of their most notable faceoffs of the summer, something felt amiss to U.S. Rep. Pete Olson. During the July House committee hearing, Attorney General Loretta Lynch faced the wrath of Republicans over the Justice Department's decision to not prosecute Democratic presidential nominee and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton amid her email scandal.
Donald Trump Is Winning September
Sometime around the end of summer, it dawned upon most Democrats, and the elite of both parties, that they - okay, we - inhabit a different political universe than does the rest of the country. In our world, Donald Trump is a surreal authoritarian buffoon whose presidency is too nightmarish to contemplate, except perhaps as an abstract intellectual exercise to bolster whatever argument one wishes to make about larger trends in American society.
Clinton visits North Carolina in campaign trail return; Trump up in polls
Hillary Clinton got back on the campaign trail on Thursday after taking three days off for pneumonia, and the Democratic presidential candidate faced a more challenging political landscape, with Republican rival Donald Trump rising in opinion polls. Senior Clinton aides said they always expected the race to the Nov. 8 election to be close.
Fox poll shows Trump and Clintonin statistical tie nationwide
After weeks of maintaining a more focused tone on the campaign trail as his opponent has struggled to maintain her post-convention momentum, Donald Trump is locked in a statistical tie nationwide with Hillary Clinton, according to a poll released Thursday night. In a four-way race that also includes Libertarian Gary Johnson and Green Party candidate Jill Stein, Clinton leads Trump among likely voters by just a single percentage point, 41 percent to 40 percent, a margin that lies within the Fox News poll's margin of error.
What other states could be problematic for NCAA?
Now that North Carolina has lost its NCAA and Atlantic Coast Conference championship events for this year, some other states shape up as the next potential battlegrounds in the organization's fight for discrimination-free environments. The NCAA earlier this week took the unprecedented step of pulling seven championship events from the state over its objection to a law that can allow for discrimination against LGBT people.
New Hassan TV ad hits Ayotte on Planned Parenthood opposition
U.S. Sen. Kelly Ayotte and Gov. Maggie Hassan are pointing fingers at each other over a pledge to limit third-party spending in their Senate race. Five months ago, Planned Parenthood's political arm targeted Sen. Kelly Ayotte with its first television ad of any of the U.S. Senate races across the country.
Deroy Murdock: North Carolina’s early ballots way ahead of Election Day
Election Day is here! November 8 is more than seven weeks away. Nonetheless, Americans already are voting for Hillary Clinton and Donald J. Trump.
Sideshow Hassan: Let’s have a foreign policy debate
The debate over debates is rarely a productive piece of any campaign. In the U.S. Senate race between Sen. Kelly Ayotte and Gov. Maggie Hassan, the two candidates have already agreed to six debates, five of which will be broadcast on radio or TV.
Nevada House Republicans call for exemption from ACA tax
Reps. Mark Amodei, Joe Heck and Cresent Hardy say they introduced the measure because of the number of large insurers leaving the ACA exchanges, reducing coverage options to individuals and families. The measure would exempt individuals and families from the penalty for not buying insurance if they live in a county where there's only one or no insurance carrier available.
ND Candidates running for Congress weigh in on DAPL
The protest and legal battle over an oil pipeline being constructed near the Standing Rock Sioux Reservation is drawing varying reactions from the candidates running for North Dakota's sole seat in the House of Representatives. There's been confusion and chaos after a federal judge rejected the tribe's efforts to stop construction of the Dakota Access Pipeline.
Pence Says Fed Policies – Curious’ as He Defends Trump: CNN
"I think it's hard to understand why the Fed continues to advance policies that really work for hedge fund managers on Wall Street, here in New York City, but really aren't working for working families on Main Street," Republican vice presidential candidate Mike Pence says in interview on CNN.
Donald Trump has two new reasons for refusing to publicly disclose tax returns
Donald Trump and his campaign have given a variety of reasons for refusing to release the candidate's tax returns. Now they have two new ones: the tax filings are too voluminous for voters to digest, and the files would distract attention from his campaign message.
Arizona’s First Woman Governor, Rose Mofford, Passes Away at 94
Rose Mofford, who stepped into office as Arizona's first woman governor in 1988, passed away this morning at the age of 94. Mofford was one of Arizona's best-liked former governors, owing both to her short time in office and her warm and open personality. Born and raised in the mining town of Globe, Mofford was the elected the first woman Secretary of State in 1988 when the State Legislature impeached ex-governor Evan Mecham, a Republican.
The Latest: Trump gets a wild hair on Fallon’s ‘Tonight’
Republican vice presidential candidate, Indiana Gov. Mike Pence gives a campaign speech at Kenworth Of Pennsylvania in Dunmore, Pa., on Wednesday, Sept. 14, 2016.