Correction: Midterms-House-Ohio Story
In a story March 30 about Ohio's 12th district, The Associated Press reported erroneously an aspect of the district's geography.
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Trump blasts California Gov. Jerry ‘Moonbeam’ Brown for pardoning 5 immigrants
President Trump amped up his war of words on Saturday with California's governor, this time taking aim at Jerry Brown for pardoning five immigrants who face possible deportation. "Governor Jerry "Moonbeam" Brown pardoned 5 criminal illegal aliens whose crimes include Kidnapping and Robbery Badly beating wife and threatening a crime with intent to terrorize Dealing drugs," Trump tweeted Saturday.
Trump blasts Calif. Gov. Jerry Brown for pardoning illegal immigrants
"Governor Jerry 'Moonbeam' Brown pardoned 5 criminal illegal aliens whose crimes include Kidnapping and Robbery Badly beating wife and threatening a crime with intent to terrorize Dealing drugs. Is this really what the great people of California want? @FoxNews," Mr. Trump tweeted .
Lawmakers take no action to curb surprise medical billing but pass hands-free driving bill
During the frenetic last-day activity Thursday at the General Assembly, state lawmakers failed to agree on a way to curb surprise medical billing.
Much work remains during OK legislative session
AFTER failing for a year to approve a plan to fund teacher pay raises, Oklahoma lawmakers finally got the legislation to Gov. Mary Fallin's desk last week. So, what happens next? Teachers, who will receive raises averaging about $6,000, plan to follow through Monday with a walkout and rally at the Capitol that has been planned for weeks, to make their case that more funding for common education is needed.
Teachers hold a rally outside the Senate Chambers in
After successful strikes in West Virginia, teachers in Kentucky, Oklahoma and Arizona threaten walk-outs, demanding pay raises and better benefits Teachers are striking all over. What is going on? After successful strikes in West Virginia, teachers in Kentucky, Oklahoma and Arizona threaten walk-outs, demanding pay raises and better benefits Check out this story on jacksonsun.com: https://usat.ly/2Giy1JQ Rebecca Garelli, a seventh grade science teacher at Sevilla West School in Phoenix, speaks during a #RedForEd rally at the Arizona State Capitol in Phoenix on March 28, 2018.
Competition fierce for open mid-Ohio congressional district
Eighteen candidates are vying for a U.S. House seat in central Ohio that Republicans have held for 35 years and Democrats now see as competitive. Democrat Conor Lamb's razor-thin victory earlier this month in a Pennsylvania congressional district that heavily supported GOP President Donald Trump is buoying Democrats' hopes they could seize the 12th congressional district long controlled by Republicans.
Georgia Legislature passes budget with boost for K-12 education
Georgia lawmakers agreed to a budget that fully funds the state's K-12 education formula and passed a measure that cracks down on distracted driving before the gavel fell on this year's legislative session early Friday. A number of bills, including a controversial immigration enforcement measure and a proposal to move away from electronic voting machines failed to be taken up as lawmakers rushed to pass dozens of other bills throughout the final hours of the legislative session.
Washington Governor Jay Inslee Signs Bill on Write-in Filing, but Deletes Part of the Bill
On March 22, Washington Governor Jay Inslee signed SB 6058, the write-in filing bill. He did delete the last section of the bill, but that part of the bill seems unimportant.
A work in progress
Thursday's revelation from the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources that the massive Foxconn complex planned for Mount Pleasant would emit toxins exceeding most other manufacturing plants in the eastern part of the state wasn't a big surprise. Given the magnitude of the complex that will employ up to 13,000 people, one would logically conclude that it will produce more product than any other plant in the region and, therefore, more toxins.
Governor yields, sets legislative votes
Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker reluctantly issued an executive order Thursday scheduling special elections to fill two vacant legislative seats, as Senate Republicans abandoned their efforts to block the contests amid Democratic criticism that the GOP is afraid of losing more seats. The seats -- one in the state Senate and one in the Assembly -- have been vacant since December, when Walker appointed the Republican incumbents to his administration.
Fallin on Thursday signs tax hikes, pay raise
Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin has signed into law the largest teacher pay raise in the state's history and a massive package of tax hikes to pay for the plan. Flanked by educators and GOP leaders, Fallin on Thursday signed a bill to give public school teachers raises of between 15 and 18 percent, an average boost of about $6,100 a year.
Student’s Columbus Pride Festival gaining national attention
A Columbus high school student's senior project to host the first gay pride festival in the hometown of Vice President Mike Pence has turned heads nationally and internationally. Publicity over the April 14 event, heavily linked to the politician's conservative views, has left 18-year-old Erin Bailey of Columbus Signature Academy New Tech High School both excited and stunned.
State offers computer training, extra pay
More Arkansas teachers will have access to computer science training and up to $2,000 in stipends after Gov. Asa Hutchinson announced an expansion of the continuing education program on Wednesday. The K-8 Computer Science Lead Teacher Stipend and Training Program was created in December with $500,000 in seed money; on Wednesday, Hutchinson added $300,000 to the program because interest in the initiative exceeded expectations.
Oklahoma Legislature passes tax hikes for teacher pay
A package of Oklahoma tax hikes aimed at generating hundreds of millions of new dollars for teacher pay and averting statewide school closures received final legislative approval Wednesday night. The Senate voted 36-10 to increase taxes on oil and gas production, cigarettes, fuel and lodging - narrowly receiving the three-fourth's majority needed to pass - and the chamber broke into applause afterward.
Man convicted in deaths tied to ‘Real Housewives’ guest star
Emails released to The Associated Press show then-Indiana Gov. Mike Pence faced widespread backlash from conservatives after agreeing to change a "religious freedom" law critics decried as anti-gay. Emails released to The Associated Press show then-Indiana Gov. Mike Pence faced widespread backlash from conservatives after agreeing to change a "religious freedom" law critics decried as anti-gay.
Emails: Conservatives slammed Pence in 2015 for changing law
Then-Indiana Gov. Mike Pence faced a firestorm of criticism three years ago after signing a "religious freedom" law critics decried as anti-gay. Now emails released this week to The Associated Press illustrate similar backlash from fellow conservatives when the eventual vice president agreed to change the law in the face of widespread boycott threats.
‘Roseanne’ road trip? Head to this Indiana city to see a piece of the TV show
Roseanne and the Conner family live in fictional Lanford, Ill., but the buildings you see in exterior shots are from the Ohio River city of Evansville, Ind. 'Roseanne' road trip? Head to this Indiana city to see a piece of the TV show Roseanne and the Conner family live in fictional Lanford, Ill., but the buildings you see in exterior shots are from the Ohio River city of Evansville, Ind.
State’s two-headed monster takes on federal supremacy
California Attorney General Xavier Becerra and Gov. Jerry Brown are contorting themselves into knots - like they're following some kind of political Kama Sutra - over President Trump's crackdown on illegal immigration. An assistant secretary for administration at the Department of Health, Education and Welfare named Rufus E. Miles described this kind of phenomenon with what is now known as "Miles' Law" on political behavior, which states, "where you stand depends on where you sit."
Georgia lawmakers pass bills on online snooping, free speech, bail
Georgia lawmakers passed dozens of bills Tuesday, as they rush to complete their work before the legislative session is set to end Thursday night. Neither the House nor Senate is convening inside the Capitol on Wednesday, meaning that legislators have only one more day left to send their proposals to Gov. Nathan Deal's desk.