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Oklahoma lawmakers are leading the charge to find a solution for the prescription painkiller epidemic that's gripping Oklahoma and the entire nation. Senator Jim Inhofe and Congressman Markwayne Mullin were in Claremore Tuesday, talking specifically about how to prevent opioid addiction among veterans.
Democratic U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin, left, tells for the first time publicly the story of her mother's mental illness and addiction to prescription narcotics during a conversation with Morgan Thomas, of Milwaukee, as she runs for re-election, on Tuesday, May 1, 2018, in Milwaukee. Thomas's father struggles with addiction and Baldwin had never previously told the story of her mother's problems which led to her being raised by her grandparents.
Hottie Lucy has been a leader the "body acceptance" movement across the globe and today she inspires just a bit more link searching on the trending topic. A couple of examples for Tuesday: Closer to home, we're sharing more than a handful of local news items for the midday.
Calls to protect Illinoisans from a progressive income tax are now coming from both sides of the aisle in Springfield. State Rep. Jerry Costello, D-Smithton, signed on as chief co-sponsor to House Resolution 891 on April 27. The resolution was filed in March by state Rep. David McSweeney, R-Barrington Hills, and states that Illinois should not scrap its constitutionally protected flat income tax.
Oklahoma truck driver Timothy Jackson was recovering from emergency heart surgery when he learned he'd lost his job - and his health insurance along with it - because managers at the company's Indiana headquarters decided he wasn't healthy enough to work. The multimillionaire who owns that business, former Indiana state Rep. Mike Braun, is locked in a bitter Republican primary with two congressmen for the right to challenge Democrat Joe Donnelly in one of the nation's most closely watched Senate races.
Analysis of pre-primary campaign finance reports for 45 candidates in 15 state house races in 14 state legislative districts shows that 86 percent of money raised came from donors giving $1,000 or more, while only 5 percent came from donors giving less than $150. The selection of races was chosen for its geographic diversity, includes both Republican & Democratic primary contests, as well as races with and without incumbents.
It has been oddly amusing, watching certain members of the press treat Russia's reported interference in the 2016 presidential election as if it were a first. . This is a serious and long-running problem, dating back to well before the 2016 presidential election.
SHAMROCK FILE U.S. Rep. Tom Marino alleges Michael and Marlene Steele distributed an email that falsely accuses him of taking a drug industry kickback. U.S. Rep. Tom Marino sued an elderly woman and her son for defamation, alleging they distributed an email that falsely accuses him of taking a drug industry kickback and having a "big hand" in spreading heroin and opioids at the heart of an addiction epidemic.
Conservative House members are at a breaking point. According to the Washington Post, Trump allies drafted an impeachment document against Deputy Attorney General Rod J. Rosenstein.
Senate candidates Todd Rokita, , from left, Luke Messer and Mike Braun speak with each other following the Indiana Republican Senate Primary Debate, Monday, April 30, 2018, in Indianapolis. Senate candidates Todd Rokita, , from left, Luke Messer and Mike Braun speak with each other following the Indiana Republican Senate Primary Debate, Monday, April 30, 2018, in Indianapolis.
The energy and excitement was palpable Saturday when more about 300 people filled the banquet hall at the Eagle Glen Event Center in Columbia City for the 3rd Congressional District Democratic Committee's annual dinner.
Last week, San Benito CISD Board Trustee Member Orlando LA3pez was recognized as one of seven recipients of the prestigious "Friend of Education" award by the Texas State Teachers Association - Region 6. San Benito TSTA President Aracely Correa stated that LA3pez was selected as a recipient of the award due to his "passion, vision and unyielding ... (more)
President Donald Trump on Monday denounced U.S. laws dealing with immigration as "weak" and "pathetic," once more calling on the Congress to make it easier to swiftly deport people who enter the country illegally, though his calls for lawmakers to act on changes have made no headway in the House and Senate in recent months. "They are obsolete, and they are weak - and they are pathetic," the President said of current U.S. immigration laws.
Two Democratic lawmakers asked Environmental Protection Agency chief Scott Pruitt on Monday for documents related to proposed changes to vehicle fuel emission standards and California's authority to set its own measures, and accused him of misleading Congress of the agency's plans. FILE PHOTO: Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt speaks during an interview at his office in Washington, U.S., July 10, 2017.
Republican gubernatorial candidate John Cox, front, and congressional candidate Diane Harkey, in yellow, carry boxes of signatures into the office of the San Diego County Registrar of Voters. Republican gubernatorial candidate John Cox, front, and congressional candidate Diane Harkey, in yellow, carry boxes of signatures into the office of the San Diego County Registrar of Voters.
Speaker Paul Ryan said the reforms, which have passed in GOP-authored budgets over the years, have never cleared the Senate and faced opposition by former President Barack Obama. House Speaker Paul Ryan said he decided to retire in part because he was able to accomplish many of his top goals, including a massive overhaul of the tax code.
Reps. Collin Peterson, D-Minn.; Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, R-Fla.; Brian Fitzpatrick, R-Pa.; and Carlos Curbelo, R-Fla., were among the most bipartisan members of the House in 2017, according to a new study. Rep. Collin Peterson, D-Minn., was the most bipartisan member of the House in 2017, according to a new study.
Minnesota Congressman Collin Peterson now has the D-F-L endorsement as he seeks his 15th term in the U-S House. Peterson was officially backed by the party at the D-F-L 7th District Convention this weekend in Willmar.
In this May 20, 2016, file photo, U.S. Rep. Doug Lamborn, R-Colo., speaks in the state Capitol in Denver. Lamborn filed a federal lawsuit on Wednesday, April 25, 2018, in a last-ditch bid to get his name back on the GOP primary ballot after the Colorado Supreme Court ruled he must be kicked off it because his campaign did not gather petitions correctly.
The body of the 4-year-old Manchester boy who was swept into the Atlantic Ocean from a North Carolina beach was discovered Monday morning, Kitty Hawk, N.C., police said.