Tag: State governments
GOP Idaho lawmakers aim to defund party’s attorney general
BOISE, Idaho — When the Texas attorney general sued to invalidate Joe Biden’s presidential victory in some states despite no evidence of widespread fraud,...
Pence to give speech in SC, his 1st since leaving office
COLUMBIA, S.C. — In his first public address since the end of the Trump administration, former Vice President Mike Pence is traveling to South...
Indiana school to be named for trailblazing Black coach
WHITELAND, Ind. — A new school in Johnson County will likely be named for a man who coached the first all-Black basketball team to...
Push to oust judge over absentee vote ruling sparks outcry
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The Republican-dominated Tennessee House is sparking fears of an unprecedented breach of judicial independence by moving forward with a proposal to...
GOP pushes bills to allow social media ‘censorship’ lawsuits
Republican state lawmakers are pushing for social media giants to face costly lawsuits for policing content on their websites, taking aim at a federal...
US states look to step up wolf kills, pushed by Republicans
BILLINGS, Mont. — Payments for dead wolves. Unlimited hunting of the animals. Shooting wolves from the air.
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Indiana awards $30M in funding for new trails projects
INDIANAPOLIS — Indiana has awarded nearly $30 million to communities and nonprofit groups for construction of 70 miles of new trails Gov. Eric Holcomb...
Eastern Kentucky holds off Austin Peay 70-67 in OVC tourney
EVANSVILLE, Ind. — Wendell Green Jr. scored 23 points, including clinching free throws with 12 seconds left, and Eastern Kentucky survived a last-gasp try...
As other states close prisons, Nebraska may build a big one
OMAHA, Neb. — Across the nation officials are closing prisons as crime rates drop and views about drug use change, but not in Nebraska,...
Mexico president’s support of tarnished pol tears at party
MEXICO CITY — Months of protests over the nomination of a man accused of rape, including open dissent within the Mexico President Andrés Manuel...
