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Judge dismisses Kari Lake's final claim in election loss for Arizona governor

Judge dismisses Kari Lake's final claim in election loss for Arizona governor

PHOENIX (AP) — A judge on Monday dismissed the only remaining legal claim in Republican Kari Lake’s challenge of her loss in last year's race for Arizona governor, affirming the election of Democrat Katie Hobbs.
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Federal judge extends temporary halt on appointed judges in Mississippi capital

Federal judge extends temporary halt on appointed judges in Mississippi capital

JACKSON, Miss.
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Democratic Sen. Tom Carper of Delaware won't seek reelection, opening up seat in liberal state

Democratic Sen. Tom Carper of Delaware won't seek reelection, opening up seat in liberal state

DOVER, Del. (AP) — Democratic Sen. Tom Carper of Delaware announced Monday that he will not seek reelection to a fifth term in the U.S. Senate.
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Labor union says it will start recall effort against Oregon state lawmaker

SALEM, Ore. (AP) — One of Oregon’s largest labor unions says it’s going to try to oust a Democratic state lawmaker who has been a longtime labor ally.
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Federal agents, prosecutors going after machine-gun conversion devices in Tennessee

Federal agents, prosecutors going after machine-gun conversion devices in Tennessee

MEMPHIS, Tenn.
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North Carolina governor says GOP teacher pay, voucher plans a public education ‘disaster’

North Carolina governor says GOP teacher pay, voucher plans a public education ‘disaster’

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Democratic Gov.
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Taxpayers will wind up paying over quarter billion dollars in Joe Arpaio's racial profiling case

Taxpayers will wind up paying over quarter billion dollars in Joe Arpaio's racial profiling case

PHOENIX (AP) — Taxpayers in metro Phoenix are approaching a milestone in their financial pain from a 2013 racial profiling verdict over former Sheriff Joe Arpaio’s immigration crackdowns: In roughly a year, those ongoing costs will exceed a quarter o
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California officials say communities near refilling Tulare Lake now unlikely to flood

SACRAMENTO, Calif.
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Democrats advance gun-control bills in Pennsylvania House

Democrats advance gun-control bills in Pennsylvania House

HARRISBURG, Pa.
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Nebraska governor signs 12-week abortion ban, limits on gender-affirming care for minors

Nebraska governor signs 12-week abortion ban, limits on gender-affirming care for minors

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Republican Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen signed a bill Monday that bans abortion at 12 weeks of pregnancy and restricts gender-affirming medical care for people younger than 19.
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