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Some Republican leaders are pushing back against the conservative Freedom Caucus in statehouses

Some Republican leaders are pushing back against the conservative Freedom Caucus in statehouses

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo.
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House GOP takes party-line vote toward Mayorkas impeachment as border becomes 2024 campaign issue

House GOP takes party-line vote toward Mayorkas impeachment as border becomes 2024 campaign issue

WASHINGTON (AP) — House Republicans voted along party lines early Wednesday to move toward impeaching Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas for a “willful and systematic” refusal to enforce immigration laws as border security becomes a top 2
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'Traitor': After bitter primary, DeSantis may struggle to win over Trump supporters if he runs again

'Traitor': After bitter primary, DeSantis may struggle to win over Trump supporters if he runs again

MANCHESTER, N.H. (AP) — Before launching his ill-fated campaign for the White House , Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis was a star.
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AP Decision Notes: What to expect in South Carolina's Democratic presidential primary

AP Decision Notes: What to expect in South Carolina's Democratic presidential primary

WASHINGTON (AP) — For the first time ever, the race for the Democratic presidential nomination officially kicks off this Saturday in South Carolina, the state that resurrected then-candidate Joe Biden’s foundering presidential campaign in 2020 and pu
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Ontario seeks municipal daycare audits, raising cost-cutting concerns

Ontario seeks municipal daycare audits, raising cost-cutting concerns

TORONTO — Ontario has ordered municipalities that directly operate child-care centres to do a value-for-money audit of their programs to determine if they could instead be operated by a "third party," raising concerns about privatization.
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Alaska governor pitches teacher bonuses as debate over education funding dominates session

Alaska governor pitches teacher bonuses as debate over education funding dominates session

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Alaska Gov.
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Utah is the latest state to ban diversity, equity and inclusion efforts on campus and in government

Utah's governor signed a bill into law Tuesday that makes the state the latest to prohibit diversity training, hiring and inclusion programs at universities and in state government.
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Air quality alert cancelled after fire at Alberta oil site brought under control

Air quality alert cancelled after fire at Alberta oil site brought under control

MANNVILLE, Alta. — An air quality alert issued for an area east of Edmonton due to a fire at an oil lease site has been cancelled. Officials say the alert was cancelled after the fire was brought under control by emergency crews.
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Judge orders Wisconsin elections officials to move quickly on changing absentee ballot rules

Judge orders Wisconsin elections officials to move quickly on changing absentee ballot rules

MADISON, Wis.
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Former Sen. Jean Carnahan, the first woman to represent Missouri in the US Senate, has died at 90

Former Sen. Jean Carnahan, the first woman to represent Missouri in the US Senate, has died at 90

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Former U.S. Sen. Jean Carnahan, who became the first female senator to represent Missouri when she was appointed to replace her husband following his death, died Tuesday. She was 90.
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