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New Hampshire secretary of state won't block Trump from ballot in key presidential primary state

Sep. 13, 2023 12:15 PM EDT

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — New Hampshire’s top election official said Wednesday he will not invoke an amendment to the U.S. Constitution to block former President Donald Trump from appearing on ballots in the state, which will hold the first Republican presidential primary next year. ...

Trump lawyers move 'insurrection' clause lawsuit aiming to bar him from the ballot to federal court

Sep. 08, 2023 18:09 PM EDT

DENVER (AP) — Attorneys for former President Donald Trump moved a lawsuit seeking to bar him from running again for the White House from state to federal court in the first step of what promises to be a tangled legal battle that seems destined for the U.S. Supreme Court. The...

After outrage over Taylor Swift tickets, reform has been slow across the US

Sep. 01, 2023 15:40 PM EDT

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — When thousands of fans couldn't get tickets for megastar Taylor Swift's summer stadium tour, some diehards paid upwards of 70 times face value to see their favorite artist in person — an outrage that prompted congressional hearings and bills in state legislatures to...

Election workers who face frequent harassment see accountability in the latest Georgia charges

Aug. 16, 2023 18:56 PM EDT

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Tonya Wichman has overseen elections in a rural Ohio county for eight years and hasn’t experienced any significant problems with voting or counting the ballots. But that doesn't mean no big worries at all. What does concern her is the frequent harassment,...

Massachusetts joins a small but growing number of states adopting universal free school meals

Aug. 09, 2023 16:16 PM EDT

BOSTON (AP) — Massachusetts has joined a small but growing number of states adopting universal free school meals programs. Spending for the program was included in an overdue $55.98 billion state budget signed into law by Democratic Gov. Maura Healey on Wednesday. The budget covers...

Obama's first college is latest to end legacy admissions

Jul. 28, 2023 01:04 AM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — A California college where President Barack Obama started his undergraduate studies will no longer give special treatment to the children of alumni. Occidental College, a private liberal arts school in Los Angeles, is the latest school to end legacy admissions in...

How Trump is gaining an advantage in the nitty-gritty battle for delegates

Jul. 24, 2023 12:22 PM EDT

NEW YORK (AP) — Set aside the polls, the fundraising numbers or Donald Trump’s name recognition as metrics of his early dominance of the Republican presidential contest. He has what could prove to be the most important advantage in the race: a leg up in winning the delegates needed to clinch...

Supreme Court justices and donors mingle at campus visits. These documents show the ethical dilemmas

Jul. 11, 2023 17:44 PM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — When Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas headlined a 2017 program at McLennan Community College in Texas, his hosts had more than a speech in mind. Working with the prominent conservative lawyer Ken Starr, school officials crafted a guest list for a dinner at the home of a...

Colorado lawmakers sue colleagues over closed-door meetings

Jul. 10, 2023 19:16 PM EDT

DENVER (AP) — Two Democratic state lawmakers in Colorado are alleging that their colleagues repeatedly violated state open meetings law by gathering to discuss official business outside of the public's view and directing aides to “omit or disguise" some meetings from representatives' calendars,...

US judge recommends settlement over management of the Rio Grande

Jul. 05, 2023 18:53 PM EDT

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — A federal judge has recommended that the U.S. Supreme Court approve a settlement among three Western states over the management of one of North America’s longest rivers. U.S. Circuit Judge Michael Melloy, the special master overseeing the case, outlined...