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The Jefferson City News-Tribune, Jan. 18 A new report by the Centers for Disease Control shows the mortality rate of mothers has dramatically increased. Missouri is much worse than the average — our state has one of the highest rates of death during and after pregnancies. Our state ranks 44th in the...
Lawmakers poised to adopt restrictions on firefighting foam
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin lawmakers are poised to pass a bill that would impose new restrictions on the use of firefighting foam containing chemicals known as PFAS to reduce soil and water contamination. Both the Senate and Assembly are scheduled to vote on the Republican-authored proposal Tuesday....
Former intern is North Dakota Democratic-NPL Party director
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A former intern for the Democratic-NPL Party in North Dakota has been named as its new executive director. The party's Policy Committee voted unanimously for Michael Taylor. He worked as caucus director for the House and Senate Democratic-NPL caucuses during the 2019 legislative...
Planned Parenthood endorses challenger to Sen. Susan Collins
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Planned Parenthood on Tuesday endorsed a Democratic challenger to Republican Sen. Susan Collins in Maine, saying Collins “turned her back” on women and citing her vote to confirm Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court as well as other judicial nominees who oppose...
Vermont GOP Gov. Scott to lay out 2020 spending plan
MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) — Vermont Republican Gov. Phil Scott is scheduled to lay out his 2020 spending priorities during the governor's annual budget address on Tuesday. Scott is due to give the address during a joint session of the Vermont House and Senate at the Statehouse in Montpelier. Scott is expected...
Wisconsin Senate to legalize taking selfies with ballot
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin voters could legally take selfies with their marked election ballots under a proposal up for approval in the state Senate on Tuesday. Supporters of the measure call the current ban archaic, especially in an era in which voters are increasingly posting pictures of themselves...
Wisconsin Senate to vote on 1 of 8 homelessness bills
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — One of eight bills that are part of a bipartisan package designed to fight homelessness in Wisconsin was up for approval Tuesday in the Wisconsin Senate. The Assembly approved all eight bills, which would spend a combined $3.7 million a year, in June. Advocates, including Democratic...
Wisconsin Senate to vote on 2 Evers' Cabinet secretaries
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Wisconsin Senate is scheduled to consider approving two of Gov. Tony Evers' Cabinet secretaries on Tuesday, votes that come just two months after Republicans fired the governor's agriculture secretary. Caleb Frostman, secretary of the Department of Workforce Development and...
Wisconsin Senate to vote on new student restraint guidelines
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Wisconsin Senate is scheduled to vote on a bill supported by disability rights advocates and parents that would establish more procedures for when schools restrain a student or place them in seclusion. The disability rights community advocated for improvements to the law after a...
2020 Democratic contenders link arms in MLK Jr. Day march
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Democratic presidential candidates hit pause on their recent feuds Monday as they walked shoulder to shoulder through the streets of South Carolina’s capital city to honor the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. and rally around their push to defeat President Donald Trump in...
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