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Wisconsin's tight Republican majority sparks hope for bipartisan cooperation
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — When the Wisconsin Legislature returns to work in January, Republicans will still be in charge but will have the narrowest majorities since taking control in 2011. That's giving Democrats, including Gov. Tony Evers, optimism that both sides will be able to work together...
Democrat Sherrod Brown says US Senate departure won't be the last Ohioans hear from him
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Democratic U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown made clear during a farewell speech Tuesday that he does not plan to abandon his career-long fight for American workers despite suffering a bitter defeat last month in Ohio, where it's become nearly impossible for his party to win statewide...
New Mexico governor seeks funding to recycle fracking water, expand preschool, treat mental health
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico would make major new investments in early childhood education, industrial water recycling, and drug addiction and mental health programs linked to concerns about crime under an annual spending proposal from Democratic Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham. ...
US Rep. Brett Guthrie of Kentucky to lead panel overseeing issues affecting daily lives of public
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Republican U.S. Rep. Brett Guthrie of Kentucky has secured the chairmanship of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, which wields broad jurisdiction over issues affecting the daily lives of Americans. With the GOP set to take unified control of Congress and...
For now, 'Dreamers' will be shut out of the health care marketplace in 19 states
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Young adult immigrants known as “Dreamers” in 19 U.S. states will be temporarily blocked from getting health insurance through the Affordable Care Act's public marketplace, a federal judge has ruled, limiting an effort by the Biden administration to help immigrants...
UnitedHealthcare CEO's shooting opens a door for many to vent frustrations over insurance
For years, patients in the U.S. health care system have grown frustrated with a bureaucracy they don’t understand. Doctors are included in an insurer’s network one year but not the next. Getting someone on the phone to help can be next to impossible. Coverage of care and...
Texas hasn't updated a 2006 study that found undocumented immigrants contribute more than they cost
In 2006, Texas State Comptroller Carole Keeton Strayhorn set out to assess the impact undocumented Texans have on the state economy and found that they contributed more to Texas than they cost the state. “This is the first time any state has done a comprehensive financial analysis...
Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy bring Trump's DOGE to Capitol Hill
WASHINGTON (AP) — Billionaire Elon Musk and fellow entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy spent several hours Thursday swapping ideas with lawmakers about President-elect Donald Trump'sDOGE initiative to dismantle parts of the federal government. Meeting behind closed doors at the Capitol,...
A look at the context behind South Korea's shocking martial law edict
TOKYO (AP) — It may seem that the wild scenes in Seoul, with hundreds of armed troops and frantic lawmakers storming South Korea's parliament building after the president suddenly declared martial law, came out of nowhere. But the chaotic events, which were still playing out as...
Rural providers, advocates push Texas Legislature to "rescue" maternal health care system
Twenty five years ago, the Texas Legislature passed a sweeping set of reforms to resuscitate the state’s collapsing rural health care system. Now, health care providers, advocates and local leaders are proposing similarly aggressive action to pull the rural maternity care system...
