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Expulsions, walkouts, filibusters: Lawmakers grapple with acrimonious legislative sessions
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Lawmakers this year have kicked rival colleagues out of office in Tennessee and off the chamber floor in Montana. They have staged walkouts in Oregon and filibusters in Nebraska, where interactions are so fraught that some lawmakers say they’re unsure they can work...
Racist message, dead raccoon left for Oregon mayor, Black city council member
REDMOND, Ore. (AP) — Someone left a dead raccoon and a sign with “intimidating language” that mentioned a Black city councilor outside the law office of an Oregon mayor, police said. Redmond Mayor Ed Fitch found the raccoon and the sign on Monday, the Redmond Police Department...
Drug treatment, wildfire response and new jobs: Oregon Democrats cite bills at risk amid GOP walkout
SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Oregon Democratic lawmakers stood on the steps of the state Capitol Tuesday and implored Republicans, who have been boycotting the Senate, to return and vote on a number of bipartisan bills that are at risk of dying because of a political standoff that has now lasted a month. ...
Judge rejects attempt to block new Washington state gun restrictions
SEATTLE (AP) — A federal judge on Tuesday rejected a request to block a new Washington state law banning the sale of certain semi-automatic rifles, one of three measures recently signed by Democratic Gov. Jay Inslee in an effort to reduce gun violence. The law, which took effect...
Batter up! Things to know as NCAA baseball tournament enters super regionals
Super regionals are the next stop on the NCAA baseball tournament's Road to Omaha. Four of the best-of-three series are Friday through Sunday: No. 15 national seed South Carolina (42-19) at No. 2 Florida (48-15); Duke (38-22) at No. 7 Virginia (48-12); Oral Roberts (49-11) at Oregon...
Florida, LSU, Kentucky wins give SEC 6 teams in NCAA baseball tournament super regionals
Six of the record-tying 10 Southeastern Conference teams in the NCAA Tournament will take the next step on the “Road to Omaha.” No. 2 national seed Florida, No. 5 LSU and No. 12 Kentucky wrapped up regionals Monday and join fellow SEC members No. 15 South Carolina, No. 16 Alabama...
Oregon is invested in Fox Corp. and is investigating its board over bogus election fraud claims
SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Oregon's attorney general announced Monday she has begun investigating the board of directors of Fox Corp. for breaching its fiduciary duties by allowing Fox News to broadcast false claims about the 2020 presidential election — claims that cost the broadcaster almost $800...
Permit-to-purchase: Oregon's tough new gun law faces federal court test
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A federal trial over Oregon’s voter-approved gun control measure opened Monday in Portland, marking a critical next step for one of the toughest gun control laws in the nation after months of being tied up in the courts. The trial, which is being held before...
LSU knocks out Oregon State, reaches super-regional round for 16th time
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Dylan Crews and Hayden Travinski each had three of LSU's 19 hits and the Tigers beat Oregon State 13-7 on Monday for the Baton Rouge Regional championship. LSU (46-15), the No. 5 overall seed, advances to the super-regional round for the 16th time in program...
No. 1 Wake Forest dominant, joins Oral Roberts and 7 others moving on in NCAA Tournament
No. 1 national seed Wake Forest completed one of the most dominant runs through an NCAA Tournament regional Sunday and joined Oral Roberts of the Summit League and seven others advancing to super regionals. The Demon Deacons beat George Mason 15-1 in the final in Winston-Salem,...
