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A new election law battle is brewing in Georgia, this time over voter challenges
ATLANTA (AP) - Georgia has been rocked by furious battles over election laws ever since Democrat Stacey Abrams' narrow loss to Republican Brian Kemp in the 2018 governor's race. The statewide brawl bu...
Apr 02, 2024
Maryland lawmakers reach budget deal after debate influenced by fiscal uncertainty, US Senate race
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) - Maryland lawmakers announced an agreement on Wednesday to resolve differences over proposed tax and fee increases, settling on a far more modest approach after a $1.3 billion pac...
Apr 02, 2024
Yes, we're divided. But new AP-NORC poll shows Americans still agree on most core American values
WASHINGTON (AP) - Despite the country's deep political polarization, most Americans share many core beliefs about what it means to be an American, according to a new poll. The poll from The Associated...
Apr 02, 2024
Why AP called Wisconsin's statewide ballot measures: Race call explained
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Associated Press was able to determine that voters in Wisconsin had approved two constitutional amendments limiting how state elections are run and paid for after the measures su...
Apr 02, 2024
Voters in Enid, Oklahoma, oust city council member with ties to white nationalism
ENID, Oklahoma (AP) - Voters in the northwest Oklahoma city of Enid ousted a city council member with ties to white nationalism, according to unofficial results posted Tuesday on the Oklahoma Election...
Apr 02, 2024
Ex-police officer gets 200 hours community service for campaign scheme to help New York City mayor
NEW YORK (AP) - A former police officer who prosecutors say was the ringleader of a campaign donations scheme to help New York City Mayor Eric Adams during his winning 2021 run was sentenced Tuesday, ...
Apr 02, 2024
Montreal family fighting deportation to Nigeria can stay for now, advocates say
MONTREAL - Advocates for a Montreal family fighting deportation to Nigeria say they have been granted temporary permission to stay in Canada. Quebec legislature member Guillaume Cliche-Rivard says an ...
Apr 02, 2024
Alabama Sen. Katie Britt cites friendship with Democrats in calling for more respectful discourse
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) - U.S. Sen. Katie Britt confided Tuesday that she counts some Democratic colleagues among her best friends in the Senate and said such cross-party relationships are essential to g...
Apr 02, 2024
Lawmakers in GOP-led Nebraska advance bill to raise sales tax
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) - With no votes to spare, Nebraska lawmakers advanced a bill that would raise the state's sales tax by 1 cent to 6.5% on every taxable dollar spent - which would make it among the h...
Apr 02, 2024
B.C. to ban some 'personal use' evictions, stop rent increases over new children
VICTORIA - The British Columbia government is changing rental laws to stop bad-faith evictions, protect families who have had a child and help landlords with problematic tenants. Premier David Eby sai...
Apr 02, 2024
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The Evan Bray Show - Tuesday, July 14
WITH GUEST HOST TAMARA CHERRY 8:30 - U.S. politics is facing a moment of transition following the sudden death of Senato...
