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Iowa lawmakers ponder a special session DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — As lawmakers struggle to complete their work and adjourn the legislative session, some wonder whether the best way to deal with a contentious health debate is to skip the matter for now and hold a special session later. It's ...
Making mentally ill defendants ready for trial
The judge ascended the bench. He looked down at cafeteria-style tables marked "Prosecuting Attorney" and "Defense Attorney." To his left, two men sat in a box marked "Jury." The witness stand was marked "Witness." "Sustained," proclaimed the judge, who wore a striped polo shirt, a thick goatee and a shock ...
Parking fees fight at Calif. state beaches heat up
Sunbathers flocking to Southern California beaches are used to feeding the meter or paying a parking attendant. Not so along the less developed north coast where it's customary to ditch cars on the shoulder of Highway 1 to surf, swim or picnic. That sandy line that long defined the state's ...
Welcome home party for RI marathon bombing victim
A Rhode Island woman who was injured in the Boston Marathon bombings is preparing to attend a welcome home party at Rosecliff, a Newport mansion featured in the film version of "The Great Gatsby." Heather Abbott of Newport had gone to Boston on to watch the Red Sox play on ...
Seahawks, Sounders license plates on sale in Jan.
Three nonprofit groups will benefit from sales of new Seahawks and Sounders FC license plates that will be available starting in January. The teams unveiled the preliminary license plate designs after Gov. Jay Inslee signed a bill Friday to make them available. Net income from the Seahawks plate will got ...
Senate majority names 33 bills for budget talks
As lawmakers wrap up their first week of a special legislative session, Senate majority leaders have asked that more than 30 bills be considered as part of the budget discussions. A list of 33 measures, obtained by The Associated Press on Friday, was submitted during a private meeting Thursday, including ...
Plans to fund Okla. pop culture museum still alive
Backers of a museum devoted to Oklahoma popular culture said they're still hopeful state lawmakers will approve $40 million for the project before adjourning in two weeks. The Tulsa-based museum, dubbed OKPOP, has been in the works for years and would be dedicated to Oklahoma authors, musicians and actors, and ...
Problems surface over Ariz.'s 2007 immigration law
The immigration debate in Arizona reached a boiling point in 2007 when the state passed a groundbreaking law targeting those often blamed with fueling the nation's border woes: Employers who hire immigrants living in the U.S. illegally. The law marked a bold step by a state into an area that ...
News briefs from around Tennessee at 1:58 a.m. EDT
Head of Fort Campbell harassment program arrested FORT CAMPBELL, Ky. (AP) — The manager of the sexual harassment and assault response program at Fort Campbell, Ky., was arrested in a domestic dispute and relieved of his post, authorities said Thursday. Lt. Col. Darin Haas (HAHZ') turned himself in to police ...
Amtrak route to St. Louis in jeopardy
On the Missouri River Runner, west of Warrensburg, Mo. — Gantri Dennis smiles broadly as his railroad car seat gently sways beneath him. Seven months ago the 46-year-old building inspector lost his job, sold most of his belongings and hopped on the railroad to see his country. This weekday morning ...
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