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The Latest: Utah lawmakers pass Medicaid expansion changes

The Latest: Utah lawmakers pass Medicaid expansion changes

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Latest on Utah lawmakers’ plan to scale back a voter-approved Medicaid expansion (all times local): 12:45 p.m. Utah lawmakers’ plan to scale back a voter-approved Medicaid expansion has passed a key vote despite protests from advocates who say it guts a plan the majority […]

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Plan to scale back voter-passed Medicaid expansion advances

Plan to scale back voter-passed Medicaid expansion advances

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah lawmakers’ plan reduce the number of people covered under a voter-approved expansion of Medicaid has cleared another hurdle. The Salt Lake Tribune reports the 9-6 committee vote on Wednesday sends the proposal to the full House of Representatives. It passed the Senate last week. The plan […]

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House passes proposal to allow campaign funds for child care

House passes proposal to allow campaign funds for child care

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Utah House has passed a plan to allow candidates running for office to pay for child care with campaign funds. The Thursday vote of 72-1 comes as a number of states weigh the question following a record-setting year for women running for office. It […]

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Arizona lawmakers to debate drought plan ahead of deadline

Arizona lawmakers to debate drought plan ahead of deadline

PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona lawmakers face a deadline Thursday to let the state join a drought plan for the Colorado River or risk blowing up a compromise years in the making for the seven states that draw water from the constrained river. Arizona is the only state that requires legislative […]

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Lawmakers approve Medicaid expansion changes over protest

Lawmakers approve Medicaid expansion changes over protest

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A plan to scale back the number of people covered by Utah’s voter-approved Medicaid expansion has moved one step closer to passage, despite protest from supporters. A Senate committee voted Tuesday 6-2 to advance a bill sponsored by Republican Sen. Allen Christensen that would cap […]

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Criminalizing 1st-time DUIs is a tough sell in Wisconsin

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — With a new Democratic ally in the governor’s office, a handful of Republican lawmakers are pushing for Wisconsin to join the rest of the country and criminalize first-offense drunken driving. On paper it might look like a can’t-miss bipartisan initiative, but it’s not that easy in […]

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Incoming Sen. Romney questions Trump’s ‘character’ in op-ed

Incoming Sen. Romney questions Trump’s ‘character’ in op-ed

WASHINGTON (AP) —The Latest on Sen.-elect Mitt Romney’s criticism of President Donald Trump (all times local): 8:10 a.m. President Donald Trump is responding to blistering criticism from Republican Sen.-elect Mitt Romney. Trump says he would “much prefer that Mitt focus on Border Security and so many other things where he […]

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Hatch laments loss of civility for US Senate in ‘crisis’

Hatch laments loss of civility for US Senate in ‘crisis’

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Outgoing U.S. Sen. Orrin Hatch of Utah bemoaned the disappearance of political civility, kinship and cross-party collaboration during a farewell speech Wednesday where he called the Senate a legislative body in “crisis.” Hatch, 84, will step down next month as the longest-serving Republican senator in […]

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California’s growing shadow looms over Nevada’s midterms

California’s growing shadow looms over Nevada’s midterms

LAS VEGAS (AP) — The Republicans running in Nevada’s hotly contested races for governor and U.S. Senate are taking aim at a common target as they try to maintain GOP control of the seats: California. As more Californians have poured across the state line over the past few years, many […]

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Patagonia endorses Democrats Tester, Rosen in Senate races

Patagonia endorses Democrats Tester, Rosen in Senate races

WASHINGTON (AP) — Outdoor clothing giant Patagonia jumped into two competitive Senate races Friday, endorsing Democrats Jon Tester of Montana and Jacky Rosen of Nevada in what the company called its first foray into elective politics. The company described Tester and Rosen as champions of public lands and the outdoor […]

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