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Firms team up with states to scrutinize health care spending
A number of companies have responded to state financial officers’ December letter urging them to audit their health care spending. …
St. Paul students marked absent after protests against ICE
Hundreds of students from high schools in St. Paul, Minnesota, walked out of class this week to protest the presence…
Poll: Trump’s approval rating falls 16% in Arizona
President Donald Trump’s approval rating among Arizonans declined 16 percentage points from February to December, a new poll shows. …
SCOTUS to consider second election law case
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled this week that an Illinois congressman had the right to sue the state over ballot…
Medical device manufacturer invests $110M to expand Nebraska plant, boost drug supply
A major American medical device manufacturer is investing $110 million to expand production in Nebraska as part of an effort…
Vance’s tie-breaking vote tanks resolution restricting Venezuela military actions
By the slimmest of margins, the U.S. Senate successfully derailed a resolution that would have curtailed the Trump administration’s power…
Federal court upholds California congressional redistricting
California’s congressional redistricting, designed to pick up five more Democratic seats in this year’s midterm elections, was upheld Wednesday in…
Trump orders new mediation for New York rail contract dispute
President Donald Trump on Wednesday ordered new mediation for stalled contract talks between New York's Metropolitan Transportation Authority and union…
U.S. House passes two more govt funding bills, sending to Senate
In a bipartisan vote Wednesday, the U.S. House passed a minibus containing two more full-year federal funding bills, sending the…
Governors seek delay on sharing cost of food stamp errors
State and local officials are asking Congress for a delay on sharing the cost of errors in the federal food…
SCOTUS rules on warrantless searches, double convictions and election suits
The U.S. Supreme Court decided three cases Wednesday about political candidates' standing to sue, warrantless searches, and double convictions. …
WATCH: WA Democrats criticize reporter probes into potential daycare fraud
Washington state Democratic leaders responded fiercely to the notion of journalists looking into possible fraud regarding Washington state daycares that…