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Breakthrough proposal would aid drought-stricken Colorado River as 3 Western states offer cuts By SUMAN NAISHADHAM and KEN RITTER Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — Arizona, Nevada and California said Monday they’re willing to cut back on their use of the dwindling Colorado River in exchange for money from the federal government — and to…
TikTok files lawsuit to overturn Montana’s 1st-in-nation ban on the video sharing app By AMY BETH HANSON Associated Press HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Social media company TikTok Inc. filed a lawsuit Monday seeking to overturn Montana’s first-in-the-nation ban on the video sharing app, arguing the law is an unconstitutional violation of free speech rights and…
The Department of the Interior announced significant new developments in the Biden-Harris administration’s efforts to protect the stability and sustainability of the Colorado River System now and into the future. As part of the Department’s continued efforts to address ongoing severe drought conditions and a changing climate in the Colorado River Basin, representatives from the…
Here are the restrictions on transgender people that are moving forward in US statehouses By ANDREW DeMILLO Associated Press A federal judge is considering whether to block Florida’s ban on gender-affirming medical care for transgender youth, as bills targeting the rights of trans people are being embraced by Republican governors and statehouses across the country.…
Video shows driver fleeing Iowa police with officer on hood, roof of car CARROLL, Iowa (AP) — Harrowing video of a driver speeding from Iowa police with an officer clinging to his hood and roof emerged this month during the motorist’s sentencing. Dennis James Guider Jr., 29, of the Chicago area, was sentenced last week…
Nebraska lawmakers pass 12-week abortion ban, restrictions on gender-affirming care for minors By MARGERY A. BECK Associated Press LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — The Nebraska Legislature on Friday approved a 12-week abortion ban and restrictions on gender-affirming care for children in a move so contentious that lawmakers on both sides have said they may be unable…
Police: Louisville man planned bank shootings, placed phone in pocket to livestream By DYLAN LOVAN Associated Press LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — The man who killed five co-workers at a Kentucky bank last month had made plans for the shooting and placed his phone in a front shirt pocket to livestream the killings, according to police…
Harriet Hageman, the fiery, plain-spoken Republican representative from Wyoming, didn’t hold back yesterday in the House Judiciary Committee hearing that is investigating the “weaponization” of the Federal government. In a five-minute, searing opening speech, Rep. Hageman didn’t hold back setting up her argument that the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Department of Justice have…
Nebraska expected to pass combo bill on abortion, gender-affirming care for minors By MARGERY A. BECK Associated Press LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Conservative Nebraska lawmakers are expected to have just enough votes to pass a bill Friday that combines a ban on gender-affirming care for minors with a 12-week abortion ban. The mood in the…
Montana says 1st-in-nation TikTok ban protects people. TikTok says it violates their rights By AMY BETH HANSON and HALELUYA HADERO Associated Press HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Montana became the first state in the U.S. to enact a complete ban on TikTok on Wednesday when Republican Gov. Greg Gianforte signed a measure that’s more sweeping than…