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Maryland Sen. Chris Van Hollen is challenging Chuck Schumer for Senate Democratic leader, forcing a debate over the party’s direction, even as political experts expect Schumer to keep the post.
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) lifted a nationwide ground stop on Friday night several hours after the agency directed airports to hold departing traffic due to "extraordinary circumstances."
Republicans and Democrats behind Oklahoma's new reading reforms say improving literacy will take years of monitoring results, adjusting policies and putting aside political disagreements.
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The measure could displace nearly 80,000 people, including tens of thousands of citizens in mixed-status families, from their homes, according to the Center for Budget and Policy Priorities, a nonpartisan research and policy institute.
The 5-4 ruling blocks Senate Bill 1027, restoring the state's previous initiative petition rules. Supporters of the challenge say it protects voters' rights, while House Speaker Kyle Hilbert is urging the state to appeal.
Mark Tedford, the two-term Republican state representative from Jenks, says he brings an ability to work across the aisle to his new role as representative of Congressional District 1, a skill he'll need with Republicans dropping into the minority.
About a week and a half after Ohio announced it was joining a lawsuit against Dollar General, Ohio Attorney General Andy Wilson announced that a lawsuit against another dollar store chain, Family Dollar, has ended with a multi-million-dollar settlement.
Senate Bill 214 would remove gun mufflers and suppressors, as well as short-barreled shotguns and rifles, from Ohio's "dangerous ordnance" list, meaning they would be treated as standard firearms.
Kreiss-Tomkins, a former state legislator, ran a campaign emphasizing bipartisanship in the the state that usually votes Republican. At 37, he'll be the youngest governor in the state's history.
Democrats have been given a huge opportunity with majorities in both the House and Senate — but the balance of priorities, timing, messaging and discipline are all going to be major tests.
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