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MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A vote by the Republican-controlled Wisconsin Senate last month to fire the state's nonpartisan top elections official had no legal effect, and lawmakers are barred from ousting her while a lawsuit plays out, a Dane County judge ruled on Friday. Administrator Meagan Wolfe will continue serving as head of the Wisconsin Elections Commission pending a decision on whether elections commissioners are legally required to appoint someone for the Senate to confirm, Judge Ann Peacock said. They also asked Peacock to order the elections commission to appoint an administrator for the Senate to vote on. The bipartisan elections commission deadlocked in June on a vote to reappoint Wolfe. Report for America is a nonprofit national service program that places journalists in local newsrooms to report on undercovered issues.

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☆ Who is Mike Johnson, the new Republican US House Speaker?
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WASHINGTON, Oct 25 (Reuters) - U.S. Representative Mike Johnson has been elected by his fellow Republicans to serve as speaker of the House of Representatives, after three weeks of turmoil and three failed candidates. Prior to Congress, Johnson was a lawyer who mainly worked on religious freedom issues, successfully defending Louisiana's same sex marriage ban in 2004. U.S. Rep. Mike Johnson (R-LA), the latest House Republican nominee for House Speaker, reacts to former Speaker nominee and current House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-LA) voting for Johnson during another round of voting to pick a new Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, U.S., October... Acquire Licensing Rights Read moreHe opposes same sex marriage and introduced a bill in 2022 that would have banned schools from promoting or discussing gender identity. LEADERSHIP EXPERIENCEJohnson served as chair of the conservative Republican Study Committee and was elected vice-chair of the conference, but otherwise has no leadership experience - a potential hindrance as he enters into negotiations with the Democratic-controlled Senate and the White House. RELATIONSHIP WITH TRUMPJohnson is an avowed supporter of Trump, as evidenced by his support for Trump's attempts to overturn the 2020 election.

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In some states, higher-income families can now use taxpayer money to cover private school tuition -- and more people than projected are taking the offer, which might force scrambles to shore up state budgets. It's especially an issue in states like Arizona and Iowa, where at least some families whose children were already in private school can now take advantage of public funding. Her state has a new education savings account program — which is paying for students from families of any income to switch from public to private school and for many already in private school to remain there. Opponents of the programs are bracing for lawmakers to attempt to make up for the higher costs by further cutting public school funding, even though lawmakers have not publicly threatened to do so. The plans are in doubt because of opposition from Democrats and some Republicans who live in rural areas where private schools are scarce and public schools are some of the most important institutions.

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MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A poison specialist and former medical resident at Mayo Clinic in Minnesota is charged with fatally poisoning his wife, a 32-year-old pharmacist who died days after she went to a hospital in August with stomach distress. Political Cartoons View All 1218 Images“We are aware of the recent arrest of a former Mayo Clinic resident on charges unrelated to his Mayo Clinic responsibilities. The resident’s training at Mayo Clinic ended earlier this month," the statement said. Betty Bowman was also a pharmacist at Mayo Clinic. While Betty Bowman was in the hospital, Connor Bowman suggested she was suffering from a rare illness called hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis, or HLH.

Persons: Connor Bowman, Betty Bowman —, Betty Bowman, Amanda Dyslin, Bowman, Mayo, Dyslin, Connor Bowman’s, Betty Bowman's, “, ___ Trisha Ahmed, @TrishaAhmed15 Organizations: Mayo Clinic, Associated Press, Mayo, Southeast, Southeast Minnesota Medical Examiner's, Mayo Clinic Hospital, SS, University of Kansas, Minnesota Department of Health, America Statehouse News Initiative, America Locations: MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, Southeast Minnesota, Mayo, Saint Marys, Rochester

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — Former President Donald Trump on Monday will formally file for the New Hampshire presidential primary ahead of a campaign rally in Derry. It will be Trump's second trip to the secretary of state's office. Eight years ago, he signed up for the 2016 contest on the first day of the filing period, then sent Vice President Mike Pence to file his paperwork for the 2020 primary. Candidates this year have until Oct. 27 to officially sign up, and dozens are expected to do so. In 2020, 33 Democrats and 17 Republicans signed up.

Persons: Donald Trump, Mike Pence, Mark Stewart Greenstein, Greenstein, Ben Carson, “, ” Trump, ” Organizations: CONCORD, New, Statehouse, Republicans, Trump, New Hampshire Republicans Locations: N.H, New Hampshire, Derry

Local elections in Democratic strongholds at both ends of Pennsylvania next month could show how voters feel about progressive candidates and issues such as abortion and crime ahead of the 2024 election. Philadelphia will get a new mayor, and Allegheny County — where Pittsburgh is the county seat — will see a new executive. Political Cartoons View All 1211 ImagesParker, a moderate, emerged from a crowded field vying for her party’s nomination in the heavily Democratic city. “I believe what we should be doing is focusing on Allegheny County with practical solutions, as opposed to running this county from an ideological perspective,” he said. ALLEGHENY COUNTY PROSECUTORDuring the spring primary for elected prosecutor, Allegheny County's Democratic voters enthusiastically supported the more progressive candidate over the more moderate long-term incumbent.

Persons: Cherelle Parker, David Oh, Jim Kenney, Parker, —, ”, they’re, They've, ” Parker, City Council —, “ I’m, Sara Innamorato, Joe Rockey, Rich Fitzgerald, Innamorato, Rockey, “, They're, Matt Dugan, Stephen Zappala, Zappala, Dugan, We’ve, ” ___ Brooke Schultz Organizations: Democratic, Philadelphia, Democrat, PHILADELPHIA, In, City Council, Republican, ALLEGHENY COUNTY, PNC, Allegheny, doer, Allegheny County's Democratic, Associated Press, America Statehouse News Initiative, America Locations: Pennsylvania, Allegheny County —, Pittsburgh, In Philadelphia, “, Allegheny County, Rockey, ALLEGHENY

BLAINE, Minn. (AP) — In blue ink on a scrap of white paper that sits on his desk, Jehad Adwan scribbles the names and ages of his wife's relatives. The family’s plight reflects the far reach of the war for Palestinian and Israeli families around the world. Political Cartoons View All 1211 ImagesFor Adwan, even the blast at a hospital in Gaza had a personal connection. Hiba, their mother and Abumousa's sister-in-law, was an architect and novelist. Among the five injured were Abumousa's other nieces and nephews, and the sister of her sister-in-law.

Persons: BLAINE, Jehad Adwan, “, ”, Fatma Abumousa, Khan Younis, Abumousa, Adwan, —, Hmaid, Yusuf, Abdelrahman, Hani, Abumousa’s, Israel, ” Adwan, Yaman, Abumousa's, hasn't, ___ Trisha Ahmed, @TrishaAhmed15 Organizations: Minnesota State University, Mankato, Adwan, Associated Press, America Statehouse News Initiative, America Locations: Minn, Minneapolis, Israel, Gaza, Palestinian, Germany, “

CHICAGO (AP) — After a stopover in the U.S. that lasted the better part of a century, a baroque landscape painting that went missing during World War II was returned to Germany on Thursday. Art Recovery International, a company focused on locating and recovering stolen and looted art, tracked down the elusive painting after a person in Chicago reached out last year claiming to possess a “stolen or looted painting” that their uncle brought back to the U.S. after serving in World War II. The painting has been missing since 1945 and was first reported stolen from the Bavarian State Painting Collections in Munich, Germany. It was added to the database of the German Lost Art Foundation in 2012, according to a statement from the art recovery company. “The crux of our work at Art Recovery International is the research and restitution of artworks looted by Nazis and discovered in public or private collections.

Persons: Johann Franz Nepomuk Lauterer, Christopher Marinello, Marinello, “, ” Marinello, ”, Bernd Ebert, ” Ebert, Lauterer, Ebert, ___ Savage Organizations: CHICAGO, FBI, Consulate, Recovery, Bavarian, Painting, Lost Art Foundation, Art Recovery, Chicago, Team, Alte, Associated Press, America Statehouse News Initiative, America Locations: U.S, Germany, Chicago, Munich, Vienna, Bavarian

Some observers say his moves are largely consistent with both the views of California voters and the political tone that Newsom struck in his first term. While Newsom delighted labor advocates with many of his signatures, he also angered them with some vetoes. “It’s because that’s what Californians want their governor to be.”Newsom's actions reflect that he is “a consistently left-of-center Democratic governor,” said Wesley Hussey, a political science professor at California State University, Sacramento. Lorena Gonzalez Fletcher, who heads the California Labor Federation, said “it's almost cruel” that workers who go on strike aren't guaranteed insurance benefits. Newsom signed legislation to make sure LGBTQ+ foster youth are placed with families able to support their well-being, train school staff to better support LGBTQ+ students and seal legal gender-change petition documents for minors.

Persons: Gavin Newsom, Newsom, Elizabeth Ashford, Robert Rivas, Jerry Brown, Arnold Schwarzenegger, it's, “, ” Ashford, ”, Wesley Hussey, Mark Baldassare, Lorena Gonzalez Fletcher, ” Newsom, Baldassare, Melissa Romero, Assemblymember Chris Ward, ” Ward, Sen, Shannon Grove, Grove, ‘, ” ___ Sophie Austin, @sophieadanna Organizations: —, Democratic, California State University ,, Public, Institute of California, Hollywood, California Labor Federation, Republicans, California Environmental Voters, Homelessness, California Legislative, Caucus, Republican, Associated Press, America Statehouse News Initiative, America Locations: SACRAMENTO, Calif, — California, California, California State University , Sacramento, ”

In Ohio, Jordan is a hometown boy whose Ohio State University wrestling coach title, conservative policies and never-say-die persona on Capitol Hill have earned him more devotion than he's currently receiving in Congress. It was a common theme on a cloudy fall day in downtown Urbana, Ohio — an oasis of cafes and antique stores in the sprawling, rich farmland that makes up most of Jordan’s district. Sherry Vaught, a Democratic mayoral candidate in Mansfield, had harsh criticism for the Ohio congressman as his possible speakership looms. JD Knopp, an 18-year-old resident of Mechanicsburg, Ohio just outside Urbana, said he thinks Jordan will make a great leader for a divided Republican party. Whether Jordan becomes speaker won't affect his opinion, but it might change how he views those who keep the congressman from winning the speakership.

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DENVER (AP) — The remains of at least 189 decaying bodies were found and removed from a Colorado funeral home, up from about 115 reported when the bodies were discovered two weeks ago, officials said Tuesday. Political Cartoons View All 1211 ImagesAuthorities responding to an “abhorrent smell” entered the funeral home’s neglected building with a search warrant Oct. 4 and found the decomposing bodies. Colorado has some of the weakest rules for funeral homes in the nation with no routine inspections or qualification requirements for funeral home operators. There’s no indication state regulators visited the site or contacted Hallford until more than 10 months after the Penrose funeral home’s registration expired. State lawmakers gave regulators the authority to inspect funeral homes without the owners’ consent last year, but no additional money was provided for increased inspections.

Persons: Fremont Sheriff Allen Cooper, Jon Hallford, ”, Carie, Leon Kelly Organizations: DENVER, FBI, Fremont Sheriff, Associated Press, America Statehouse News Initiative, America Locations: Colorado, Penrose , Colorado, Fremont, Hallford, El Paso County

She said she still personally follows the formal canons of conduct that applied to her when she was an appeals court judge — which don't apply to the Supreme Court — and that her fellow justices do the same. Political Cartoons View All 1211 ImagesBut when asked by her host, former Law School Dean Robert Stein, how long it might take the Supreme Court to reach consensus about what its own ethics code should be, Barrett demurred. Kagan declared her support for an ethics code for the Supreme Court at a conference in Oregon in August. Alito said in an interview with the Wall Street Journal in July, after Democrats pushed Supreme Court ethics legislation through a Senate committee, that Congress lacks the constitutional authority to impose a code of ethics on the high court. ___Follow the AP’s coverage of the U.S. Supreme Court at https://apnews.com/hub/us-supreme-court.

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EVANSTON, Ill. (AP) — Judith Raanan and her teenage daughter, Natalie Raanan, were excited to travel to Israel to celebrate a relative's 85th birthday and the Jewish holiday season, according to their rabbi. The pair had been sending updates as the trip progressed and were enjoying “this really special mom and daughter time together," Meir Hecht said. The family hasn't heard from either mother or daughter since a week ago, after Hamas launched an unprecedented surprise attack. “We received this terrible news that Judith and her daughter Natalie are missing and apparently were most likely taken as hostages to Gaza,” Hecht said. Of your resilience, your hope, your love, your generosity, your faith and strength," Yehudis Hecht said.

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(AP) — The Mississippi sheriff who leads the department where former deputies pleaded guilty to a long list of state and federal charges for the torture of two Black men has asked a federal court to dismiss a civil lawsuit against him. Court records show that attorney Jase Dare asked to dismiss the lawsuit on Oct. 6, just one day after a settlement conference was filed with the court. A settlement conference is scheduled when the parties in a lawsuit try to settle a case before trial. One of those men was Pierre Woods, who was shot and killed by Rankin County deputies in 2019. Report for America is a nonprofit national service program that places journalists in local newsrooms to report on undercovered issues.

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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Heavier-than-normal turnout is expected Wednesday as early voting begins in Ohio's closely watched off-year election to decide the future of abortion access and marijuana legalization in the state. Both sides tried to gin up enthusiasm over the past week as they hosted rallies and canvassing events across the state. Ohioans United for Reproductive Rights, the yes campaign, emphasizes the measure's ability to keep Ohio's ban on most abortions after fetal cardiac activity is detected from taking effect. Sam Zern, a regional field organizer for Ohioans United for Reproductive Rights and a graduate student at Kent State University, said the organization has seen “an inspiring amount of energy on college campuses” around the state. Opponents include the Ohio Business Roundtable, which represents executives from more than 100 of Ohio's largest employers, the Ohio Manufacturers' Association and Republican Gov.

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‘The earlier, the better’Early Intervention was created in 1986 to address developmental delays in children like Alexander as soon as possible. “In a way, Early Intervention is contributing to some social inequity,” she explained. J.B. Pritzker signed a budget in June giving Early Intervention providers a 10% raise. Although Aria started speech therapy promptly, she has been on the waitlist for developmental therapy for more than a year. “I wonder if we would have had the Early Intervention in-person session earlier, if things would have been better by now,” Garcia said.

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The Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta is ready to bring colorful displays to the New Mexico sky. The event is scheduled to start at sunrise on Saturday with a drone light show and mass ascension of hot air balloons. Over nine days, local residents and visitors are expected to be treated to a cavalcade of colorful and special-shaped balloons. The fiesta has morphed into one of the most photographed events in the world, now based at Balloon Fiesta Park. Scheduled nighttime events include fireworks and balloon glows, in which hot air balloons are inflated and lit up from the ground.

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RENO, Nev. (AP) — The Nevada secretary of state’s office will hold a presidential primary for Republican voters, despite the Nevada GOP saying they’ll only honor the results of their party-run caucus to choose the Republican presidential nominee. A second longshot Republican presidential candidate cast their name on the presidential primary ballot Friday, triggering a 2021 state law that requires the Nevada secretary of state’s office to hold a presidential primary for the party. Political Cartoons View All 1202 ImagesStill, the caucus rules were approved in a vote by the state party’s central committee members late last month. Still, he maintained that their outreach will strictly be about the presidential primary process his office is running, not the party-run caucus. He said caucus outreach is the job of the state party and the candidates opt for the caucus.

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SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Large businesses in California will have to disclose a wide range of planet-warming emissions under a new law Gov. The law requires more than 5,300 companies that operate in California and make more than $1 billion in annual revenues to report both their direct and indirect emissions. This was Democratic State Sen. Scott Wiener's third attempt to get the sweeping emissions disclosure rules passed in California. But the new California mandates will be go beyond that to make companies report a wide range of direct and indirect emissions. Under the California law, the state's Air Resources Board has to approve rules by 2025 to implement the legislation.

Persons: Gavin Newsom, Democratic State Sen, Scott Wiener's, Wiener, ” Wiener, “, Christiana Figueres, Amanda Urquiza, ___ Sophie Austin, @sophieadanna Organizations: California Chamber of Commerce, Democratic State, Apple, United Nations, National Conference of State Legislatures, U.S . Securities, Exchange Commission, state's Air Resources Board, Associated Press, America Statehouse News Initiative, America Locations: SACRAMENTO, Calif, California, State, Patagonia, Christiana, Paris

“The North Umpqua River’s diverse fish populations are unique within Oregon and are of considerable social, cultural, and economic importance locally and regionally,” the fish and wildlife department said in a news release. Environmental groups have long criticized the dam, describing it as an old, disintegrating structure that kills or prevents fish including lamprey and salmon from swimming upstream. Jim McCarthy, Southern Oregon Program Director of WaterWatch of Oregon, said he hoped the damages claim would mark a turning point for lamprey conservation. To carry out the repairs, the district received authorization from the fish and wildlife department to temporarily drain part of the reservoir behind the dam and close the fish ladder. Two days later, the fish and wildlife department determined that an emergency salvage operation was necessary and recruited employees from across the western side of the state to assist.

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Police have said they tied the teens, who were 17 and 16 at the time, to at least three hit-and-run incidents the morning of Aug. 14. The Associated Press is not naming the teens because of their age at the time of the alleged crimes. Messages seeking comment that were left late Friday with the teens' attorneys, P. David Westbrook and Daniel Hill, were not immediately returned. The video, shot from the front passenger seat of an allegedly stolen vehicle, shows it approaching Probst from behind on an otherwise traffic-free road. Political Cartoons View All 1202 ImagesAlong with murder and residential burglary, the teens were indicted on charges of battery, attempted murder and residential burglary, and multiple counts of automobile grand larceny and possession of a stolen vehicle.

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(AP) — Mississippi's gubernatorial election could hinge on turnout among Black voters, who haven't wielded political influence commensurate to their share of the state population, the Democratic nominee said Friday. At a campaign event in the 80% Black state capital of Jackson just over one month before Election Day, Brandon Presley said Black voters could help carry him to victory. Tate Reeves, who is seeking reelection, of hoping they stay home. “Black Mississippi and white Mississippi have been purposefully, strategically and with intent divided over racial lines. Black voters and lawmakers in Mississippi are overwhelmingly Democratic, while Republicans command majority support among white voters and hold supermajorities in the state Legislature.

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SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Workers in California will soon receive a minimum of five days of paid sick leave annually, instead of three, under a new law Gov. The law, which takes effect in January, also increases the amount of sick leave workers can carry over into the following year. “Too many folks are still having to choose between skipping a day’s pay and taking care of themselves or their family members when they get sick,” Newsom said in a statement announcing his action. Newsom already signed a law to raise the minimum wage for fast food workers to $20 an hour. Assemblymember Gail Pellerin, a Democrat from Santa Cruz who authored the law and is a former local elections official, said the law creates necessary guardrails around elections.

Persons: Gavin Newsom, Newsom, “, ” Newsom, ” Jennifer Barrera, ” Andrea Zinder, Shasta, Donald Trump, ’, Assemblymember Gail Pellerin, ”, Cathy Darling Allen, Hart InterCivic, Darling Allen, Patrick Henry Jones, ” Jones didn’t, ___ Sophie Austin, @sophieadanna Organizations: — Workers, Democratic, Wednesday, California Chamber of Commerce, unionize, Food, Commercial Workers Western States Council, Dominion Voting Systems, Santa Cruz, Democrat, Associated Press, America Statehouse News Initiative, America Locations: SACRAMENTO, Calif, California, Northern California, Shasta, Santa, Shasta County, United States

The lawsuit accuses prison officials of placing inmates into confinement based on secret evidence, leaving them unable to challenge their placement. A number of lawsuits nationally have targeted the conditions of solitary confinement, saying that the treatment of incarcerated people there has led to psychiatric episodes of self-mutilation and death due to lack of adequate care. The lawsuit asks the court to end the use of secret evidence and solitary confinement for mental health patients. But mental health treatment in the prison is “grossly inadequate” and Maldonado's time in solitary confinement caused insomnia, anxiety, depression and suicidal ideation, his lawyers said. Maldonado was prescribed an antidepressant, but was also taunted as being weak by others in solitary confinement, who can hear visits from mental health staff.

Persons: Angel Maldonado, ” Maldonado, “, Maldonado, ideation, ”, Alexandra Morgan, Kurtz, ” ___ Brooke Schultz Organizations: of Corrections, Correctional, Department of Corrections, Mental, Pennsylvania Institutional Law, Associated Press, America Statehouse News Initiative, America Locations: HARRISBURG, Pa, Pennsylvania, of Corrections ’, Fayette

The announcement by the Colorado Supreme Court is the latest development in the yearslong legal saga involving Jack Phillips and LGBTQ+ rights. Political Cartoons View All 1196 ImagesEarlier this year, the Colorado Court of Appeals sided with Scardina in the case, ruling that the cake was not a form of speech. “We are grateful that the Colorado Supreme Court will hear Jack Phillips’ case to hopefully uphold every Coloradan’s freedom to express what they believe,” said Jake Warner, Phillips' Alliance Defending Freedom attorney. Phillips maintains that the cakes he creates are a form of speech and asked the state Supreme Court to consider his appeal in April. Scardina, an attorney, attempted to order her cake on the same day in 2017 that the Supreme Court announced it would hear Phillips’ appeal in the wedding cake case.

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