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FILE - Tina Sandri, CEO of Forest Hills of DC senior living facility, left, helps resident Courty Andrews back to her room, Dec. 8, 2022, in Washington. The federal government will, for the first time, dictate staffing levels at nursing homes, the Biden administration said Friday, Sept. 1, 2023, responding to systemic problems bared by mass COVID deaths.

Biden administration sets higher staffing mandates. Most nursing homes don’t meet them

FILE - Tina Sandri, CEO of Forest Hills of DC senior living facility, left, helps resident Courty Andrews back to her room, Dec. 8, 2022, in Washington. The federal government will, for the first time, dictate staffing levels at nursing homes, the Biden administration said Friday, Sept. 1, 2023, responding to systemic problems bared by mass COVID deaths.

April 28, 2024, 6:03am Health

The Biden administration finalized nursing home staffing rules Monday that will require thousands of them to hire more nurses and aides — while giving them years to do so. Read story

Bloomington Jefferson senior Shae Ross, center, joined Lieutenant Governor Peggy Flanagan, left, at an event promoting proposed legislation to prevent books bans based on ideology at Como Park High School in St. Paul, Minn., on March 21, 2024.

Minnesota and other Democratic-led states lead pushback on censorship. They’re banning the book ban

Bloomington Jefferson senior Shae Ross, center, joined Lieutenant Governor Peggy Flanagan, left, at an event promoting proposed legislation to prevent books bans based on ideology at Como Park High School in St. Paul, Minn., on March 21, 2024.

April 28, 2024, 6:02am Latest News

A movement to ban book bans is gaining steam in Minnesota and several other states, in contrast to the trend playing out in more conservative states where book challenges have soared to their highest levels in decades. Read story

Michael Regan testifies before a Senate Committee in Washington, D.C., on Feb. 3, 2021.

Superfund designation for PFAS raises concern over liability

Michael Regan testifies before a Senate Committee in Washington, D.C., on Feb. 3, 2021.

April 28, 2024, 6:00am Nation & World

The EPA has issued a final rule that will list the two most widely used forms of PFAS chemicals under the law governing Superfund sites, spurring worries in Congress over the liability for industries that merely received products that contained them. Read story

FILE - Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton makes a statement at his office, May 26, 2023, in Austin, Texas. The Supreme Court of Texas on Tuesday, April 23, 2024, ordered Harris County, which includes Houston, to put on hold for now a guaranteed income program that would provide $500 monthly cash payments to roughly 2,000 residents in one of the largest counties in the U.S. The program has become a target of Paxton.

Red states fight growing efforts to give ‘basic income’ cash to residents

FILE - Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton makes a statement at his office, May 26, 2023, in Austin, Texas. The Supreme Court of Texas on Tuesday, April 23, 2024, ordered Harris County, which includes Houston, to put on hold for now a guaranteed income program that would provide $500 monthly cash payments to roughly 2,000 residents in one of the largest counties in the U.S. The program has become a target of Paxton.

April 28, 2024, 6:00am Nation & World

South Dakota state Sen. John Wiik likes to think of himself as a lookout of sorts — keeping an eye on new laws, programs and ideas brewing across the states. Read story

Janet and Phil Landesberg sued for the right to display political signs more than 60 days before an election, as previously required by their homeowners association at Fairway Village in east Vancouver.

East Vancouver couple prevail over homeowners association on when political signs can go up before election

Janet and Phil Landesberg sued for the right to display political signs more than 60 days before an election, as previously required by their homeowners association at Fairway Village in east Vancouver.

April 27, 2024, 6:13am Clark County News

Homeowners associations can no longer dictate when residents put up political yard signs thanks to a Vancouver couple’s lawsuit. Read story

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Everett Street Corridor plans raise concerns over parking in Camas

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April 27, 2024, 6:12am Clark County News

The Everett Street Corridor improvement project will eventually create a multimodal traffic corridor and improve safety for drivers, pedestrians and bicyclists. But parking remains a concern. Read story

FILE - People at the Keep Families Together rally as the son of Holocaust survivors speaks about the importance of offering asylum in the South Plaza of the Oklahoma State Capitol Building in Oklahoma City, Okla. on Saturday, June 30, 2017. The Oklahoma Senate on Tuesday, April 24, 2024, gave final approval to a bill that would make illegal immigration a crime.

How Republican-led states far from the US-Mexico border are rushing to pass tough immigration laws

FILE - People at the Keep Families Together rally as the son of Holocaust survivors speaks about the importance of offering asylum in the South Plaza of the Oklahoma State Capitol Building in Oklahoma City, Okla. on Saturday, June 30, 2017. The Oklahoma Senate on Tuesday, April 24, 2024, gave final approval to a bill that would make illegal immigration a crime.

April 27, 2024, 6:02am Politics

Republican-led states are rushing to give broader immigration enforcement powers to local police and impose criminal penalties for those living in the country illegally as the issue of migrants crossing the U.S. border remains central to the 2024 elections. Read story

Rep. Gina Mosbrucker, R-Goldendale, announced Wednesday she would not run for reelection. She is among other lawmakers who altered their political plans after new maps kept them out of their districts.

Court-ordered redistricting is factor in exits of two GOP state lawmakers

Rep. Gina Mosbrucker, R-Goldendale, announced Wednesday she would not run for reelection. She is among other lawmakers who altered their political plans after new maps kept them out of their districts.

April 26, 2024, 9:32pm Northwest

Two Republican state lawmakers in Washington are forgoing re-election while a third is moving across town so he can try to keep the legislative seat he’s held since 2007. Read story