MINOT — There are three elements that all successful ballot measure campaigns have in common. First, they are organized around a simple idea that is easy for voters to wrap their arms around. If you ...

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Lawmakers opted to study the proposal further following a wave of public concern over plans to loosen local controls on crypto mining in the state. A vote on a Senate Commerce Committee bill aimed at ...

Despite the federal government shutdown, Social Security benefits will continue to be sent to beneficiaries across Michigan, though local Social Security offices will offer limited services until ...

The United States aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford was spotted leaving Croatia after being directed by the Pentagon to the Caribbean amid rising tensions with Venezuela. Defense Secretary Pete ...

With President Donald Trump this week moving closer to sending National Guard troops to Portland, Democratic U.S. Rep. Janelle Bynum stood outside Camp Withycombe in Clackamas County — where troops ...

A man who was convicted of murdering a woman more than 50 years ago was resentenced Friday, Oct. 3, to 50 to 90 years in prison. Chris Hansen, 69, was eligible for a new sentence in his case after the ...

PORT ORANGE — Once a month a group of volunteers gather at the Spruce Creek Fly-In home of Robyn Flanigan to write cards and put together care packages to send to families dealing with childhood ...

Democratic senators say that unless Republicans scrap their plan to advance a “clean” seven-week continuing resolution, they don’t see any option other than defeating it as a way to send a “message” ...

WASHINGTON – Congressional Republicans introduced a short-term funding measure on Sept. 16 to keep the government open until just before Thanksgiving. But the bill would do nothing to address ...

Why Would Alexis Kill Drew? Like pretty much everyone in Port Charles, Alexis carries around in her purse an I Hate Drew Club membership card. However, she’d never hurt granddaughter Scout’s father; ...