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Abortion rights hang in the balance in most expensive Wisconsin high court race

by SCOTT BAUER Associated Press April 3, 2023April 3, 2023

Liberals have cast the race as a defining moment for their side to potentially overturn the state’s 1849 abortion ban law and redraw maps created by Republicans that have led to them increasing their control of the Legislature.

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Immigration reform is mired in politics a decade after Gang of 8’s big push

by WILL WEISSERT and ADRIANA GOMEZ LICON Associated Press April 3, 2023April 3, 2023

President Biden endorsed a sweeping immigration package on his Inauguration Day, but it went nowhere in Congress.

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Jailed U.S. reporter’s lawyers appeal his arrest in Russia

by Associated Press April 3, 2023April 3, 2023

Evan Gershkovich was put in Moscow’s Lefortovo prison, which dates from the czarist era and has been a terrifying symbol of repression since Soviet times.

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Russia blames Ukraine for bomb that killed military blogger

by Associated Press April 3, 2023April 3, 2023

The bombing at a St. Petersburg cafe, which also wounded more than 30 other people, was the latest attack inside Russia on a high-profile pro-war figure.

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Trump returns to New York to face historic criminal charges

by JILL COLVIN, MICHAEL R. SISAK, TERRY SPENCER and WILL WEISSERT Associated Press April 3, 2023April 3, 2023

The former president is due to be arraigned on Tuesday on multiple charges of falsifying business records, including at least 1 felony offense, in the indictment handed down by a Manhattan grand jury last week.

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Trump to deliver remarks Tuesday night after his arraignment

by JILL COLVIN Associated Press April 2, 2023April 2, 2023

Trump is set to deliver remarks at his Mar-a-Lago club after returning from Manhattan, where he is expected to voluntarily turn himself in.

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Former Arkansas governor launches presidential bid, calls on Trump to drop out

by ANDREW DeMILLO Associated Press April 2, 2023April 2, 2023

In addition to Trump, the former governor of Arkansas joins a Republican field that includes former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley and entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy.

Maine, Politics

Legislature works to fix, or eliminate, popular property tax relief program

by Lana Cohen April 2, 2023April 1, 2023

The program, which lets some homeowners age 65 and older freeze their bills, has the unintended effect of helping the wealthiest Mainers. Eight separate bills seek a remedy.