For the first time in 20 years, teachers can deduct more for school supplies August 17, 2022 8:35 AMBy Ayana Archie Eligible educators include K-12 teachers, principals, teachers' aides or counselors who spend more than 900 hours at the school during the academic year.
Play3min 34secLiz Cheney just lost her House seat, but her fight against Trump continuesAugust 17, 2022 7:45 AMBy Deirdre Walsh Liz Cheney's sustained criticism of former President Trump made her one of his top political targets. She has pledged her chief goal is to make sure he never wins back the White House.
Planned Parenthood to spend record $50M in midterm electionsAugust 17, 2022 6:40 AMBy The Associated PressThe nation's leading abortion rights advocacy organization, Planned Parenthood, plans to spend a record $50 million ahead of November’s midterm elections. It's pouring money into contests where access to abortion will be on the ballot.
Murkowski advances in Alaska Senate race, Palin in HouseAugust 17, 2022 5:17 AMBy The Associated Press Under a voter-approved elections process being used for the first time in Alaska elections this year, party primaries have been scrapped and ranked choice voting is being used in general elections.
Who is Harriet Hageman, the woman who beat Liz Cheney in the Wyoming House race?August 17, 2022 5:16 AMBy Ayana Archie Former President Donald Trump endorsed Hageman after Liz Cheney broke with fellow Republicans to impeach Trump and criticize his handling of the Jan. 6 Capitol riot.
More than 200,000 pandemic ‘hero pay’ applications in Minnesota face denialAugust 16, 2022 1:36 PMBy MPR News StaffState officials say nearly 18 percent of applications for pandemic “hero” bonuses in Minnesota are facing denial.
What's in big Biden bill? Health, climate goals become lawAugust 16, 2022 11:31 AMBy The Associated PressPresident Joe Biden arrived at the White House promising to “build back” America, and on Tuesday he's signing into law legislation with a slimmer version of that idea.
Play3min 16secSarah Palin faces Alaska voters again in a special election for CongressAugust 16, 2022 5:40 AMBy Liz Ruskin, Alaska Public Media Over a decade after she ran for vice president and then resigned as Alaska governor, Palin is in both a special election for U.S. House on Tuesday and a primary for the full term starting next year.
Title X advocates worry that birth control may go the same way as abortionAugust 16, 2022 5:00 AMBy Ben Paviour A Supreme Court ruling overturned Roe v. Wade. Now there's a big push to increase funding for Title X, a federal program that offers birth control and other reproductive care to low-income patients.
Liz Cheney is facing a likely primary defeat in Wyoming. Here's whyAugust 16, 2022 4:01 AMBy Domenico Montanaro Cheney, who has spoken out clearly against former President Donald Trump, is down by 20 points in primary polls — and her approval ratings are in the tank among Wyoming Republicans.
