Murray Wood: Drop in reading rates a sad trend to see
New data suggests people are spending less time reading for pleasure. Murray Wood says it's sad that people are drawn to...
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Trump supporters trying to recall Wisconsin GOP leader failed, elections review concludes
MADISON, Wis. (AP) - The effort by supporters of former President Donald Trump to recall Wisconsin's top elected Republican did not gather enough signatures to trigger the recall election and therefor...
Apr 10, 2024
As medical perils from abortion bans grow, so do opportunities for Democrats in a post-Roe world
WASHINGTON (AP) - For much of her life, Angela Crawford considered herself a fairly conservative Republican - and she voted that way. But then a wave of court rulings and Republican-led actions in sta...
Apr 10, 2024
A bill passed by Kansas lawmakers would make it a crime to coerce someone into an abortion
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) - People who make physical or financial threats against others in Kansas to force them to get an abortion could spend a year in prison and be fined up to $10,000 under one of several...
Apr 10, 2024
AP Decision Notes: What to expect in the Alaska and Wyoming Democratic presidential contests
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Joe Biden will face Democratic voters this Saturday in a pair of nominating contests in Alaska and Wyoming that are unlikely to produce any surprises. In Wyoming, Democrats...
Apr 10, 2024
Conservatives compelled by Trump are pushing Nebraska to adopt a winner-take-all election system
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) - By the time conservative activist Charlie Kirk took the stage, there was no doubt that it was Donald Trump who had led him to travel to Nebraska and pressure state lawmakers to adop...
Apr 09, 2024
What to know about abortion in Arizona under the near-total 1864 ban
PHOENIX (AP) - The Arizona Supreme Court gave the go-ahead Tuesday to prepare to enforce a long-dormant law that bans nearly all abortions, drastically altering the legal landscape for terminating pre...
Apr 09, 2024
Biden could miss the deadline for the November ballot in Alabama, the state’s election chief says
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - President Joe Biden could be left off the ballot in Alabama, the state's elections chief said Tuesday, because the state's certification deadline comes several days before the ...
Apr 09, 2024
Judge in Trump's classified files case agrees to redact witness names, granting prosecution request
WASHINGTON (AP) - The federal judge presiding over the classified documents case against former President Donald Trump granted a request by prosecutors on Tuesday aimed at protecting the identities of...
Apr 09, 2024
Tennessee Senate advances bill to allow death penalty for child rape
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Tennessee's GOP-controlled Senate advanced legislation on Tuesday allowing the death penalty in child rape convictions as critics raised concerns that the U.S. Supreme Court ha...
Apr 09, 2024
California court affirms Kevin McCarthy protege's dual candidacies on state ballot
LOS ANGELES (AP) - In a decision that could leave voters doing a double take, a California court ruled Tuesday that a state legislator can appear as a candidate in two races on the November ballot - o...
Apr 09, 2024
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The Evan Bray Show - Friday, Sept. 19
Evan talks with Premier Moe about his trip to China and the current state of canola tariffs, Ray Wilgenbusch about the M...