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BISMARCK, N.D. — The acting secretary of the Army has ordered the Army Corps of Engineers to allow construction of the Dakota Access pipeline under ...
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IOWA Court rejects utility’s effort against districts A divided Iowa Supreme Court on Friday upheld a legal doctrine going back 100 years that protects agriculture ...
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Rogue tweeters in government could be prosecuted as hackers WASHINGTON — Who are the federal government’s rogue tweeters, using official agency social media accounts to ...
Read More »Trump taps conservative Judge Neil Gorsuch for Supreme Court
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump nominated Neil Gorsuch, a fast-rising conservative judge with a writer’s flair, to the Supreme Court Tuesday night, setting up ...
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MISSOURI Chief justice pushes back at governor’s criticism of state’s court system Missouri Supreme Court Chief Justice Patricia Breckenridge urged state lawmakers not to turn ...
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Read More »Across the Region: Bill would let women sue doctors for emotional distress over abortions
IOWA Bill would let women sue doctors for emotional distress over abortions Iowa lawmakers are considering a bill that would allow a woman who gets ...
Read More »Across the Nation: Lawsuit alleges Trump business ties violate Constitution
To fight what it called a “grave threat” to the country, a watchdog group on Monday filed a lawsuit alleging that President Donald Trump is ...
Read More »Across the Nation: Garland returns to bench as judge, not justice
Garland returns to bench as judge, not justice WASHINGTON — Merrick Garland, the judge nominated by President Barack Obama to the U.S. Supreme Court, made ...
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