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California: Internal conflict likely for Democratic supermajorities SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Now that voters have created Democratic supermajorities in both houses of the California Legislature, they ...
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LAS VEGAS — In a blow to the Obama administration’s labor-law plans, a federal court has blocked the start of a rule that would have ...
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The break from politics in Minnesota is over. Let the 2018 race for governor begin. Democratic Rep. Erin Murphy, DFL-St. Paul, was the first to ...
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WASHINGTON — For Republicans, there will be no one left to blame. As they prepare to take control of the White House and both chambers ...
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