executive vetoes

By STEVE LeBLANC - Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Massachusetts voters have voted against repealing a new law allowing immigrants who are in the country illegally to obtain state driver’s licenses.The…

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf signed a flurry of bills Thursday, including energy tax credits, decriminalization of fentanyl test strips and help for autonomous vehicles, as the two-year legislative…

By SCOTT BAUER - Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers learned long ago to lean into his lack of charisma, and he was at it again in an appearance before the Milwaukee Rotary…

By GARY D. ROBERTSON and GEOFF MULVIHILL - Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — The online commercials in a state senate race in some Raleigh, North Carolina, suburbs make an ominous claim, similar to…

By NICK PERRY - Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Call it a cold war.Delegations from Russia and Ukraine are among those meeting in Australia this week to decide the future of Antarctica's…

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Virginia Republican elected leaders said this week they will oppose any legislative effort to add the COVID-19 vaccine to the state's list of required immunizations.The announcement from GOP Gov. Glenn…

By HANNAH SCHOENBAUM - Associated Press/Report for America RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Planned Parenthood's political arm announced a $5 million investment Thursday in North Carolina's battleground races as…

By JOHN HANNA - AP Political Writer TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — The Republican candidate for Kansas governor is pivoting from education to crime as a focus in the final weeks of the campaign, portraying the…

By JOHN HANNA - AP Political Writer OVERLAND PARK, Kan. (AP) — Kansas' Democratic governor is trying to reclaim control over the education debate in a tough reelection race, hoping to return to her…

By DAVID SHARP - Associated Press PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Former Republican Gov. Paul LePage, who's seeking his old job back, said he’d veto a bill banning abortions at 15 weeks, delivering disappointing…