LINCOLN — The situation sounded bad. Children missing school day after day. Roaches crawling throughout the home. Parents wary and uncooperative with the child welfare worker who showed up at their door. It could have resulted in the Lincoln parents being charged with child abuse […]
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Superintendent, three other statewide races to GOP runoff | Govt-and-politics
Unofficial returns indicate that Oklahoma Republican voters will need to go back to the polls in August to select their nominees for four statewide offices, including state superintendent. With more than 95% of precincts reporting as of press time, State Secretary of Education Ryan Walters […]
Ricketts, Nebraska officials celebrate new state building in Lincoln | Politics
LINCOLN — Gov. Pete Ricketts and several other Nebraska officials celebrated the opening of a new office building designed to be the “one-stop shop” for multiple state agencies. At a press conference Friday afternoon, Ricketts cut the ribbon to officially open the new Fallbrook State Office […]
Bishops shouldn’t meddle in politics — John Murphy | Letters to the Editor
When the Catholic bishop of Madison, Donald Hying, recently approved of the withholding of Holy Communion from House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., he affirmed how much the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops is in the pocket of the Republican Party. Hying denies that his […]
Competing Republican Southwest Virginia lawmakers spar over abortion | Govt. & Politics
Over the renewed nationwide topic of abortion, two Republican state delegates running against each other are moving to stake their own ground. A few hours after Del. Marie March, R-Floyd, said on Facebook she plans to carry a “Life at Conception Bill” in the Virginia […]
Oklahoma officials seek new contracts for state park restaurants | Govt-and-politics
OKLAHOMA CITY — The Oklahoma Department of Tourism and Recreation is seeking requests for proposals for restaurant contracts at state parks, Lt. Gov. Matt Pinnell said Friday. The action comes after the state terminated its contract with Swadley’s Bar-B-Q restaurants following questionable billing practices, among […]