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Portugal is electing a new parliament and government. Here’s what to know about the major issues 03/09/2024 12:47am • LISBON, Portugal (AP) — Portugal is holding an early general election on Sunday when 10.8 million registered voters will elect 230 lawmakers to the National Assembly, the country's parliament. The lawmakers will then choose a new government. Two moderate parties that have alternated in power for d 'It's a fee bill': Md. lawmaker proposes tacking on delivery and ride-hailing fee to help fund transportation 03/08/2024 06:14pm • Maryland State Del. Marc Korman kicked off his testimony before colleagues in Annapolis by declaring, "It's a fee bill." He was referring to his proposal to add 50-cent fees on retail orders that are delivered to homes and adding the same fee on transportation network companies, which he said "is Michigan school shooter's dad insisted to police that gun, ammunition were hidden at home 03/08/2024 04:31pm • PONTIAC, Mich. (AP) — The father of a Michigan school shooter told police shortly after the fatal attack that a gun and ammunition used by his son had been hidden at the family's home, according to a video seen by jurors Friday. James and Jennifer Crumbley were interviewed in a small room at a she Transcript of President Joe Biden's State of the Union address 03/08/2024 01:31pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — Transcript of President Joe Biden’s as-delivered State of the Union address on March 7, 2024, as provided by the White House. It includes interactions with the audience and White House corrections to Biden’s remarks in brackets: Good evening. Good evening. If I were smart, Iâ Va. bill to allow marijuana sales in peril after breakdown on Alexandria arena deal 03/08/2024 08:57am • Hopes that Gov. Glenn Youngkin might sign a bill legalizing retail sales of marijuana in Virginia faded fast this week as Democrats blocked one of the governor’s top priorities: the plan to bring a professional sports arena to Northern Virginia. As recently as Wednesday, according to multiple C 'School boards are the front lines for democracy': Prince William Co. chair Lateef launches lieutenant governor run 03/08/2024 07:14am • Babur Lateef, the chairman of the Prince William County School Board, has launched his campaign to be lieutenant governor, telling WTOP in an exclusive interview that "the idea that Virginia somehow is in an educational crisis is a complete myth." "Glenn Youngkin has done real harm to the spi Biden uses feisty State of the Union to contrast with Trump, sell voters on a second term 03/08/2024 03:39am • WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden delivered a defiant argument for a second term in his State of the Union speech Thursday night, lacing into GOP front-runner Donald Trump for espousing “resentment, revenge and retribution" and for jeopardizing freedom at home and abroad. Reveling in the pol Takeaways from Biden's State of the Union address: Combative attacks on a foe with no name 03/07/2024 11:25pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — The State of the Union address is one of the durable set pieces of the presidency, a forum that almost always favors the speaker in a one-way conversation with millions of Americans. Most of the speeches are instantly dissected, and almost as quickly forgotten. But this is a most New Mexico halts some oil-field lease sales in standoff over royalty rates in Permian Basin 03/07/2024 10:54pm • SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico's State Land Office will withhold lease sales indefinitely on its most promising tracts for oil and natural gas development in the Permian Basin as it seeks approval by the state Legislature to increase top-tier royalty rates, Land Commissioner Stephanie Garcia Ric Biden, in feisty State of the Union address, hammers Republican lawmakers on immigration, tax policy and gun control 03/07/2024 10:20pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — Biden, in feisty State of the Union address, hammers Republican lawmakers on immigration, tax policy and gun control. Virginia budget bill leaves out governor's $2 billion deal to lure NBA and NHL teams from Washington 03/07/2024 08:02pm • RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A proposal to lure the the NBA’s Washington Wizards and NHL’s Washington Capitals to Alexandria took another big hit Thursday, when top Virginia lawmakers confirmed the budget they will take up later this week would not include language enabling the deal. 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