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Florida Gov. Rick Scott at a news conference in May in Miami. A decision by a federal judge to strike down the state's procedure for restoring voting rights to felons who have served their time is seen as a defeat for the governor.

Voting Rights Process For Florida Felons Unconstitutional, Judge Says

U.S. District Judge Mark Walker says a state panel that is the gatekeeper for the restoration of voting rights to felons who served their time is unconstitutional.

State Promises Transparency As Budget For New Prison Grows

Utah Governor Gary Herbert’s staff held a press conference Thursday to address concerns about the rising cost of building the new state prison.Paul…

Utah Sen. Mitt Romney broke with the GOP in February to vote to convict President Trump during the impeachment trial. So some Utahns were surprised when he stuck with his party Tuesday to support a Supreme Court nominee less than two months away from the presidential election.

Mitt Romney To Announce Senate Plans Feb. 15

Former Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney said in a tweet he will announce his plans for U.S. Senate on Feb. 15.Romney linked to his website,…

Rohingya Muslim children, who crossed over from Myanmar into Bangladesh, wait squashed against each other to receive food handouts distributed to children and women by a Turkish aid agency at Thaingkhali refugee camp, Bangladesh, in October.

AP Investigation Details Shocking Massacre, Mass Graves Of Myanmar Rohingya

The Associated Press interviewed more than two dozen refugees in neighboring Bangladesh, some of whom had time-stamped cellphone videos backing claims of several mass graves.

Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper Discusses State Of The Union Address

NPR's Kelly McEvers speaks with Colorado's Democratic Gov. John Hickenlooper as he offers his reaction to President Trump's first State of the Union address. Trump included a call for greater bipartisanship on the sharp policy differences that divide Republicans and Democrats.

Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen waits for a hearing of the Joint Economic Committee in Washington, D.C., on Nov. 29, 2017.

With Focus On Unemployment, Yellen Led Fed Through Tough Balancing Act

As she leaves the Fed's top job, Janet Yellen gets high marks for the way she resisted calls to raise interest rates as the economy began recovering. Instead, she was determined to boost job growth.

Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson Reacts To State of the Union Address

To get a sense of how President Trump's first State of the Union address was received in different parts of the country, NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Arkansas' Republican Gov. Asa Hutchinson.

FCC Wants To Ensure Only Those Affected By Natural Disasters Get Emergency Messages

Federal Communications Commission chairman Ajit Pai is proposing changes in the way alerts are sent to cell phones, hoping to make them more targeted. Such changes might have better informed residents of Houston during last year's hurricane related flooding and California residents during wildfires.

Iowa Bill Would Require High School Students To Pass U.S. Citizenship Test Before Graduating

High school students in Iowa might have to take one more exam before receiving their diplomas — a civic test. It's the same test administered by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services to those looking to become U.S. citizens. That's part of a new bill introduced in the Iowa legislature. NPR's Kelly McEvers speaks with Rep. Walt Rogers, R-Iowa, about his bill.

The History Of Inviting Extraordinary Americans To The SOTU Address

The State of the Union tradition of inviting extraordinary Americans to sit with the first lady began under Ronald Reagan in 1982. NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Gerhard Peters, co-director of the American Presidency Project at the University of California — Santa Barbara, who is also a political science professor at Citrus College, about the tradition.

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