Mike Reese
25 people in jail custody test positive for COVID-19

Jun. 23, 2021 08:30 AM EDT
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Officials confirmed Tuesday that another COVID-19 outbreak at Multnomah County’s Inverness Jail has infected 25 people in custody in the...

Lawmakers again stop business tax hike, jobless benefit drop

May. 26, 2021 05:33 PM EDT
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Louisiana lawmakers have agreed to keep the rules governing the state's unemployment trust fund static, avoiding the increase in...

15 inmates who contracted COVID-19 at Inverness Jail sue

Apr. 06, 2021 05:25 PM EDT
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Fifteen inmates who contracted COVID-19 while at Multnomah County’s Inverness Jail are suing the county and Sheriff Mike Reese. ...

Lawmaker's departure produces fourth May 18 special election

Mar. 17, 2021 11:15 AM EDT
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — A special election to fill a western Pennsylvania state House seat that is vacant because of a lawmaker's retirement will be held on May...

Special election to fill state House vacancy set for May 18

Jan. 12, 2021 02:58 PM EST
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Voters in a western Pennsylvania state House district will pick a representative to fill what is now a vacant seat during the May 18...

First term legislators of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives are sworn-in, Tuesday, Jan. 5, 2021, at the state Capitol in Harrisburg, Pa. The ceremony marks the convening of the 2021-2022 legislative session of the General Assembly of Pennsylvania. (AP Photo/Laurence Kesterson)
Fight over close race mars first day for Pennsylvania Senate

By Mark Scolforo And Marc Levy Jan. 05, 2021 08:38 AM EST

Official: GOP Pennsylvania House member dies

Jan. 02, 2021 05:36 PM EST
HARRISBURG (AP) — A state lawmaker who was elected to serve as the Pennsylvania House Republican Caucus chairman in the 2020-21 session has died, the House GOP...

Motorists take part in a caravan protest in front of Senator John Kennedy's office at the Hale Boggs Federal Building asking for the extension of the $600 in unemployment benefits to people out of work because of the coronavirus in New Orleans, La. Wednesday, July 22, 2020. The benefits are set to expire on July 25 and the caravan of about a dozen cars was organized by UNITE HERE Local 23, Step UP Louisiana. (Max Becherer/The Advocate via AP)
Analysis: La. session yields no unemployment fund solution

By Melinda Deslatte Nov. 01, 2020 04:00 PM EST

Senate President Page Cortez, R-Lafayette, center, gestures as he talks with Commissioner of Administration Jay Dardenne, left, the governor's chief budget adviser, and House Speaker Clay Schexnayder, R-Gonzales, right, on Friday, Sept. 25, 2020, in Baton Rouge, La. The three men, all members of the Revenue Estimating Conference, spoke ahead of the conference's meeting. (AP Photo/Melinda Deslatte)
No tax hikes, benefit drops for Louisiana unemployment fund

By Melinda Deslatte Oct. 20, 2020 07:23 PM EDT

Senate President Page Cortez, R-Lafayette, center, gestures as he talks with Commissioner of Administration Jay Dardenne, left, the governor's chief budget adviser, and House Speaker Clay Schexnayder, R-Gonzales, right, on Friday, Sept. 25, 2020, in Baton Rouge, La. The three men, all members of the Revenue Estimating Conference, spoke ahead of the conference's meeting. (AP Photo/Melinda Deslatte)
Louisiana senators grapple with unemployment fund bankruptcy

By Melinda Deslatte Oct. 06, 2020 06:48 PM EDT

Moderator Chris Wallace of Fox News listens as President Donald Trump and Democratic candidate former Vice President Joe Biden participate in the first presidential debate Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2020, at Case Western University and Cleveland Clinic, in Cleveland, Ohio. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
AP FACT CHECK: False claims swamp first Trump-Biden debate

By Calvin Woodward And Hope Yen Sep. 30, 2020 12:49 PM EDT

Protesters demanding the end of police violence against Black people are sprayed by police during a demonstration in Portland, Ore., on Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2020. Protesters in Portland hurled Molotov cocktails at officers in Oregon's largest city during a demonstration over a Kentucky grand jury's decision to not indict officers in the fatal shooting of Breonna Taylor, police said Thursday. (Mark Graves/The Oregonian via AP)
Oregon governor sends state police to Portland for protests

By Sara Cline Sep. 25, 2020 07:48 PM EDT

PA schools allowing more sports fans after court ruling

By Michael Rubinkam And Mark Scolforo Sep. 23, 2020 12:10 PM EDT
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Some Pennsylvania school districts are letting more fans in the stands after a federal judge’s ruling that tossed statewide pandemic...

Louisiana civil service leader defends state worker raises

By Melinda Deslatte Aug. 20, 2020 07:01 PM EDT
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Louisiana's civil service director Thursday sought to discourage state senators from criticizing $57 million in state worker pay raises...

Republicans aim new bills at shutdowns of schools, athletics

Aug. 10, 2020 07:35 PM EDT
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Republican state lawmakers in Pennsylvania say they want to give parents more power to let their children repeat a year of schooling if...

Romance writer accused of murder seeks release due to virus

Apr. 08, 2020 09:10 AM EDT
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A romance mystery novelist charged with killing her chef husband is asking a judge to let her leave jail and spend the rest of the...