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FILE - In this Oct. 2, 2020 file photo, President Donald Trump waves as he rides in a vehicle after arriving at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, in Bethesda, Md., after he tested positive for COVID-19. Records obtained by a government watchdog show that roughly 900 U.S. Secret Service employees tested positive for the coronavirus. The group Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington says that 881 people on the Secret Service payroll were diagnosed with COVID-19 between March 1, 2020 and March 9, 2021. That's based on Secret Service records received through a Freedom of Information Act request.(AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
Almost 900 Secret Service employees were infected with COVID

By Josh Boak Jun. 22, 2021 11:56 AM EDT

FILE - This April 12, 2021, file photo shows Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer in Ypsilanti, Mich. Michigan legislators gave final approval Tuesday, June 1, 2021, to a bill that would exempt high school graduation ceremonies from a state order that restricts crowd sizes due to the coronavirus pandemic. The measure could be vetoed by Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer. (Lon Horwedel/Detroit News via AP)
Whitmer vetoes bill to exempt graduations from crowd limits

By David Eggert Jun. 03, 2021 03:21 PM EDT

FOIA bill allows access to criminal investigation records

By Anya Sczerzenie Capital News Service Apr. 16, 2021 05:48 PM EDT
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A bill allowing the public access to limited criminal investigation records will go into effect in July, along with a handful of other...

Cook clerk touts bill's transparency, but critics disagree

By Josh Mcgee Of Injustice Watch Apr. 10, 2021 01:01 AM EDT
CHICAGO (AP) — Cook County Circuit Court Clerk Iris Martinez has walked back a campaign pledge to give the public more access to records from her office under...

Editorial Roundup: South Carolina

By The Associated Press Mar. 24, 2021 03:56 PM EDT
Recent editorials from South Carolina newspapers: ___ March 24 The Index-Journal on South Carolina...

Editorial Roundup: Michigan

By The Associated Press Mar. 22, 2021 09:00 AM EDT
Detroit Free Press. March 20, 2021. Editorial: Unfair Michigan system keeps poor in jail, lets rich walk free For the...

Legislature had over $600K in confidential severance deals

By David Eggert Mar. 09, 2021 06:57 PM EST
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — The Michigan Legislature, where majority Republicans have blasted Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer over severance payments to top...

Suit seeks information on immigrants held in county jail

Mar. 04, 2021 09:44 AM EST
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Three groups that believe the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement is using the Cumberland County Jail as a short-term detention...

Virginia Democrats sue for list of voters with ballot errors

By Denise Lavoie Oct. 27, 2020 01:40 PM EDT
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Virginia Democrats are suing Richmond's top elections official to get a list of absentee voters whose ballots contain errors that need to...

Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin speaks during a Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship hearing to examine implementation of Title I of the CARES Act, Wednesday, June 10, 2020 on Capitol Hill in Washington. (Al Drago/Pool via AP)
Treasury chief refusing to disclose recipients of virus aid

By Marcy Gordon And Mary Clare Jalonick Jun. 13, 2020 12:34 AM EDT

Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin speaks during a Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship hearing to examine implementation of Title I of the CARES Act, Wednesday, June 10, 2020 on Capitol Hill in Washington. (Al Drago/Pool via AP)
Treasury chief refusing to disclose recipients of virus aid

By Marcy Gordon And Mary Clare Jalonick Jun. 12, 2020 05:09 PM EDT