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A pro-gun group is suing over a ban on the public carry of guns.

Candidates running for federal office have grown increasingly reliant on out-of-state donations.

The EPA estimates that most benzene pollution from refineries comes in the form of "fugitive emissions."

An advisory panel at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is scheduled to vote on recommendations Tuesday.

(The Center Square) - Ohio-based Kroger agreed in principle to settle lawsuits that by paying $1.37 billion to state and local governments for its role in fueling the opioid epidemic.

Kroger owns Fred Meyer and QFC stores, which have dispensed opioids nationwide.

"Opioid manufacturers, distributors, dispensers, and consultants all had a hand in creating the opioid crisis, and they have a responsibility to pay for the devastating results of their reckless behavior, " Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum, who led the negotiations, said in a press release.

The Arizona Senate is inching closer to a lawsuit with the federal government.

New research is sharpening the focus on the debate over public funding for private school vouchers.

(Washington News Service) Washington and Oregon credit unions are working together to tackle text-message scammers. 

Credit unions in the region say they're seeing a sharp increase in complaints about fraudulent texts pretending to be from the regional financial institutions. 

At the peak of the scam, one credit union fielded between 200 and 400 calls per day from people reporting it. Wendy Smith is chief risk officer for Columbia Credit Union, based in Vancouver.

Wyoming Secretary of State Chuck Gray and his counterpart in New Hampshire, David Scanlan, exchanged letters.

Conservation and community groups are suing Utah for what they see as the state's failure.