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Donald Trump

As primaries conclude, US voters eye general election

Voters in six states cast ballots in presidential primary contests Tuesday, but many were clearly looking ahead to the fall general election. Voters in Democratic and Republican primaries told The Associated Press they have long been weighing and comparing candidates of both parties with an eye toward who would make

Massachusetts

‘Bathroom bill’ moot, if federal officials have their way

BOSTON — The federal government may soon require Massachusetts public schools to allow transgender students to use the bathroom of their choice, regardless of whether the state legislature passes the so-called "bathroom bill," an examination of U.S. Department of Education documents indicates. Massachusetts is currently considering legislation that

Massachusetts

Bathroom bill vetoed by SD governor, citing local control

PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — South Dakota's governor vetoed a bill Tuesday that would have made the state the first in the U.S. to approve a law requiring transgender students to use bathrooms and locker rooms that match their sex at birth. Republican Gov. Dennis Daugaard, who initially

transgender

‘Bathroom bill’ in SD under fire from transgender teen

PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — When Thomas Lewis told his South Dakota high school last year that he is transgender, teachers called him by his new name and used male pronouns when addressing him. But he says the accommodations stopped at being able to use the men's bathroom. Instead,