FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky's 6th District has lived up to its reputation as a political battleground with the current slugfest between Republican U.S. Rep. Andy Barr and Democratic challenger...
WASHINGTON (AP) — Who's got the goods on health care policy? That question was an undercurrent in the feisty Democratic presidential debate as rivals stood accused of being lightweights who have...
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Democrat Andy Beshear offered a vigorous defense of Kentucky's Medicaid expansion, warning Monday that health care policy is at stake when voters choose between him and...
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Alaska state Sen. Shelley Hughes withdrew a health care bill she's been working on for more than two years and declined meetings on health care policy to avoid running afoul of new ethics rules she and other lawmakers see as too restrictive.
The ethics law passed last year details circumstances under which a lawmaker would have a conflict and limits what action the lawmaker can take if he or she has one.
LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — Three Democrats competing for a chance to flip a Kentucky congressional seat offered their plans Wednesday night to expand health care coverage and curb gun violence as they reached out to voters in a televised debate about a month before the primary election.
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb says he has opinions on major issues that are up for debate in the Statehouse and at the federal level but doesn't feel obligated to weigh in unless they directly relate to his legislative priorities.
"I'll get a lot more done carrying on with that approach," Holcomb said Friday during an interview with The Associated Press. "You get more done if you don't chase every issue of the day."
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Sen. Susan Collins' office says she'll make an announcement on Friday about whether she'll run for governor of Maine.
The moderate Republican was first elected in 1996 and has played a pivotal role in the Senate in recent debates about health care policy. She said previously that she would decide during the Senate's weeklong Columbus Day recess whether to stay in Washington or run for governor.
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Jeff Colyer is preparing to become Kansas' next governor after nearly a decade helping fellow conservative Republicans shape health care policy by drawing on his background as a plastic surgeon who squeezed in medical relief missions to disaster and war zones.
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is getting closer to fulfilling his bold promise to repeal the nation's health care law. But Trump's pledges of affordable care for all and curbs on drug costs are not reflected in the GOP legislation advancing in Congress.
Since his campaign days, Trump has bypassed the details on health care policy, laying out his ideas in broad, emphatic riffs. Yet he made some clear promises along the way.
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Republican state Rep. Matt Dean announced Thursday that he's running for governor in 2018.
Nearly a dozen candidates are already in the running to replace Gov. Mark Dayton as both parties scramble to fill the seat after the two-term Democratic governor leaves office. But Dean is among the first top-tier Republican candidates.