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New Jersey, Maine and Illinois couldn't resolve budget impasses, while Washington and Alaska managed eleventh-hour deals.

Our panelists predict now that we're celebrating the 20th anniversary of Harry Potter, who will be the next kids' book hero.

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Bill Kurtis reads three quotes from the week's news...Prickly Politics, Relative Prevention, Accio Anniversary

Justices Neil Gorsuch and Clarence Thomas agreed on cases spanning several hotly contested issues, including same-sex marriage, gun rights, immigration and taxpayer aid to religious schools.

The singer wrote she was "devastated" to cancel the performances, which she'd hinted could be her last tour dates ever.

Kaiser Health News Chief Washington Correspondent Julie Rovner gives the latest news on the Senate health care bill.

New Jersey's state government shut down after state legislators failed to reach an agreement on a budget deal. NPR's Michel Martin talks with New Jersey Public Radio's Karen Rouse about the issue.

Alexandra Silber's father died when she was just 18 — the same age as Fiddler's Hodel when she leaves her dad at a train station. Silber's new novel, After Anatevka, tells the rest of Hodel's story.

Oklahoma teachers are some of the lowest paid in the country. After it was clear they wouldn't be getting a raise in 2017, the former teacher of the year called it quits.