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Dent leads Garcia in 13th District race
MOSES LAKE — Incumbent Rep. Tom Dent, R-Moses Lake, maintained a commanding lead in the race for Position 1 in Was…
San Diego aims to vaccinate 5,000 health care workers daily
SAN DIEGO (AP) — San Diego County is opening what it calls a “vaccination superstation” that aims to inject up to 5,000 health care workers daily with a COVID-19 vaccine, officials said Friday.
California governor's budget booms despite pandemic problems
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California is again swimming in money.
Deaths force Vegas-area mortuaries to use storage trailers
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Funeral homes and the county coroner in Las Vegas are preparing for a post-holiday spike in coronavirus deaths by adding storage space — including refrigerated trailers with special shelving — for …
California budget urges $90 billion for schools, reopening
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom proposed Friday a $90 billion budget aimed at helping schools rebound from the COVID-19 pandemic, as he pushes public schools to resume in-person classes quickly.
Newsom defends California business climate, status of rich
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Gov. Gavin Newsom forcefully pushed back Friday on criticisms that California is becoming unfriendly for business, pointing to “all the new billionaires" created by initial public offering…
Arkansas governor says he wants Trump administration to end
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson on Friday said he wants President Donald Trump's administration to end, but the Republican didn't join calls for the president to resign and said impeachment wa…
New Mexico's top state Senate Democrat outlines priorities
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico’s top-ranked state senator said Friday that Democrats will push for direct financial relief to low-income, front-line workers who have borne the brunt of the pandemic — an idea alre…
Court will hear Koch-linked group’s appeal over disclosure
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court will decide whether California can collect the names and addresses of top donors to two conservative nonprofit groups, including one with links to billionaire Charles Koch.
Alaska Supreme Court rules against Pruitt election challenge
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — The Alaska Supreme Court on Friday ruled against Republican Minority Leader Lance Pruitt's bid for a new election after a recount showed he lost his state House seat by 11 votes.
Georgia legislature braces for a battle over voting laws
ATLANTA (AP) — After record-breaking turnout that helped propel Democrats to victory in Georgia's presidential contest and two U.S. Senate runoffs, Republicans in the state legislature are proposing limits and addi…
Murkowski becomes 1st GOP senator to say Trump should resign
WASHINGTON (AP) — Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski said Friday that President Donald Trump should resign, making her the first Republican senator to say he should leave office as backlash grows against his goading of vio…
Deadly siege focuses attention on Capitol Police
WASHINGTON (AP) — The police were badly outnumbered.
Kemp says he's "not happy" with Georgia's slow vaccine pace
ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia ranks last among states for the share of available COVID-19 vaccines that it has administered, but Gov. Brian Kemp said the data is misleading as some hospitals have failed to report all the …
Security chief calls Minnesota Capitol safe despite protests
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Officials have taken steps to ensure the Minnesota Capitol is safe despite recent and planned protests there by supporters of President Donald Trump, the state's public safety chief told lawmaker…
GOP Tennessee governor acknowledges Biden as president-elect
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee Republican Gov. Bill Lee on Friday said his administration has begun working with Democratic President-elect Joe Biden's transition team, making his first public acknowledgement th…