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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…
Hank Aaron, civil rights leaders get vaccinated in Georgia
ATLANTA (AP) — Baseball Hall of Famer Hank Aaron, former U.N. Ambassador and civil rights leader Andrew Young and former U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Louis Sullivan got vaccinated against COVID-19 in Ge…
GOP sees privacy as key as Kansas debates contact tracing
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Republican legislators and Kansas' GOP attorney general said Tuesday that privacy is key, as lawmakers prepared to decide whether to rewrite a law that allows people exposed to COVID-19 to refus…
Kosovo approves sending army troops on peacekeeping missions
PRISTINA, Kosovo (AP) — Lawmakers in Kosovo gave their approval Tuesday for sending the country’s security forces to take part in international peacekeeping missions.
Rep. Joe Shekarchi becomes next Rhode Island House Speaker
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Rhode Island lawmakers opened the new legislative session on Tuesday, taking their oath of office and formally selecting their leaders.
Whitmer vetoes Meijer tax break, deferment of property taxes
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Gov. Gretchen Whitmer pocket vetoed proposed tax breaks for retail chain Meijer and separate legislation that would have let certain businesses hurt by the coronavirus pandemic defer their pro…
Trump to speak at DC rally as Congress meets on election
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump will personally address a gathering of his supporters in Washington Wednesday as he seeks to rally populist support for his last-ditch efforts to overturn his loss to Presid…
SC governor: Jan. 15 deadline for health worker COVID shots
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Frustrated with what he said is a slow rollout in South Carolina of
Lawsuit says NH has 'warehoused' foster teens in group care
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — New Hampshire has “unnecessarily warehoused" foster care teens in institutional and group care facilities instead of with families and has not acted in their best interests, according to a fede…
Louisiana hospitals expand who's getting their vaccine doses
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Louisiana's health department encouraged hospitals on Tuesday to use their extra doses of the
Voter voices: Georgians weigh in on crucial Senate runoffs
ATLANTA (AP) — Voters across Georgia cast their ballots Tuesday to decide which party will control the U.S. Senate. The election has dominated the airwaves in the state for weeks and both sides have launched intens…
Police: Protesters outside Sen. Hawley's home were peaceful
Protesters who gathered outside the Virginia home of Republican Sen. Josh Hawley Monday evening were peaceful and they left when police explained they were violating local picketing laws, police said Tuesday. The M…
Cooper calls in National Guard to pick up vaccine rollout
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Gov. Roy Cooper announced Tuesday that he's calling in the North Carolina National Guard to help accelerate COVID-19 vaccinations in a state that's been near the bottom of states in doses admin…
Rosendale says he'll oppose certification of some electors
HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Montana's lone member of the U.S. House said Tuesday he will join other Republican lawmakers in opposing the certification of presidential electors from "certain disputed states.”
Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter won't attend Biden's inauguration
ATLANTA (AP) — Former President
Massachusetts lawmakers pass sweeping climate change bill
BOSTON (AP) — Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker said Tuesday he is reviewing legislation passed by lawmakers that would overhaul the state’s climate laws, reduce greenhouse gas emissions, create renewable energy job…