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Commissioner candidates discuss public safety, county services
EPHRATA — Four Republican candidates are seeking election to Grant County Commissioner Position 3 in the upcoming …
Trump, on tape, presses Ga. official to 'find' him votes
ATLANTA (AP) — President Donald Trump pressured Georgia's Republican secretary of state to “find” enough votes to overturn Joe Biden's win in the state's presidential election, repeatedly citing disproven claims of…
EXPLAINER: How Congress will count Electoral College votes
WASHINGTON (AP) — Wednesday's congressional joint session to count electoral votes has taken on added importance this year as congressional Republicans allied with President Donald Trump are pledging to try and und…
Congress opens new session as virus, Biden's win dominate
WASHINGTON (AP) — Congress convened Sunday for the start of a new session, swearing in lawmakers during a tumultuous period as a
Virus, budget likely to dominate unusual legislative session
Connecticut lawmakers are returning to the state Capitol building — at least physically for opening day — to kick off a new legislative session that's expected to focus on the continuing coronavirus pandemic and th…
Republicans condemn 'scheme' to undo election for Trump
WASHINGTON (AP) — The unprecedented Republican effort to overturn the
Algerian ex-president’s brother, former spy bosses cleared
ALGIERS, Algeria (AP) — A military appeals court in Algeria on Saturday cleared the brother of the country’s longtime former leader, two ex-intelligence chiefs and the leader of a leftist political party who had al…
Rep. Alex Ybarra appointed lead Republican on education committee
Rep. Alex Ybarra, R-Quincy, was appointed as the lead Republican on the House Education committee, and will serve as a member on the Civil Rights and Judiciary…
Steele, Goehner given committee assignments for legislative session
Reps. Mike Steele, R-Chelan, and Keith Goehner, R-Dryden, recently received committee assignments for the 2021 legislative session.
Mary Dye named ranking member of House Environment and Energy Committee
Ninth District Rep. Mary Dye, R-Pomeroy, was chosen as ranking member of the Environment and Energy Committee of the Washington House of Representatives for th…
Warnick to continue state senate leadership
As the state legislature prepares for the next session in January, Senate Republicans have re-elected Sen. Judy Warnick, R-Moses Lake, vice chair of the Senate…
Inslee proposes $57.6 billion budget that fights COVID-19, raises taxes
Washington’s government would spend some $57.6 billion over the next two years in its efforts to fight COVID-19, shore up the economy and clean up the environment, under plans released Thursday by Gov. Jay Inslee.
Biden hails transportation nominee Buttigieg as 'new voice'
WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — President-elect Joe Biden introduced his one-time Democratic primary rival Pete Buttigieg as his nominee for transportation secretary Wednesday, saying the 38-year-old can be “a new voice" i…
Court: Ohio must allow gender changes on birth certificates
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio can’t keep refusing to allow people to change the gender listings on their birth certificates, a federal court ruled Wednesday.
Florida rolls out COVID-19 vaccinations in nursing homes
POMPANO BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Nursing homes around Florida began inoculating patients and staff Wednesday against COVID-19 with doses of the first U.S.-approved vaccine against the disease that has killed more than 20…
Georges sworn in as associate justice of state’s high court
BOSTON (AP) — Serge Georges, Jr. was sworn in Wednesday as an associate justice of the state’s highest court.