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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…
Fontes to help with Pima County recorder transition
TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — Defeated Maricopa County Recorder Adrian Fontes will help Pima County's newly elected recorder when she takes office next year.
Nevada reports record 50 coronavirus deaths, high positivity
LAS VEGAS (AP) — With words including “alarming” and “extremely concerning,” Nevada’s COVID-19 response panel heard Thursday that the state is tallying more cases of coronavirus per capita than neighboring Californ…
Georgia lawmaker indicted, accused of ignoring hit-and-run
ATLANTA (AP) — A high-ranking Georgia state lawmaker has been indicted on misdemeanor charges alleging he wrongly ignored a fatal 2019 hit-and-run crash that his friend called him about as the victim lay dying in a…
Parents sue Walz to lift 'pause' on youth sports over virus
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A group of parents sued Gov. Tim Walz and other state officials Thursday, seeking to throw out his order that put high school sports on hold to try to slow the spread of the coronavirus.
State virus deaths top 4,000 as state sets virus records
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama on Thursday hit new records for COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations and a new low for the percentage of available intensive care beds in the states.
Hundreds of GOP members sign onto Texas-led election lawsuit
HOUSTON (AP) — The Texas lawsuit asking the U.S. Supreme Court to invalidate President-elect Joe Biden’s victory has quickly become a conservative litmus test, as 106 members of Congress and multiple state attorney…
The Latest: Biden signals limit on executive authority use
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on
Restrictions on some Kentucky businesses to ease Monday
LOUISVILLE, Ky (AP) — Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear announced Thursday that the state's restaurants, bars, gyms and other businesses will be able to return to their previous capacity limits starting Monday, Dec. 14.
Louisiana governor: Vaccine near, but don't let guard down
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — With shipments of a
Missouri House considers letter questioning Biden's victory
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — At least 66 Republican state lawmakers from Missouri on Thursday signed a letter calling on Congress to reject presidential electoral votes from swing states that went for President-elect
Kansas won't provide personal data about vaccine recipients
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas does not plan to send personal information to the federal government about residents who receive coronavirus vaccines, though it has signed a data-use agreement with the Centers for Disea…
Noem nods Arizona's U.S. Supreme Court election law appeal
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem on Thursday announced she was supporting an appeal by the Arizona Attorney General before the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn a federal court's ruling that foun…
New Mexico expects vaccine delivery with day of approval
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham said Thursday the first doses of coronavirus vaccine from drug maker Pfizer are expected to arrive in New Mexico within 24 hours of pending federal appro…
Ohio law on ballot box limit quietly clarified as suit ends
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A lawsuit challenging an Ohio order that had restricted counties to one ballot drop box location during November's election quietly ended Thursday without further appeal, leaving in place cour…
Pennsylvania blasts Texas' bid to overturn Biden's election
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Lawyers for Pennsylvania responded in the U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday to Texas' effort to overturn the election result in four states for President-elect Joe Biden, calling it a “seditious…