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4 Republicans pitch different approaches to growth, spending and agriculture in Grant County Commissioner race
MOSES LAKE — With ballots due Aug. 4, voters in Grant County Commissioner District 3 have four Republican candidat…
GOP lawmaker files bill to halt collection of bailout money
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Legislation filed Tuesday would delay the collection of nuclear subsidies under the law at the center of a $60 million federal bribery probe as Ohio Republican lawmakers struggled to find comm…
GOP lawmakers test positive for virus before opening session
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — A “small number” of Republican lawmakers who attended a recent caucus meeting have tested positive for the coronavirus, officials said Tuesday.
Trump files lawsuit challenging Wisconsin election results
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — President Donald Trump filed a lawsuit Tuesday in Wisconsin seeking to disqualify more than 221,000 ballots in the state's two most Democratic counties, a longshot attempt to overturn Joe Biden…
EU border chief urged to quit over migrant pushback claims
BRUSSELS (AP) — European Union lawmakers lashed out Tuesday at the head of Frontex over allegations that the border and coast guard agency helped illegally stop migrants or refugees entering Europe, calling for his…
Minnesota's budget picture brightens in new forecast
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Minnesota is now facing a $641 million projected surplus in its current budget, officials said Tuesday, while cautioning that the state is facing a projected $1.273 billion shortfall for the two-…
Rep. Joe Courtney cleared to end COVID-19 quarantine
VERNON, Conn. (AP) — U.S. Rep. Joe Courtney said Tuesday that a doctor has cleared him to end his quarantine, a week after he tested positive for the coronavirus.
No breakthrough in India's talks with protesting farmers
NEW DELHI (AP) — The Indian government and protesting farmers were unable to reach common ground in talks held Tuesday, with the farmers saying their demonstrations against new agriculture laws will continue as wil…
Belarus opposition to compile 'book of crimes'
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Belarus' opposition will compile a register of law enforcement officers accused of abuses against peaceful demonstrators protesting the reelection of the country's authoritarian leader, an oppo…
UN: Food has run out for nearly 100,000 refugees in Ethiopia
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — The United Nations says food has now run out for the nearly 100,000 refugees from Eritrea who have been sheltering in camps in Ethiopia’s northern Tigray region, which has been cut off from th…
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Kentucky: Rights for Crime Victims (Known as Marsy's Law)
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California: End Diversity Ban (In government policies)
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Colorado: National Popular Vote (Join Interstate Compact)
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Virginia: Establish Redistricting Commission (Of legislators,
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Massachusetts: Create Ranked-Choice Voting (For primary and GE)
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Louisiana: Ban Abortion Rights (No requirement to fund)