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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…
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Montana: Allow Marijuana Legal Age (To be set by law)
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Montana: Revise Conceal Carry Laws (End local govt authority)
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Kentucky: Rights for Crime Victims (Known as Marsy's Law)
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Rhode Island: Change State Name (Remove Providence Plantations)
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California: End Diversity Ban (In government policies)
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Florida: Raise Minimum Wage (Fifteen dollars by 2026)
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North Dakota: Amend Constitutional Initiative Process (Submit to
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Doctor says Biden fractured foot while playing with his dog
WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — President-elect Joe Biden fractured his foot while playing with one of his dogs, but doctors found “no obvious fracture” while examining him Sunday, according to his doctor.
Nevada surpasses 150,000 virus cases; over 2,100 deaths
CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — Nevada health officials say the number of confirmed coronavirus cases statewide has surpassed 150,000.
AP FACT CHECK: Trump clings to bevy of bogus election claims
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump clung to false notions Sunday that Joe Biden stole the presidential election, citing thousands of votes magically switched to the president-elect and poll watchers illegally…
Arizona county prosecutors join in dropping pot charges
PHOENIX (AP) — Top prosecutors in the vast majority of Arizona counties are dropping all existing possession of marijuana cases even before a new voter-approved law eliminating criminal penalties for having small a…
Despite federal ban, renters still being evicted amid virus
BOSTON (AP) — A nationwide eviction ban was supposed to protect tenants like Tawanda Mormon, who was forced out of her two-bedroom apartment last month in Cleveland.
Watchdog group aims to turn lights back on with open records
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A government watchdog group is hoping to turn the lights back on at the Ohio Statehouse by opening long-closed records to see who is influencing the legislative process after a $1.3 billion nu…