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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…
Rep. Case confident Hawaii won't need to return relief funds
HONOLULU (AP) — Hawaii Rep. Ed Case, a Democrat, said he was confident that unspent federal coronavirus relief funds meant for the state will not have to be returned at the end of the year despite the bill's assert…
Anchorage to fund new team of mental health first responders
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — The 2021 operating budget passed by the Anchorage Assembly includes funding for a city Mobile Crisis Team, which advocates characterize as mental health first responders.
Nevada coroner fears no morgue space if virus not curtailed
RENO, Nev. (AP) — “This is an awful question, but how many bodies does a freezer cooler hold?”
Pandemic affects where lawmakers meet, and what they debate
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — The coronavirus pandemic won’t just affect how New Hampshire lawmakers meet next year, but the legislation they will consider, as well.
OR-110-DecrimDrugs-All,100
Oregon: Provide Addiction Recovery Services (Fund with marijuana tax
They're baaack: Trump and allies still refuse election loss
WASHINGTON (AP) — Monday seemed like the end of President Donald Trump's relentless challenges to the election, after the federal government acknowledged President-elect Joe Biden was the “apparent winner” and Trum…
MA-2-RCVForPriGE-All,100
Massachusetts: Create Ranked-Choice Voting (For primary and GE)
OR-09-LegalMushrm-All,100
Oregon: Legalize Psilocybin (License, regulate, tax)
MT-130-NoLocalGunLaws-All,100
Montana: Revise Conceal Carry Laws (End local govt authority)
CO-115-BanLateAbort-All,100
Colorado: Ban Late-Term Abortions (Exempt medical need)
RI-1-ChangeStateName-All,100
Rhode Island: Change State Name (Remove Providence Plantations)
LA-1-BanAbortRghts-All,100
Louisiana: Ban Abortion Rights (No requirement to fund)
US-House-All, 10 takes,400
OR-107-AmendCampaignFin-All,100
Oregon: Amend Campaign Finance (Allow reform laws)
VA-1-EstabRedistComm-All,100
Virginia: Establish Redistricting Commission (Of legislators,