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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…
Experts alarmed as Kemp sees no new virus rules amid "bump"
ATLANTA (AP) — Although White House officials are pushing Georgia to do more to slow the spread of the coronavirus, Gov. Brian Kemp said Tuesday that the responsibility rests with individual Georgians, as he implor…
Indiana lawmaker quitting weeks after winning reelection
MIDDLEBURY, Ind. (AP) — A northern Indiana lawmaker announced Tuesday she was resigning from her legislative seat just three weeks after winning reelection.
Judge rejects bid for re-vote in Nevada state Senate race
LAS VEGAS (AP) — A judge in Las Vegas refused Tuesday to order a new election for a Republican state Senate candidate who argued that ballot discrepancies reported by Clark County’s elections chief might have made …
State board certifies Joe Biden as winner in Minnesota
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Minnesota’s state canvassing board unanimously certified the state's election results Tuesday, an ordinarily routine task that drew closer attention due to President Donald Trump's efforts to del…
California county hopes mail-in test kits help curb virus
A Southern California county will provide up to half a million mail-in test kits to residents before the end of the year in the hopes that more testing can help beat back the coronavirus.
As virus cases spike, Louisiana governor adds restrictions
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — With Louisiana seeing a new spike in
Mississippi health official 'exhausted' by virus response
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi's top health official said he is exhausted trying to convince people in the state to take the coronavirus seriously and follow public health guidelines.
Audit details lack of oversight at New Mexico spaceport
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — An audit made public Tuesday that was part of an investigation into the conduct of Spaceport America’s former chief executive details what officials call a severe breakdown of internal cont…
Health officials seek Alaskans' help with virus notification
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — State health officials are asking Alaskans who test positive for COVID-19 to notify people they have been in close contact with because a surge in cases has strained public health resources an…
State canvassing board certifies Joe Biden's win in New Mexico
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — State canvassing board certifies Joe Biden's win in New Mexico.
McMaster wants utility to stop vying for rate hike on bills
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster is calling on Dominion Energy to abandon a request to raise customers' power bills for an additional $178 million annual profit amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
New Mexico lawmakers propose $1,200 payment to unemployed
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — The state legislature is meeting for the second time this year to tackle the economic fallout of the coronavirus pandemic and has introduced a bill to channel millions in federal funding into …
Pastor: Church employee among 5 stabbed in homeless shelter
SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — One of the people wounded in a stabbing attack at a San Francisco Bay Area church that was being used as a homeless shelter was a church employee who tried to intervene, the church's pastor …
More than 240k Navajos apply for tribal virus relief funding
WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. (AP) — About three-quarters of Navajos enrolled with the tribe have applied for financial assistance due to the coronavirus pandemic.
The Latest: Biden praises gov't OK of his formal transition
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on