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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…
Wisconsin health agency says it's committed to vaccines
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The leader of the Wisconsin Department of Health Services assured Republican lawmakers in a letter this week that the agency is committed to expanding the popular SeniorCare program to cover va…
Court hears arguments on dead North Dakota candidate's seat
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota’s Constitution gives Gov. Doug Burgum the right to appoint someone to a state House seat won by a Republican candidate who died before the election, his lawyer argued Friday as th…
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Oregon: Provide Addiction Recovery Services (Fund with marijuana tax
Razor-thin margin could decide US House race in New York
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — A rematch between a former Republican congressional member and the Democrat who ousted her from office two years ago has come down to a just a few dozen votes, with a judge likely to play a role…
Pennsylvania jobless rate falls — because labor force shrank
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania’s unemployment rate fell again in October as payrolls continued to recover from the economic hit of last spring's pandemic-driven shutdowns, according to state figures released F…
APEC leaders, including Trump, agree on free trade
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Leaders from the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum, including U.S. President Donald Trump, pledged Friday to work toward free, open and non-discriminatory trade and investment to…
Pennsylvania House votes to impose fees on electric cars
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Motorists who register an electric vehicle in Pennsylvania would have to pay an annual fee, under lame-duck session legislation approved by the state's Republican-controlled House of Represen…
Top utility regulator resigns; FBI recently searched home
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio's top utility regulator, Samuel Randazzo, resigned Friday morning, a day after the state's largest electric utility reported to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission that former exe…
Murphy signs order giving counties more time to count votes
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy on Friday said he signed an executive order delaying when counties must certify the results from the Nov. 3 election.
Arizona reports over 4K new COVID cases for 2nd day in row
PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona on Friday reported over 4,000 additional known COVID-19 cases for the second day in a row as the coronavirus outbreak saw hospitalizations continue to increase.
Evers calls meeting on virus with GOP leaders 'productive'
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Gov. Tony Evers' virtual meeting on Friday with Republican legislative leaders to discuss COVID-19 relief efforts was “productive," the governor's spokeswoman and Assembly Speaker Robin Vos sai…
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Nevada: Allow Same-Sex Marriage (Constitutional Amendment)
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Montana: Revise Conceal Carry Laws (End local govt authority)
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Iowa: Hold Constitutional Convention (To propose amendments)
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Colorado: Ban Late-Term Abortions (Exempt medical need)