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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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Florida: Raise Minimum Wage (Fifteen dollars by 2026)
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Louisiana: Ban Abortion Rights (No requirement to fund)
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Florida: Top-Two Open Primaries (for State Offices)
Alvin Holmes dies at 81; had served decades in Alabama House
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Former state Rep. Alvin Holmes, who had been the longest-serving member of the Alabama House of Representatives before his 2018 defeat, has died. He was 81.
Suit challenges expansion of mail-in voting in Pennsylvania
Republican U.S. Rep. Mike Kelly is leading a suit filed Saturday in Pennsylvania challenging the use of mail-in ballots predominately cast by Democrats in lifting Joe Biden to victory in the presidential race in th…
Utility regulator targeted by FBI saw a whirlwind rise
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Sam Randazzo told Ohio state senators last year that he had been poised to retire at the end of 2018 when he was recruited to help the incoming administration of Republican Gov. Mike DeWine re…
Some New Mexico essential business close due to virus spike
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Some New Mexico essential businesses have been shut down because of a substantial increase in coronavirus cases.
Kansas to launch pro-mask campaign but faces skepticism
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas is preparing to launch a media campaign aimed at getting more of its residents to wear masks so that the coronavirus doesn't keep spreading rapidly, though some officials are skeptical th…
Alabama attorney general sues over Confederate statue move
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall has filed a court challenge over Madison County's removal of a Confederate soldier statue at its courthouse.
Louisiana agriculture commissioner pushing aid applications
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Louisiana's agriculture commissioner is urging the state's farmers and ranchers to turn in their applications for federal coronavirus assistance ahead of next month's deadline, and he's worr…
Trump turnout helps N. Carolina GOP block Democratic advance
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) —
AP FACT CHECK: Trump's flailing effort resting on mendacity
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump's flailing attempt to cling to office after voters decisively chose to oust him has taken the country into a dark and fictional place.
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Colorado: National Popular Vote (Join Interstate Compact)