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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…
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Kentucky: Rights for Crime Victims (Known as Marsy's Law)
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Maryland: Expand Commercial Gaming (Authorize sports betting)
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Massachusetts: Create Ranked-Choice Voting (For primary and GE)
California adopts stricter workplace pandemic safety rules
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — California officials on Thursday approved new regulations requiring employers to implement safety measures aimed at limiting the spread of COVID-19 in the workplace, the latest state to adopt s…
Hawaii to require negative COVID-19 tests prior to arrival
HONOLULU (AP) — Anyone flying to Hawaii will be required to have a negative COVID-19 test result prior to their departure for the state, with the new rule going into effect two days before Thanksgiving, Gov. David …
Hawaii to require negative COVID tests prior to arrival
HONOLULU (AP) — Anyone flying to Hawaii will be required to have a negative COVID-19 test result prior to their departure for the state, with the new rule going into effect two days before Thanksgiving, Gov. David …
3rd failed Vegas-area GOP candidate asks court for re-vote
LAS VEGAS (AP) — A third Republican candidate who lost to an incumbent Las Vegas-area Democrat in the Nov. 3 election filed a legal bid Thursday for a re-vote, claiming voter and ballot-counting irregularities.
California cities, counties split on enforcing health orders
SAN DIEGO (AP) — San Diego County Sheriff Bill Gore on Thursday announced a “full-time law enforcement presence” to get more businesses to comply with California's tightening coronavirus restrictions, joining one o…
Biden wins Georgia, ending long losing streak for Democrats
ATLANTA (AP) — Joe Biden has won Georgia, scoring a rare win in a Southern state that hadn’t backed a Democrat for president in nearly 30 years.
Alaska official seeks initiative audit to calm questions
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Alaska Republican Lt. Gov. Kevin Meyer said he plans to seek an audit of votes cast on a statewide ballot initiative to help put to rest questions some have raised about the “validity” of elec…
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GOP wins court order on mail ballots in state Senate contest
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — More than 2,000 undated mail-in ballots cannot be counted in a western Pennsylvania state Senate race, an appeals court ruled Thursday, saying handwritten dates “provide a measure of security…