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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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Iowa: Hold Constitutional Convention (To propose amendments)
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California: App-Drivers Not Employees (Provide other benefits)
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Alaska: Open Primary, Ranked Choice GE (Primary top four go to GE)
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Kentucky: Rights for Crime Victims (Known as Marsy's Law)
Panel recommends 4 for appointment to New Mexico high court
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Three current judges and one retired judge have been nominated for appointment to fill a vacancy on the New Mexico Supreme Court.
'Something very historical': Push for diverse Biden Cabinet
WASHINGTON (AP) — Native Americans are urging President-elect Joe Biden to make history by selecting one of their own to lead the powerful agency that oversees the nation’s tribes, setting up one of several looming…
Nevada judge won't block certifying election, rejects revote
LAS VEGAS (AP) — A Nevada judge declined Friday to block statewide certification of the Nov. 3 election or order a do-over in Las Vegas and surrounding Clark County for a Republican congressional candidate who lost…
Arizona's largest county certifies Biden win over Trump
PHOENIX (AP) — The elected leaders of Arizona's most populous county certified election results Friday that showed Democrat Joe Biden won the presidential race and set the stage for state leaders to certify results…
$11B budget package passes Pennsylvania Legislature
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — An $11 billion no-new-taxes spending package won passage in a lame-duck Friday night session in Pennsylvania's Legislature, as lawmakers sought to plug a multibillion-dollar deficit brought o…
California attorney general drops lawsuit against state GOP
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California's attorney general has dropped a lawsuit seeking the names and contact information of every person who used one of the state Republican Party's unofficial ballot drop boxes.
Former US Sen. D'Amato in hospital with coronavirus
NEW YORK (AP) — Former U.S. Sen. Alfonse D’Amato has been hospitalized with COVID-19.
Experts, California residents question curfew effectiveness
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Come Saturday night, California will join other states and nations in trying a partial overnight curfew as its latest desperate attempt to stem a surge in coronavirus cases, though experts…
$11B budget package advances in Pennsylvania Legislature
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — An $11 billion no-new-taxes spending package won narrow passage in a lame-duck Friday night session in Pennsylvania's House of Representatives, as lawmakers voted remotely amid a coronavirus …
Proposal would restrict California governor's virus powers
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Gov. Gavin Newsom has been called a lot of unflattering things since he ordered widespread coronavirus restrictions in the state: a dictator, a hypocrite, a tyrant and worse. Now, a Southern Cali…