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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…
New virus rules threaten California's October job gains
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California's beleaguered restaurant and hospitality industry rebounded in October, adding 66,000 jobs last month as the unemployment rate in the nation's most populous state dipped below 1…
GOP lawmakers send governor bill to limit COVID-19 lawsuits
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — A divided state House on Friday passed a Republican-backed proposal to make it harder to sue schools, health care providers and others over COVID-19 claims.
Coronavirus forcing low key inaugural for Indiana governor
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The start of Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb’s second term in January won’t include any large public celebrations because of coronavirus concerns, the head of the state Republican Party said Friday.
Tennessee bill would expand coronavirus vaccine exemptions
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee would no longer prohibit parents from refusing vaccinations of their children under a proposal that's been filed as COVID-19 cases continue to rise ahead of the GOP-dominant Stateh…
Maine to provide more help for renters; school caution urged
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Maine will dedicate more than $6 million to help residents who can't pay their rents due to the coronavirus pandemic, Gov. Janet Mills said Friday.
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.