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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…
Judge rejects GOP bid to delay vote certification in Phoenix
PHOENIX (AP) — A judge has rejected the Arizona Republican Party’s bid to postpone the certification of election results in Maricopa County and dismissed the party’s legal challenge that sought a new audit of a sam…
Caucuses retain leaders; incoming GOP assemblywoman defects
CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — Both parties will return to the Nevada Legislature with unchanged leadership in 2021, after Republicans and Democrats reelected lawmakers to top positions in the state Senate and Assembly.
Florida reports 9,000 new coronavirus cases in one day
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Florida reported more than 9,000 new daily coronavirus cases Thursday and at least 81 more deaths.
Wolf to veto bills on carrying, selling guns amid disasters
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Gov. Tom Wolf will veto legislation heading to his desk that would repeal long-standing laws intended to control the carrying of guns and prevent public officials from shutting down firearms …
Georgia jobless rate plunges in October as more find jobs
ATLANTA (AP) — Many more people found jobs in Georgia in October as the state's unemployment rate decreased sharply.
Police groups back requiring college classes for recruits
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California organizations encompassing both police chiefs and rank-and-file officers proposed legislation Thursday in the wake of recent civil unrest that they said would raise standards fo…
The Latest: Pelosi, Schumer going to Delaware to see Biden
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Ohio gov: GOP bill to limit health orders can't become law
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Republican Gov. Mike DeWine tried to convince lawmakers Thursday not to pass legislation that would limit the powers of his administration and health officials as the virus’ spread across Ohio…
Kansas aims to boost virus testing, but strategy unfinished
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Nearly two months after Gov. Laura Kelly announced that Kansas would develop a “unified” strategy to ramp up coronavirus testing, the program is enough of a work in progress that even some of th…
State seeks funding for 28 more electric vehicles
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico would add 28 electric vehicles to its fleet for state agencies under a budget request to legislators from the administration of Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham.
Wisconsin hospital leader urges Evers, Republicans to unite
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Faced with hospitals running out of beds and staff to treat the rising number of COVID-19 patients, the leader of the Wisconsin Hospital Association pleaded Thursday with Democratic Gov. Tony E…
Doctor: Maricopa County attorney's recovery is going well
PHOENIX (AP) — Maricopa County Attorney Allister Adel remains hospitalized but is responding well to treatment while recovering from surgical removal of a blood clot from bleeding on her brain experienced after a N…
Arkansas requiring bars, restaurants to close by 11 p.m.
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas is requiring bars, restaurants and clubs that serve alcohol to close by 11 p.m. in an effort to curb a surge in coronavirus cases and hospitalizations, Gov. Asa Hutchinson said Thu…
Pennsylvania lawmakers begin advancing $11B budget package
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania’s state Legislature was set to begin voting Thursday on a roughly $11 billion no-new-taxes spending package to carry state government through the rest of the fiscal year and fill…
Ohio lawmakers OK revamp of eligibility for school vouchers
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A proposal to revamp who can qualify for Ohio's biggest school voucher program cleared the Republican-led House on Thursday despite Democrats' dissent and headed to GOP Gov. Mike DeWine for co…