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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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Georgia Gov. Kemp stays on sidelines of GOP election fight
SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — When Gov. Brian Kemp won election two years ago, he pushed back forcefully against an outcry from Democrats who accused him of suppressing voter turnout to improve his odds of winning.
Analysis: For Trump, sowing post-election chaos is the goal
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is trying to turn America's free and fair election into a muddled mess of misinformation, specious legal claims and baseless attacks on the underpinnings of the nation's dem…
California struggles with how to enforce coronavirus orders
SAN DIEGO (AP) — Health inspectors fanned out to 29 businesses across San Diego County, threatening criminal prosecution and $1,000 fines for ignoring orders to avoid indoor activity during the coronavirus pandemic…
Prescott forest restrictions aim to help nesting bald eagles
PRESCOTT, Ariz. (AP) — Part of Lynx Lake will be closed starting next month to provide protection to nesting bald eagles, according to Prescott National Forest officials.
Federal Regulators, Arizona power plant agree on resolution
PHOENIX (AP) — Federal regulators say they and the operator of an Arizona nuclear power plant have resolved previously reported apparent violations involving safe handling and storage of spent nuclear fuel, which i…
House speaker shuts door on Whitmer impeachment talk
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan House Speaker Lee Chatfield on Wednesday slapped down calls by some Republican lawmakers for Gov. Gretchen Whitmer's impeachment for her actions mitigating the spread of COVID-19.
Suozzi, Delgado win reelection to US House
NEW YORK (AP) — Two incumbent Democrats have won re-election to Congress in districts east and north of New York City.
Democrat Antonio Delgado wins reelection to U.S. House in New York's 19th Congressional District
WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrat Antonio Delgado wins reelection to U.S. House in New York's 19th Congressional District.
GOP elections chief mum as Democrats defend Nevada vote
LAS VEGAS (AP) — While President Donald Trump has escalated his legal battle over the election in Nevada and sought to contest its results, the Republican official in charge of supervising the state's vote has stay…
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9 arrested after protesting cop’s hiring in Fairfield
FAIRFIELD, Calif. (AP) — Police in the San Francisco Bay Area arrested nine people after they interrupted a Fairfield City Council meeting to protest the hiring of a police officer involved in a 2012 fatal shooting…
California telemarketer fined $10M by FCC over political ad
SAN DIEGO (AP) — A San Diego-based telemarketer was fined nearly $10 million on Wednesday for making tens of thousands of spoofed robocalls in 2018 in a California Assembly race, the Federal Communications Commissi…
Nevada breaks coronavirus hospitalization record
RENO, Nev. (AP) — The number of coronavirus hospitalizations in Nevada has spiked to its highest since the start of the pandemic, as an autumn surge continues to rewrite the record book in the state.
New Mexico tightens restrictions, virus cases hit new high
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico officials say they're “tightening” the definition of essential businesses to exclude some large retailers that sell some essential supplies as the state reports a record-high number…