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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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Oregon: Legalize Psilocybin (License, regulate, tax)
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Republican Lance Harris advances to runoff election in Louisiana's 5th Congressional District
WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican Lance Harris advances to runoff election in Louisiana's 5th Congressional District.
California analyst forecasts one-time $26 billion windfall
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California overestimated what it thought would be a jaw-dropping $54 billion budget deficit, creating a one-time $26 billion windfall for lawmakers to spend next year, the state's nonparti…
America's bellwethers crumbled in aligning with Trump
TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (AP) — A glass case in the history museum on the main street through this city celebrates its curious place in American lore. There’s a photo of John F. Kennedy Jr. on the courthouse steps, and Ri…
Top brass at California medical group joined Newsom at party
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Two top officials at the California Medical Association attended a birthday party alongside Gov. Gavin Newsom earlier this month as the state experienced an uptick in coronavirus cases.
More Indiana counties listed at highest coronavirus risk
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Nearly a quarter of Indiana’s counties are now listed in the highest-risk category of coronavirus spread as
Pa. high court takes up Trump challenge to 8K Philly votes
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania's state Supreme Court said Wednesday that it will take up challenges to more than 8,000 ballots in Philadelphia filed by President Donald Trump's campaign, among the lawsuits lau…
Deadline near for hand tally of presidential race in Georgia
ATLANTA (AP) — Election officials across Georgia are staring down a Wednesday deadline to complete a hand tally of the presidential race in the state.
Kansas governor preparing to announce new COVID-19 measures
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Gov. Laura Kelly prepared Wednesday to announce new measures designed to control the spread of the coronavirus in Kansas as the state again reported another record seven-day increase in new case…
Ohio capital city issues stay-at-home order to slow virus
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Residents of Ohio’s capital city and the surrounding county should stay at home as much as possible and not have guests inside their homes, including on Thanksgiving Day, according to an advis…
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Montana: Allow Marijuana Legal Age (To be set by law)
Bosnians rally against migrants after local man killed
SARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina (AP) — Several hundred people rallied in a suburb of Bosnia’s capital on Wednesday demanding that authorities move migrants from the streets and into camps following a fight and stabbin…
More Nebraska cities approve mask mandates to limit virus
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — More Nebraska cities are passing mask mandates as the number of virus cases continues to surge across the state, but Gov. Pete Ricketts continues to reject the idea of a statewide mask mandate.
Trump pays $3 million for partial Wisconsin vote recount
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — President Donald Trump has paid $3 million for a partial recount in Wisconsin but has yet to file a petition indicating which counties it is targeting, the Wisconsin Elections Commission said W…