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4 Republicans pitch different approaches to growth, spending and agriculture in Grant County Commissioner race
MOSES LAKE — With ballots due Aug. 4, voters in Grant County Commissioner District 3 have four Republican candidat…
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Montana: Revise Conceal Carry Laws (End local govt authority)
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Oregon: Amend Campaign Finance (Allow reform laws)
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Top officials: Nov. 3 election most secure in US history
WASHINGTON (AP) — A coalition of federal and state officials found no evidence that votes were compromised or altered in last week's presidential election, rejecting unsubstantiated claims of widespread fraud advan…
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16 of 16 precincts - 100 percent
Pandemic upends preparations for legislative session
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — State lawmakers sparred on Thursday over whether to delay a legislative session that traditionally starts in mid-January, potentially deferring Democratic initiatives on cannabis, abortion rig…
California approves billions for stem-cell research
LOS ANGELES (AP) — California voters have granted the state's nearly broke first-of-its-kind stem-cell research program a desperately needed $5.5 billion cash infusion.
Arizona officials seek dismissal of Trump’s election suit
PHOENIX (AP) — Attorneys defending Arizona election officials argued Thursday that the Trump campaign’s lawsuit that seeks the manual inspection of Election Day ballots in metro Phoenix should be dismissed because …
Court blocks small number of ballots in Pennsylvania over ID
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — A Pennsylvania judge sided with President Donald Trump's campaign Thursday and ordered counties not to count a tiny number of mail-in or absentee ballots for which the voter didn't submit val…
Murkowski says Americans expect an 'orderly' transition
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski said President Donald Trump has the right to go to court if he believes there has been evidence of voter fraud. But the Alaska Republican said Thursday it’s important …
Texas approaches 7,000 COVID-19 hospitalizations amid spike
Almost 7,000 COVID-19 patients were in Texas hospitals Thursday, the most in almost three months, as infections of the coronavirus that causes the disease continue statewide, nationwide and worldwide.
2 ex-senators predict GOP will prevail in Georgia runoffs
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Georgia's two runoff races to determine control of the Senate are going to be bruising battles, said two former U.S. senators — one a Republican, the other a Democrat — who predicted that ulti…
Penn. House Dems, Senate GOP elect first women floor leaders
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Republicans in Pennsylvania's Senate and Democrats in its House both elevated women for the first time to the critical position of floor leader during closed-door caucus voting Thursday.