Political
Need information regarding current political news? Here we'll keep you updated on the latest political news, locally and nationally.
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…
GOP picks Pennsylvania's first female Senate majority leader
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Republicans who control Pennsylvania's state Senate voted Thursday to select the chamber’s first female majority leader and promote their majority leader of the past six years.
IL-House-14-elected
Democrat Lauren Underwood wins reelection to U.S. House in Illinois' 14th Congressional District
WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrat Lauren Underwood wins reelection to U.S. House in Illinois' 14th Congressional District.
Polis: Proposed budget will ease suffering, set up recovery
DENVER (AP) — Citing “horrific” cuts Colorado lawmakers had to make this year in response to revenue lost to the coronavirus, Gov. Jared Polis told a key committee Thursday his $35 billion budget request for the ne…
Rep. Rose concedes to GOP's Malliotakis in New York
NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. Rep. Max Rose, a Democrat representing one of the few conservative corners of New York City, conceded his congressional race Thursday to Nicole Malliotakis, a Republican who ran on a law-and-or…
US Rep Underwood wins reelection in close Chicago-area race
CHICAGO (AP) — U.S. Rep. Lauren Underwood has been reelected over Republican businessman and state lawmaker Jim Oberweis in a close Chicago-area race.
Judge rejects GOP try to block Louisiana virus restrictions
NEW ORLEANS, La. (AP) — A Louisiana judge on Thursday rejected an effort by Republican state House members to force an end to Democratic Gov. John Bel Edwards’ statewide mask mandate and other coronavirus-related r…
Grief, anger, disbelief: Trump voters face Biden's victory
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — When Joan Martin heard that Joe Biden had been declared the winner of the presidential election, the retired nurse and avowed supporter of President Donald Trump was deeply unsettled. To…
Unemployment taxes won't rise as SC pays out millions weekly
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Although the recession brought on by the coronavirus pandemic has strained South Carolina's unemployment trust fund, the state won't raise unemployment taxes on most businesses next year, Gov.…
Indiana adds 51 coronavirus deaths as hospitalizations grow
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indiana health officials reported 51 more coronavirus-related deaths on Thursday as the state also saw new record levels of COVID-19 hospitalizations and confirmed coronavirus infections.
ND-2-AmendConInitProcess-All,100
North Dakota: Amend Constitutional Initiative Process (Submit to
NY-BorPr-Qn-Qns-Sum
1,434 of 1,434 precincts - 100 percent
Ducey extends Arizona order for reporting data on COVID-19
PHOENIX (AP) — Gov. Doug Ducey has ordered Arizona hospitals, testing labs and other health care facilities to keep reporting detailed information about COVID-19 to the state so officials can gauge the spread of th…
Kosovo's rival communities reach deal on World Heritage site
PRISTINA, Kosovo (AP) — Italian mediation on Thursday helped resolve a long-running dispute between Kosovo's ethnic Albanian government and the Serb minority, allowing a highway project that will bypass a historic …
FL-2-RaiseMinimumWage-All,100
Florida: Raise Minimum Wage (Fifteen dollars by 2026)