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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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California: End Diversity Ban (In government policies)
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Iowa: Hold Constitutional Convention (To propose amendments)
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Louisiana: Ban Abortion Rights (No requirement to fund)
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Virginia: Establish Redistricting Commission (Of legislators,
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California: App-Drivers Not Employees (Provide other benefits)
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NJ lawmakers fast-tracking marijuana marketplace measure
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — Legislation to set up New Jersey's recreational marijuana industry is getting fast-tracked in the Democrat-led Legislature, with Assembly and Senate committees set to take up legislation on Thu…
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…
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California voters give property tax breaks a makeover
SAN DIEGO (AP) — California voters gave the state's landmark 1978 law to limit property taxes a makeover Wednesday, passing a measure that gives exemptions to older homeowners, the disabled and wildfire victims and…
Mississippi lawmaker apologizes for tweet about secession
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A white Republican lawmaker in Mississippi apologized Wednesday for a social media post advocating secession from the United States after Democrat Joe Biden became president-elect.
Nevada marks Veterans Day as coronavirus surges
CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — The unrelenting spread of the coronavirus forced Nevada to cancel most of its in-person Veterans Day events to protect former service members and their families, adding a degree of solemnit…
Ohio ramps up mask rules and may close bars, restaurants
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Republican Gov. Mike DeWine beseeched Ohioans on Wednesday to take the surging coronavirus spread seriously, issuing new orders on mask enforcement in businesses, gatherings across the state a…