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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…
Murphy halts indoor dining from 10 p.m. to 5 a.m.
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy said Monday bars and restaurants must halt indoor dining from 10 p.m. to 5 a.m. beginning Thursday in an attempt to control a resurgence of the coronavirus.
N.C. watchdog agency critiques teacher diversity efforts
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina lacks robust and specific statewide efforts to ensure greater racial and ethnic diversity among teachers in public schools, the legislature's government watchdog agency told lawm…
Trump Wisconsin recount can't start until counties canvass
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Twenty-four counties in Wisconsin had completed their canvassing of last week's election results as of Monday morning, but all 72 must be in before President Donald Trump could call for a recou…
Indiana COVID-19 hospitalizations near 2,200, new state high
INDIANPOLIS (AP) — Indiana’s hospitals were treating the largest number of COVID-19 patients on Sunday since the state began releasing public reports on coronavirus hospitalizations last spring, early in the pandem…
Lawsuits' threat looms as Pennsylvania vote count grinds on
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — President Donald Trump's campaign launched a lawsuit to stop the certification of the election results in Pennsylvania, suing Monday as counties continued to sort through provisional ballots …
NY starts absentee ballot count nearly 1 week after election
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Counties across New York began to count more than 1.5 million absentee ballots Monday, a last push that will determine the outcome of several races that remain undecided nearly a week after Elec…
Attorneys defend Mississippi marijuana initiative process
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi’s top legal officer says the state Supreme Court should dismiss a mayor’s “woefully untimely” lawsuit questioning the legitimacy of the medical marijuana initiative that state vote…
Walz hints at targeted restrictions to curb COVID-19 spread
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Gov. Tim Walz said Monday that he plans to announce new restrictions that target active spreaders of COVID-19 in an effort to bring the coronavirus under control as cases have surged to dangerous…
Trump's election night party adds to virus scrutiny
WASHINGTON (AP) — It was supposed to be a scene of celebration.
GOP members pick Ralston for 2 more years atop Georgia House
ATLANTA (AP) — Republicans chose David Ralston to return as speaker of the Georgia House for another two years Monday, supporting his leadership after the GOP retained a majority in last week's election.
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Massachusetts: Create Ranked-Choice Voting (For primary and GE)
Ex-Kosovo leader Thaci denies charges at Hague-based court
BRUSSELS (AP) — Hashim Thaci, who resigned as Kosovo’s president to face war crimes and other charges including murder, torture and persecution, said Monday he denied all of the allegations he faces at a special co…
EXPLAINER: States still in play and what makes them that way
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Associated Press declared Democrat Joe Biden the winner of his native Pennsylvania on Saturday, and by extension of the tightly contested U.S. presidential race against President Donald Trump.…