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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…
Judge rejects ex-governor's request to end probation early
NEW HAVEN, Conn. (AP) — A federal judge has rejected former Connecticut Gov. John Rowland's request to put an early end to his probation period, stemming from his second set of criminal convictions for hiding his c…
Biden's lead grows in Nevada as more results are released
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Joe Biden’s lead over President Donald Trump in Nevada grew Friday, putting the former vice president ahead by 22,657 votes in a battleground state.
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Pennsylvania vote counters' toil to extend into next week
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Democrat Joe Biden's
North Carolina Republicans seek data to resolve top races
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina Republicans pressed state election officials on Friday to make public more information about the number of outstanding ballots from this week’s election that could be counted.
Top Wyoming Republicans dodge question about Trump remarks
CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — Wyoming's new U.S. senator-elect, Cynthia Lummis, and top Wyoming elected officials refused to say Friday if they agreed with President Donald Trump's baseless claim that Democrats are trying …
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Ohio lawmakers urge school funding fix as session nears end
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — With little time left this legislative session, state senators are touting the newest bipartisan proposal for fixing Ohio’s school funding system, with changes meant to address concerns raised…
Student's BB gun suspension prompts Louisiana law change
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — The suspension of a 9-year-old Louisiana student because a teacher saw a BB gun in his bedroom during online classes held amid the
Audit finds $8M in potential Missouri Medicaid overpayments
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Missouri overpaid as much as $8 million for Medicaid health care for out-of-state residents and prisoners in recent years, according to a state audit released this week.
New election in small town; some voters got wrong ballots
EDMORE, Mich. (AP) — The election for leader of a village in western Michigan isn't over yet. In fact, it's starting over.
Criminal justice reformer wins LA district attorney’s race
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Advocates for criminal justice reform who have elected a wave of progressive prosecutors nationwide captured the crown jewel Friday as former San Francisco District Attorney George Gascon defeate…
Nevada Democrat Steven Horsford reelected to US House
CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — Democratic Rep. Steven Horsford was reelected in one of two southern Nevada congressional districts where Republicans mounted well-financed campaigns to flip U.S. House seats in the battleg…