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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…
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Trump camp files new federal lawsuit over Vegas-area voting
LAS VEGAS (AP) — The Donald Trump campaign filed a new federal lawsuit late Thursday in Nevada, alleging that ineligible votes were cast in the Las Vegas area, the biggest Democratic stronghold in an otherwise pred…
Arizona voters OK new tax on high earners to fund schools
PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona voters have approved a new tax on high-earning residents that could bring in nearly $1 billion of new revenue annually to the state’s underfunded school system.
Ex-Sonoma County deputy arrested in killing of suspect
SANTA ROSA, Calif. (AP) — A former Sonoma County sheriff's deputy who slammed a suspect's head into a car door frame last year and put him in a neck hold after a chase has been arrested on suspicion of involuntary …
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Republicans gain in close California House battles
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Republican candidates gained ground Thursday in updated vote tallies in closely contested California U.S. House districts, a promising sign for the party in its effort to retake seats lost to Dem…
El Paso gets trailers to meet possible COVID-19 death surge
EL PASO, Texas (AP) — Five trailers from the Federal Emergency Management Administration have been brought to El Paso to help accommodate the surge of COVID-19 fatalities in the border city, officials said Thursday.
Californians decide kids can't vote, but say parolees should
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Californians welcomed parolees to join them at the polls, but they rejected a measure that would have granted voting rights to teens just shy of adulthood.
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Californians reject measure to let some 17-year-olds vote
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A ballot measure that would have let 17-year-old Californians vote in primaries if they turn 18 before the general election has failed.