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Elections chief: Pennsylvania making good headway in count

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania had hundreds of thousands of ballots left to count Thursday, a number that state officials expected to dwindle rapidly as Democrat Joe Biden and Republican President Donald Trump…

Republicans continue majority in Michigan's state House

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Republicans will continue to hold the majority in Michigan’s state House following Tuesday’s election.

Senate Republicans name LeMahieu new majority leader

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Senate Republicans chose new leaders Thursday as they prepare to use an expanded majority to revise the next state budget, draw new legislative district maps and potentially fire Gov. Tony Ever…

Pritzker says Madigan should step down as party chairman

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Gov. J.B. Pritzker on Thursday said that Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan should step down as chairman of the state Democratic Party, agreeing with the state's senior U.S. senator tha…

Peters says James' refusal to concede election 'pathetic'

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Celebrating his reelection, Sen. Gary Peters on Thursday pledged to fight for Democratic values and be bipartisan in his second term while saying it was “sad" and "pathetic” that Republican ch…

Republican wins tighten their control of Indiana Legislature

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indiana Republicans will be returning to the Statehouse with an even tighter grip on the Legislature after again turning aside Democrats who had tried to break the GOP’s supermajority control.

Former Alabama speaker transferred to prison for sentence

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Former Alabama House Speaker Mike Hubbard has been moved to a state prison system to serve time for his ethics convictions, records showed Thursday.

Brave wins election, becomes state's only Black sheriff

A candidate running on a promise of law enforcement reforms has become New Hampshire's only Black sheriff.

N. Carolina AG, chief justice race outcomes likely days away

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — The outcomes of elections for North Carolina's top lawyer and top judge likely won't be settled for at least several more days as mail-in ballots trickle in and provisional ballots are scrutini…

Amid court feud, Edwards renews Louisiana virus restrictions

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Even as his coronavirus restrictions are being challenged in court, Gov. John Bel Edwards announced Thursday that he's extending Louisiana's statewide mask mandate, business limitations and …

Biden's slim lead in Nevada grows as more results released

LAS VEGAS (AP) — With the country turning its attention to Nevada’s vote count, Democrat Joe Biden's slim lead over President Donald Trump grew slightly, to more than 11,000 votes, as more results were released Thu…

House unveils budget plan, would dig into rainy day fund

BOSTON (AP) — The Massachusetts House is preparing to consider whether to dip even deeper into the state’s rainy day fund than what Gov. Charlie Baker has proposed when they debate a $46 billion state budget plan n…

Pennsylvania anticipates quick progress on vote counting

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania had hundreds of thousands of ballots left to count Thursday, but the state’s elections chief signaled the number was expected to dwindle rapidly as Democrat Joe Biden and Preside…

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