Political
Need information regarding current political news? Here we'll keep you updated on the latest political news, locally and nationally.
Judge upholds income tax ballot disclosure, sparks sponsor outrage
(The Center Square) – A Thurston County Superior Court judge on Friday upheld the government-drafted financial dis…
4 win special elections for Mississippi legislative seats
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Three Republicans and a Democrat won special-election runoffs Tuesday to fill seats in the Mississippi Legislature, and will serve the rest of four-year terms ending in January 2024.
Minnesota House to reconvene for vote on $1.4B bonding bill
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — The Minnesota House reconvenes Wednesday for what could be its last chance to pass a $1.37 billion public works construction borrowing package, but it requires at least six Republican votes.
Federal judge extends Virginia voter registration deadline
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A federal judge on Wednesday extended the deadline for registering to vote in Virginia by 48 hours after the state's online voter registration system went down because of an accidentally severe…
Germany to give $662 million in aid to Holocaust survivors
BERLIN (AP) — Germany has agreed to provide more than a half billion euros to aid Holocaust survivors struggling under the burdens of the coronavirus pandemic, the organization that negotiates compensation with the…
Michigan Legislature OKs unemployment, legal liability bills
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan's Republican-led Legislature on Wednesday voted to keep intact longer-lasting unemployment benefits and other coronavirus-related orders issued by Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, wh…
Election 2020 Today: Barrett hearings, Trump's road trek
Here’s what’s
The Latest: Trump to face voters' questions in NBC town hall
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on
Pennsylvania becomes a battleground over election security
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — For anxiety over voting and ballot counting in this year’s presidential election, it’s hard to top Pennsylvania.
Barrett back on Capitol Hill for senators' final questions
WASHINGTON (AP) —
Candidate for state's highest court visits Moses Lake
Dave Larson, candidate for the Washington state Supreme Court, stopped through Moses Lake last week on a 32-stop tour of Central and Eastern Washington.
Trump, Biden zero in on swing states that are key to victory
JOHNSTOWN, Pa. (AP) — With Election Day just three weeks away, President Donald Trump and Democratic challenger Joe Biden concentrated Tuesday on battleground states both see as critical to clinching an Electoral C…
Court stops 10-day extension of Indiana absentee ballots
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Absentee ballots cast in Indiana must arrive by noon on Election Day to be counted, a federal appeals court said Tuesday, spiking a 10-day extension ordered by a judge.
Trump makes water demand of farms priority for new office
President Donald Trump on Tuesday created what he called a “subcabinet” for federal water issues, with a mandate that includes water-use changes sought by corporate farm interests and oil and gas.
10 California counties see restrictions eased, risks remain
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Ten California counties were cleared to ease coronavirus restrictions Tuesday, including some in the Central Valley that saw major case spikes over the summer, but the state's top health official…
Agent: Michigan, Virginia governors mentioned in kidnap plot
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) — Members of anti-government paramilitary groups implicated in an alleged plot to kidnap Michigan’s governor ahead of the November election because of her measures to slow the coronavirus a…