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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…
Big money funds debate on Illinois graduated income tax vote
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Both sides in the debate over a ballot measure to change Illinois' income tax system from a flat-rate to a graduated structure have straightforward arguments
AP FACT CHECK: Trump's shaky claims on virus, Dem misfires
WASHINGTON (AP) — Impatient to return to the campaign trail, President Donald Trump dubiously claimed he's fully recovered and immune from COVID-19, hailed a cure that isn't so and declared the coronavirus is “disa…
Graham's last stand? Senator leads Barrett court hearings
WASHINGTON (AP) — Sen. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina is wielding the gavel in the performance of his political life.
The Latest: Arkansas virus hospitalizations hit record high
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — The number of people hospitalized in Arkansas with the coronavirus hit a record-high on Sunday of 576. The Arkansas Department of Health said the number of people hospitalized rose by 22. Hospit…
2,262 new COVID-19 cases in Texas as state nears 800,000
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas on Sunday reported 2,262 new cases of the coronavirus as the state's total since the pandemic began nears 800,000.
Virus Outbreak-New England
BOSTON (AP) — A look at coronavirus-related developments in New England on Saturday:
Report: Water blast knocked California firefighter over rail
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A San Francisco firefighter who died this week was knocked over a third-floor railing by a water blast from a valve he had “inadvertently” opened during a training exercise, authorities said in…
San Francisco police shoot, kill man with knife
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — San Francisco police fatally shot a man on Saturday night after he allegedly tried to carjack a person with a knife, authorities said.
Appeals court grants stay to Texas AG in mail-in ballot case
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A federal appeals court issued a temporary order that blocks Texas counties from setting up multiple drop-off locations for mail-in ballots.
Rights group: Scores detained during protests in Belarus
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Scores of people were detained in Belarus on Sunday during protests against the country’s authoritarian leader, who won his sixth term in office in a vote widely seen as rigged, a Belarusian ri…
Ohio officials: Some ballots reported incorrect may be right
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Officials in Ohio say some of the
Race for Los Angeles district attorney increasingly bitter
LOS ANGELES (AP) — After a scrappy debate that Los Angeles County District Attorney Jackie Lacey believed lifted her campaign and was a “disaster” for her opponent, she got a text message from the LA mayor with unw…
GOP US. Rep. Bost of Illinois tests positive for COVID-19
CARBONDALE, Ill. (AP) — U.S. Rep. Mike Bost of Illinois has tested positive for COVID-19, the latest lawmaker now confirmed to have the virus.
Trump insists he's free of virus, ready for campaign trail
WASHINGTON (AP) —
Biden harnesses history to describe urgency of 2020 campaign
GETTYSBURG, Pa. (AP) — Presidential hopefuls tend to declare every upcoming election the most important one that voters have faced in their lifetime. Joe Biden goes bigger.