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Ballot processing continues as certification approaches
EPHRATA — Election officials in Grant and Adams counties are nearing the finish line of the 2026 general election,…
Denying, defending and numb: Voters not moved by Trump taxes
OSHKOSH, Wisconsin (AP) — Danielle Fairbank closed the tailgate of her fire-engine red pickup truck in a Target parking lot in Oshkosh, Wisconsin and offered a hearty “Fake news!" to dismiss reports that President …
Voting rights groups organize hotline to report interference
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Voting rights organizations in New Mexico have announced a nonpartisan voter protection program intended to make it easier for people to report election interference and seek out consultation …
Alaska judge weighing arguments over ballot witness rules
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — A state court judge plans to decide Monday whether to block enforcement of witness requirements for absentee ballots in Alaska.
Tillis, Cunningham spar over Supreme Court, absentee voting
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Sen. Thom Tillis of North Carolina said in a debate Thursday night with Democratic challenger Cal Cunningham that the president's nominee to the U.S. Supreme Court — if appointed — should not r…
Lawmakers approve funding for hospitals, landlords, farmers
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Hospitals, veterans' centers, farmers and landlords in Mississippi would receive money to respond to the coronavirus pandemic under bills passed by state lawmakers Thursday night.
Trump, Biden appeal to Catholics at virtual charity dinner
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden appealed to the nation's Roman Catholic voters on Thursday during a charity dinner that traditionally has been used to promote collegiali…
GOP challenger fundraising tops South Carolina's Cunningham
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The Republican seeking to unseat U.S. Rep. Joe Cunningham has outraised the freshman Democrat in the final fundraising quarter before their general election matchup, as both candidates ratchet…
House Democrats pass partisan COVID bill; relief talks drag
WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats controlling the House narrowly passed a $2.2 trillion COVID-19 relief bill Thursday night, a move that came as top-level talks on a smaller, potentially bipartisan measure dragged on tow…
AP sources: Biden shatters fundraising records in September
WASHINGTON (AP) — Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden has again shattered fundraising records, topping his already gargantuan August cash haul during the month of September, according to two people with direc…
Plan released to cover part of projected $2 billion deficit
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Facing at least a $2 billion budget shortfall that's largely due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Gov. Ned Lamont and his budget office on Thursday released a partial deficit mitigation plan that re…
Utility reform bill sparked by storm outages heads to Lamont
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Legislation that could ultimately base electric rates on a utility's performance, the General Assembly's initial response to thousands of frustrated Eversource customers left without power fo…
California Gov. Newsom surprises, disappoints with vetoes
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Labor unions in California celebrated earlier this month when Gov. Gavin Newsom signed laws expanding paid family leave and making the coronavirus eligible for workers' compensation benefi…
California governor mixes decisions on labor, crime, housing
California Gov. Gavin Newsom was no rigid ideologue when it came to his decisions on the hundreds of bills sent to him in an odd legislative year shortened by the coronavirus. The first-term Democrat most often sid…
Trump moves Wisconsin rally amid surge in COVID-19 cases
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — President Donald Trump moved a planned western Wisconsin appearance to elsewhere in the state amid calls from a city mayor and the state's governor, both Democrats, that he not hold a rally the…
Oklahoma voter registration surges ahead of general election
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — More than 116,000 new voters have registered in Oklahoma since January, and Republicans continue to enjoy a growing advantage in registration, state election officials reported on Thursday.