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Thompson leads 13th District race, plans focus on costs, access
EPHRATA — Joshua Thompson led Deanna Martinez by 3,278 votes for the 13th Legislative District’s state representat…
California law prioritizes people over corporate home-buyers
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Tenants, affordable housing groups and local governments will get first crack at buying foreclosed homes under a measure approved Monday by Gov. Gavin Newsom.
California to use market power in bid to lower drug costs
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California will attempt to use its massive market power to increase the availability and lower the cost of prescription drugs under a bill Gov. Gavin Newsom signed into law Monday.
Court halts order over straight-ticket voting in Texas
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A federal appeals court on Monday blocked a ruling that Texas must offer straight-ticket voting for November’s election.
Louisiana COVID-19 special session opens with power debate
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Only three months removed from their last gathering, Louisiana legislators returned Monday for a special session focused on the
Montana Secretary of State appealing later ballot deadline
HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Montana’s secretary of state has filed notice that he plans to appeal a court ruling that extended the deadline for county elections offices to accept 2020 general election ballots returned by …
Judge rejects GOP challenge to universal voting by mail
DOVER, Del. (AP) — A Delaware judge has rejected a challenge by the state Republican Party to the constitutionality of a new law allowing universal voting by mail in this year’s elections.
Georgia justices: Some suits against government officials OK
ATLANTA (AP) — Even as Georgia lawmakers are inviting voters to weaken the state's protection against being sued, the state Supreme Court is saying that protection is not as absolute as some make it out to be.
Virginia GOP says confusion remains on absentee ballot rule
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — The Republican Party of Virginia says state elections officials have created confusion among voters ahead of the November election by failing to make it clear that a witness signature requireme…
Police: Friend convinced Trump ex-campaign boss to surrender
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — A standoff between South Florida police and President Donald Trump’s former campaign manager Brad Parscale ended after an officer who was friends with Parscale convinced him to surrende…
Renown, Tesla, Panasonic top county list of virus job sites
RENO, Nev. (AP) — The Tesla battery factory where Tesla and Panasonic employees work east of Reno, and Renown Regional Medical Center are the job sites where the most coronavirus cases have been confirmed in Washoe…
Feds to ship millions of tests in bid to reopen K-12 schools
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump announced Monday that the federal government will begin distributing millions of rapid coronavirus tests to states this week and urged governors to use them to reopen school…
Police: Vegas-area elections office cleared by gel in mail
NORTH LAS VEGAS, Nev. (AP) — Police said Monday a substance found on a letter that prompted a four-hour evacuation at the busy Las Vegas-area elections operations center turned out to be deodorant gel.
Springfield college leaders ask city to extend mask mandate
LIBERTY, Mo. (AP) — Leaders of four universities and colleges in Springfield have asked city leaders to extend a mask mandate that is scheduled to end in mid-October to help them keep students and faculty safe duri…
AP FACT CHECK: Trump falsehoods on Ohio economy, health care
WASHINGTON (AP) — Ahead of
Medical marijuana backers launch new campaign in Nebraska
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Supporters of medical marijuana launched a new campaign Monday to place the issue before voters in a future year after the Nebraska Supreme Court