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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…
Suit challenges NC's strict liability law on felons voting
GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) — A North Carolina law making it a serious crime for convicted felons to vote before their right is restored, even when it's an unintentional mistake, is racially discriminatory and needs to b…
Trump to return to Minnesota for Duluth rally on Wednesday
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — President Donald Trump will campaign in Duluth on Wednesday, his campaign announced Friday, marking his third visit to the key swing state of Minnesota in recent weeks.
Walker Lake group to take water suit back to federal court
CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — Lawyers representing Mineral County and the Walker Lake Working Group announced this week they intend to take a water rights case with broad implications back to federal appeals court to as…
Judge won’t extend time to count ballots from Navajo Nation
PHOENIX (AP) — A judge has refused to give officials an extra 10 days after election day to count mail-in ballots for Navajo Nation members who live on the tribe’s reservation in Arizona and whose ballots are postm…
It's 'now or never' for ex-Trump aides weighing speaking out
WASHINGTON (AP) — Elizabeth Neumann wrestled with the decision for weeks. She worried about the backlash, the impact it would have on her career, potential threats to her family.
Health officials urge use of masks as some resrictions eased
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indiana health leaders say the wearing of face masks will be as important as ever to stem the coronavirus spread, even as most of the statewide restrictions imposed by the governor are
Voters struggling with witness rules in early voting
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — As the pandemic prompts a surge in voting by mail, voters in a handful of states, including the presidential battlegrounds of North Carolina and Wisconsin, are facing a requirement that already…
Louisiana seeking federal loan as unemployment fund runs dry
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Louisiana will start borrowing money from the federal government in early October to keep paying benefits to jobless workers, as the state’s once-healthy unemployment trust fund is nearly em…
They said it: Leaders at the virtual UN, in their own words
Lots of leaders saying lots of things about lots of topics — topics that matter to them, to their regions, to the world.
North Dakota health official quits amid quarantine dispute
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Dr. Paul Mariani resigned as North Dakota's top state health officer on Friday, one day after Gov. Doug Burgum reversed himself and rescinded a new order that would have enforced quarantines f…
Trump rallies flout virus rules, Pennsylvania governor warns
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — A day before a rally in Pennsylvania, Gov. Tom Wolf on Friday accused President Donald Trump of blatantly disregarding social distancing and mask requirements during his frequent campaign ral…
He's not running, but Morales looms large in Bolivia vote
LA PAZ, Bolivia (AP) — Even in exile, Evo Morales looms over Bolivia’s election next month.
Earlier absentee ballot processing on special session agenda
Gov. Ned Lamont on Friday officially called Connecticut lawmakers back to the state Capitol for a special session next week to consider bills that could lead to changes in how public utilities are regulated and all…
Congressman accuses opponent of harassment over 2015 memoir
MILWAUKEE (AP) — A Democratic Wisconsin congressman on Friday accused his Republican opponent of sexual harassment over a 2015 memoir in which the former Navy Seal wrote of exposing a male lieutenant's genitals to …
Iowa legislative panel approves emergency election measures
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — An Iowa legislative panel approved Friday several proposals from the state's top election official, including allowing county officials to prepare mail ballots for counting ahead of time to …