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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…
Rochester police chief out in fallout over Prude death
ROCHESTER, N.Y. (AP) — Rochester Mayor Lovely Warren fired the police chief and suspended her top lawyer and communications director Monday in the continuing upheaval over the suffocation death of Daniel Prude.
Judge weighs ordering changes to Georgia's election system
ATLANTA (AP) — A federal judge is considering whether to order Georgia to make changes to the way elections are run in the state with seven weeks to go before November's general election.
Philly prosecutor petitions court to stop streaming trials
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Philadelphia's top prosecutor has filed a request with the Pennsylvania Supreme Court to stop the livestreaming of trials on YouTube because of the potential for witness or juror intimidation an…
Untidiness vs. climate change: Candidates on wildfire causes
Another record wildfire season in the West put climate change atop the presidential campaign agenda Monday. Here’s a look at President Donald Trump's and rival Joe Biden’s sharply different stands on the culprit be…
Quarantine order at Michigan State fraternities, sororities
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — A county on Monday ordered a two-week quarantine for 23 fraternities and sororities and seven large rental houses near Michigan State University following a coronavirus outbreak that a local h…
Protesters gather outside Trump campaign event in Phoenix
PHOENIX (AP) — Demonstrators supporting and opposing President Donald Trump gathered peacefully Monday outside a Phoenix resort where he's scheduled to court Latino voters.
After months of debate, education bills likely dead in SC
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina lawmakers return to the Statehouse on Tuesday for a super sized two-week special session, but the bills that dominated discussion and time over the past two years will be ignore…
Maryland officials note 'inconsistent' USPS voting postcard
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Portions of a U.S. Postal Service postcard sent to the public regarding vote-by-mail options are “inconsistent” with state guidelines, the Maryland State Board of Elections said Monday.
Massachusetts' highest court says Chief Justice Ralph Gants has died after suffering a heart attack earlier this month
BOSTON (AP) — Massachusetts' highest court says Chief Justice Ralph Gants has died after suffering a heart attack earlier this month.
South Carolina's lieutenant governor contracts COVID-19
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina Lt. Gov. Pamela Evette was diagnosed with
Colorado expands tracking app for November mail-in ballots
DENVER (AP) — Colorado is expanding its mail-in ballot tracking app so that all voters in the state can use it, Secretary of State Jena Griswold announced Monday.
GOP panelists ax Ohio election chief's ballot postage plan
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A proposal by Ohio’s elections chief to attach postage to every mail-in ballot failed to gain crucial approval Monday, making it all but impossible for ballots to be stamped in time for the No…
Ingham County orders mandatory quarantine of Greek houses
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — A county on Monday ordered a two-week quarantine for 23 fraternities and sororities and seven large rental houses near Michigan State University following a coronavirus outbreak that a local h…
Arizona reports 213 more cases, no new coronavirus deaths
PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona health officials are reporting just over 200 new coronavirus cases but no additional deaths.
Pence highlights law and order during Wisconsin visit
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Vice President Mike Pence emphasized President Donald Trump's commitment to “law and order” during a campaign stop Monday in swing state Wisconsin about 70 miles from a city where sometimes vio…