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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…
Election official: More mail ballots could delay results
Louisiana's election commissioner testified Wednesday that she's concerned the volume of absentee mail ballots expected for the Nov. 3 election could delay tabulation of results by two to six days — even if mail ba…
Montana mayor resigns after claims of bullying staff members
BOZEMAN, Mont. (AP) — A Montana mayor resigned his post following allegations he mistreated staff members and interfered with city administration.
Evers won't say whether he'll seek mask mandate extension
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — As coronavirus cases continue to increase across Wisconsin,
2 protesters in Rochester face federal charges
ROCHESTER, N.Y. (AP) — Two protesters accused of attacking police officers during a demonstration over the suffocation death of Daniel Prude face federal civil disorder charges, prosecutors said Wednesday.
Now hiring: California offers credits to small businesses
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — With millions of people out of work in California, Gov. Gavin Newsom on Wednesday signed a law giving tax breaks to small businesses that hire more workers by Dec. 1.
Indiana lawmakers plan session shifts amid virus worries
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indiana lawmakers are preparing to partially move some of their 2021 legislative session activity out of the Statehouse over coronavirus concerns.
Walz calls Friday special session; plans to extend powers
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Gov. Tim Walz has called lawmakers back to the Capitol for a special session Friday, citing the need to preserve the emergency powers that he's been using to manage the coronavirus pandemic.
Trump still visiting Nevada despite virus limits on rallies
LAS VEGAS (AP) — President Donald Trump is planning to travel to Nevada this weekend, though large airport rallies initially set for Las Vegas and Reno appear to have been scuttled after local officials warned they…
Teacher raises, COVID-19 hazard pay heads to SC Senate floor
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A small raise for teachers and a hazard pay bonus for many state employees who couldn't work from home during the COVID-19 pandemic are in the spending plan heading to the South Carolina Senat…
Biden aims to rebuild 'blue wall' in appeal to autoworkers
WARREN, Mich. (AP) — Joe Biden traveled to suburban Detroit on Wednesday to make a direct appeal to blue-collar workers who might have voted Republican four years ago but now regret it — attempting to rebuild the o…
North Macedonia opposition protests over power bill hike
SKOPJE, North Macedonia (AP) — Several thousand people gathered in North Macedonia's capital Wednesday to protest a planned hike in electricity bills, in a demonstration organized by the country's center-right main…
6 Western states blast Utah plan to tap Colorado River water
CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — Six states in the U.S. West that rely on the Colorado River to sustain cities and farms rebuked a plan to build an underground pipeline that would transport billions of gallons of water thr…
Florida governor vigorously defends pick for Supreme Court
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis sternly criticized a Black Democratic lawmaker for challenging his pick of a Jamaican-American woman for the Supreme Court, saying Wednesday that if the representa…
Phones, offices busy as absentee balloting starts in Alabama
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Absentee voting began across Alabama on Wednesday with phones ringing constantly and a steady stream of voters at some county offices as the state predicted a absentee turnout that could far…
Bolivia calls on ICC to investigate Morales over blockades
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court said Wednesday that Bolivia has asked her to investigate whether former President Evo Morales and his supporters committed crim…