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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…
Berkeley moves toward removing police from traffic stops
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — After hours of emotional public testimony and a middle-of-the-night vote by Berkeley leaders, the progressive California city is moving forward with a novel proposal to replace police with unar…
Maine to use ranked voting for president after repeal fails
AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — Maine voters are poised to become the first group of voters in U.S. history to be able to use a ranked style of voting for president, following a ruling by the secretary of state Wednesday.
AP Deleg Count-Dem States, 5th Add,400
Greenstein +- Haas +- Harris +- Hewes +-
PP-Dem-Pres-All,100
Michigan has most virus cases in 2 months; Izzo backs masks
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan on Wednesday reported its biggest increase in confirmed COVID-19 cases in nearly two months, leading Gov. Gretchen Whitmer to say she may be forced to reimpose some restrictions if th…
AP Deleg Count-Dem States, 1st Add,400
Buttigieg +- Klobuchar +- Gabbard +- Uncommitted +-
AP Deleg Count-Dem States, 2nd Add,400
Bennet +- Bloxham +- Booker +- Boyd +-
AP Deleg Count-Dem States, 6th Add,400
Koos +- Kraus +- Krichevsky +- Moroz +-
AP Deleg Count-GOP States, 6 Takes,450
State Trump +- Weld +- Ardini +- Boddie +-
Mental fitness claim halts 2nd federal execution -- for now
TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (AP) — A judge on Wednesday halted the execution of a man, said to be suffering from dementia, who was set to die by lethal injection in the federal government’s second execution this week after a…
Lawmakers move to limit a governor's disaster powers
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — The Republican-controlled Legislature on Wednesday completed the first step in lawmakers' drive to amend Pennsylvania's constitution and strip future governors of some of their authority unde…
AP Deleg Count-Dem States, 7th Add,400
Patrick +- Rice +- Sestak +- Sloan +-
Trump replaces campaign manager amid sinking poll numbers
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump shook up his campaign staff amid sinking poll numbers less than four months before the election, replacing
Atomic anniversary brings US nuclear official to New Mexico
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — The 2030 deadline set by the U.S. government to resume and ramp up production of the plutonium cores used in the nation’s nuclear arsenal is nothing short of challenging, but the head of th…
Freed, other statewide candidates, draw a crowd in Moses Lake
MOSES LAKE — Joshua Freed, a candidate for governor, visited Civic Park in Moses Lake on Wednesday to lay out his plans for addressing a number of key issues, …