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Grant County primary turnout slips from 2022 levels as officials look ahead to November election
EPHRATA — Grant County's voter turnout in the 2026 primary election finished at nearly 34%, a figure county electi…
Mississippi's governor signs bill that immediately retires last state flag in US with Confederate battle emblem
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi's governor signs bill that immediately retires last state flag in US with Confederate battle emblem.
Protester hit by Iowa governor's SUV sure it was intentional
ACKLEY, Iowa (AP) — An SUV carrying Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds hit a Black Lives Matter protester who was trying to block the vehicle Tuesday as she was leaving an event in northern Iowa, but the Iowa State Patrol blam…
With a pen stroke, Mississippi drops Confederate-themed flag
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — With a stroke of the governor’s pen, Mississippi is retiring the last state flag in the U.S. with the Confederate battle emblem — a symbol that’s widely condemned as racist.
US-Dem-House-All,100
AP Deleg Count-GOP States, 6 Takes,450
State Trump +- Weld +- Ardini +- Boddie +-
AP Deleg Count-Dem States, 8th Add,400
Steinman +- Steinman +- Steyer +- Thistle +-
AP Deleg Count-GOP States, 3rd Add,400
Maxwell +- Merrill +- Murphy +- Payne +-
AP Deleg Count-Dem Regions, 3rd Add,400
NORTHEAST Bullock +- Burke +- Castro +- De La Fuent +-
First police-reform bills after protests go to governor
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Gov. Tom Wolf will sign the first bills passed by Pennsylvania’s Legislature in response to widespread protests over police brutality and the killing of George Floyd, his office said Tuesday.
AP Deleg Count-GOP Regions, 5th Add,400
NORTHEAST Others +- Total Write +- Uninstructe +-
AP Deleg Count-GOP Regions, 1st Add,400
NORTHEAST Comley +- De La Fuent +- Ely +- Horn +-
AP Deleg Count-Dem States, 9th Add,400
Torgesen +- Wells +- Williamson +- Yang +-
PP-Dem-Delg-All,100
PP-Dem-Pres-All,100
AP Deleg Count-Dem States, 10th Add,400
No Preferen +- Others +- Total Write +- Uninstructe +-