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Grant County Republican Party to stage debate in Ephrata
EPHRATA — Grant County voters will have an opportunity this evening to hear directly from candidates seeking two o…
AP Deleg Count-Dem States, 3rd Add,400
Burke +- Castro +- De La Fuent +- Delaney +-
AP Deleg Count-Dem States, 11 Takes,450
State Biden +- Sanders +- Warren +- Bloomberg +-
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Steyer +- Thistle +- Torgesen +- Uncommitted +-
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NORTHEAST Haas +- Harris +- Hewes +- Koos +-
Rounds seeks 2nd term in virus-altered South Dakota primary
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — Poll workers will attempt to space voters apart Tuesday during South Dakota's primary election, although there's a good chance most ballots will have already been submitted ahead of in-pers…
Indiana holds delayed primary with widespread mail balloting
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indiana's first election to feature widespread
Sacramento businesses brace for more damage amid unrest
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A tumultuous weekend of protests in Sacramento over the killing of George Floyd have left nearly two-thirds of downtown properties damaged, a setback for California's rejuvenated capital c…
Hawaii to lift quarantine for travel between islands June 16
HONOLULU (AP) — Hawaii Gov. David Ige said Monday that starting on June 16, he will lift the 14-day quarantine for people traveling between the state’s islands that he instituted to control the spread of the corona…
Markey, Kennedy face off in Democratic primary debate
BOSTON (AP) — Massachusetts U.S. Sen. Edward Markey and his Democratic primary challenger, U.S. Rep. Joe Kennedy III, said in a televised debate Monday that generations of racial injustice is helping fuel the prote…
Louisiana lawmakers finish regular session without budget
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Wrapping up a shortened regular session interrupted by
Tennessee House advance abortion ‘reversal’ bill
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The Tennessee House on Monday advanced a proposal requiring providers to inform women that drug-induced abortions may be halted halfway or face felony charges.
San Diego police to stop using blood-stopping neck restraint
SAN DIEGO (AP) — Police in San Diego, the nation's eighth-largest city, will immediately stop using the carotid restraint in the wake of nationwide protests over the death of George Floyd after he was placed in a n…
Utah college condemns professor's tweets during protests
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Weber State University in Utah is condemning a series of tweets by a criminal justice professor during protests last weekend decrying the death of George Floyd.
Republicans sue Clark County for election-related records
LAS VEGAS (AP) — The Nevada Republican Party and Republican National Committee are suing Clark County officials for public records related to the June primary election.
'This is theft': Sacramento cleans up after protests
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Three consecutive nights of protests in Sacramento over the killing of George Floyd have left nearly two-thirds of downtown properties damaged, a setback for California's rejuvenated capit…