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Sheriff’s race Q&A part 2: candidates confront criticism
EPHRATA — As the race for Grant County sheriff heads toward the Nov. 3 general election, candidates Joey Kriete an…
California readies for worst-case scenarios as virus spreads
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Gov. Gavin Newsom's assessment that it's likely “few if any” California schools will reopen before summer break surprised parents, who wondered Wednesday how distance learning would work.
With 3 more victories, Biden pulls further away from Sanders
WASHINGTON (AP) — Joe Biden swept to victory in Florida, Illinois and Arizona on Tuesday, increasingly pulling away with a Democratic presidential primary upended by the
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5,894 of 5,894 precincts - 100 percent
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BULLETIN (AP) — Mike Fricilone, GOP, nominated U.S. House, District
AP VoteCast: Florida primary marked by coronavirus concerns
WASHINGTON (AP) — Voters in Florida cast their ballots in the Democratic primary during a pandemic that has stunted travel, closed schools, forced millions of workers to stay home and canceled campaign rallies.
Get out of jail? Inmates fearful of virus argue for release
NEW YORK (AP) — Coronavirus has become a “get out of jail" card for hundreds of low-level inmates across the country, and even hard-timers are seeking their freedom with the argument that it's not a matter of if bu…
Politics in time of coronavirus: Arizona quietly picks Biden
PHOENIX (AP) — The candidates canceled their rallies and stopped door-to-door outreach to voters. Then the debate that was supposed to highlight Arizona’s emergence as a national battleground was moved from a conce…
A look at Illinois' primary, from high court to U.S. Senate
CHICAGO (AP) — Voters across the state on Tuesday decided competitive primary races for the U.S. House and Illinois Supreme Court as concerns about the coronavirus outbreak loomed large.
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BULLETIN (AP) — Angelica Duenas, Dem, nominated U.S. House,
AP VoteCast: Biden cuts deep into the Sanders coalition
WASHINGTON (AP) — Joe Biden cut deep into Bernie Sanders' coalition of young, liberal and Latino voters,
AP VoteCast: A look at voters in Florida, Illinois, Arizona
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Associated Press surveyed voters in the three states that held Democratic presidential contests on Tuesday. Here’s a snapshot of the voters in Arizona, Florida and Illinois — who they are and …
Amid virus, Congress' leaders resist call for remote voting
WASHINGTON (AP) — Congressional leaders are resisting calls to let lawmakers vote remotely, a dispute pitting
5 primary takeaways: Joe Biden is Democrats' antidote
Joe Biden's surge toward the Democratic presidential nomination rolled on with a dominating victory in Florida, the largest delegate prize in
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Alaska governor creating economic team amid virus response
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Gov. Mike Dunleavy announced Tuesday that a one-time political rival will help lead a new team tasked with looking at ways to aid Alaska's economy amid concerns with the new coronavirus, and t…