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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…
Flagstaff restricts restaurants, closes other businesses
FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — Restaurants will be limited to offering to-go service, and bars, theaters, fitness centers and indoor recreation facilities will be closed in Flagstaff under a proclamation issued by the cit…
Mathys says he has signatures for ballot in US House race
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — A Las Cruces businessman says he has collected enough signatures to qualify to be placed on the ballot in a crucial U.S. House race in southern New Mexico days after failing to obtain enoug…
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Dick Durbin (i), Uncontested
Trump changes tone, gets real on virus threat
WASHINGTON (AP) — He called on the country to come together. He warned of pain to come. And he deferred to the nation's public health experts while at least momentarily putting aside petty squabbling.
AP Deleg Count-Dem Regions, 2nd Add,400
NORTHEAST Bloxham +- Booker +- Boyd +- Bullock +-
AP Deleg Count-Dem Regions, 3rd Add,400
NORTHEAST Burke +- Castro +- De La Fuent +- Delaney +-
AP Deleg Count-Dem Regions, 1st Add,400
NORTHEAST Buttigieg +- Klobuchar +- Gabbard +- Bennet +-
California Legislature suspends until April 13 amid outbreak
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — The California Legislature approved up to $1 billion in new spending on Monday to combat the coronavirus outbreak, then suspended their work for the next month to try and contain the illne…
AP Deleg Count-Dem Regions, 8th Add,400
NORTHEAST Steyer +- Thistle +- Torgesen +- Uncommitted +-
AP Deleg Count-Dem Regions, 11 Takes,450
NORTHEAST Biden +- Sanders +- Warren +- Bloomberg +-
California Legislature suspends session amid coronavirus outbreak, believed to be 1st such action in 158 years.
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Legislature suspends session amid coronavirus outbreak, believed to be 1st such action in 158 years.
Virtual rallies, line spacing: Illinois votes amid pandemic
CHICAGO (AP) — Presidential hopefuls Joe Biden and Bernie Sanders rallied voters via telephone and live stream and election workers planned to distribute hand sanitizer at polling places Tuesday as Illinois' primar…
A look at Illinois' primary, from high court to U.S. Senate
CHICAGO (AP) — Voters across the state get the chance Tuesday to decide competitive primary races for the U.S. House and Illinois Supreme Court as concerns about the coronavirus outbreak loom large.
Judge rejects bid to delay special election in Philly suburb
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — A judge late Monday night rejected an attempt to delay a special election to fill a vacant seat in Pennsylvania's House of Representatives from Bucks County over concerns that it would risk p…
Ohio health chief to order polls closed amid coronavirus
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio's top health official will order the polls closed over concerns about the coronavirus, hours before voters were supposed begin casting ballots in the state's presidential primary, the gov…