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Grant County auditor candidates discuss transparency, public trust in part 2 of Q&A series
EPHRATA — As Grant County prepares for the Nov. 3 general election, voters will decide who will lead the county au…
Georgia Senate wants flat tax for ride hailing, taxis, limos
ATLANTA (AP) — A flat 50-cent tax could soon be waiting outside for Georgians looking to hail a ride.
Trounced at polls, north Jersey casino bills still lurking
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey voters seemingly drove a stake through the heart of proposals to expand casino gambling beyond Atlantic City to the suburbs near New York City when nearly 80% of those who cast…
Long lines frustrate Houston voters in black neighborhoods
HOUSTON (AP) — The frustrations began early for Ahmed King as he wandered Houston trying to cast his ballot in Texas' Democratic primary.
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BULLETIN (AP) — Jimmy Gomez, Dem, nominated U.S. House, District
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Biden squeezes by Sanders in Maine, extends sweep of wins
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — A larger-than-expected turnout heralded the shift from town-by-town presidential caucuses to a statewide primary in Maine, where Joe Biden extended his wave of Super Tuesday success with a na…
Louisiana estimates 31K impacted by new food stamp work rule
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — As many as 31,000 of Louisiana's food stamp recipients could lose their benefits under a new Trump administration rule starting April 1 that enacts stricter work requirements on childless ad…
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BULLETIN (AP) — Joe Biden, Dem, nominated President, Maine.
Coleman, Moore to meet in GOP District 2 House runoff
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Jeff Coleman and Barry Moore will meet in a runoff for the District 2 U.S. House nomination in southeast Alabama.
AP VoteCast: Health care top issue in Virginia
WASHINGTON (AP) — Voters in Virginia’s Democratic primary ranked health care as the most important issue facing the country, well above climate change, the economy, race relations, foreign policy and many other soc…
Georgia Senate passes its take on midyear budget cuts
ATLANTA (AP) — The Georgia Senate on Wednesday passed its version of midyear budget cuts in a nearly unanimous vote, approving a plan to cut $159 million in state spending for the fiscal year that ends June 30.