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Klicker, Palmer outline priorities in race for 16th District House seat
MATTAWA — Incumbent Mark Klicker, R-Walla Walla, is being challenged for his seat in the Washington House of Repre…
TN-Pres-nominated
BULLETIN (AP) — Donald Trump, GOP, nominated President, Tennessee.
MA-Pres-nominated
BULLETIN (AP) — Joe Biden, Dem, nominated President, Massachusetts.
Super Tuesday voting extended in Nashville due to storms
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A judge has ruled that Super Tuesday polls will stay open later in Nashville in the wake of deadly overnight tornadoes that delayed the start of voting in the city and rendered some of its p…
ME-Uncontested
By The Associated Press
Sanders wins his home state of Vermont on Super Tuesday
ESSEX JUNCTION, Vt. (AP) — Vermont favorite son Sen. Bernie Sanders, who is seeking a big night in Super Tuesday voting across the country as part of his quest for the Democratic presidential nomination, cruised to…
NC-Pres-nominated
BULLETIN (AP) — Joe Biden, Dem, nominated President, North
AL-Pres-nominated
BULLETIN (AP) — Joe Biden, Dem, nominated President, Alabama.
Arizona governor signs mental heath legislation into law
PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona lawmakers and Gov. Doug Ducey on Tuesday approved legislation aimed at preventing teenage suicides and requiring insurance companies to pay for mental health care under the same rules that ap…
NC-Uncontested
By The Associated Press
Bill says Mississippi could check for voters' US citizenship
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi's top elections official told lawmakers Tuesday that he wants the power to check whether registered voters in the state are also U.S. citizens.
The Latest: Some long lines as most polls close across Texas
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The Latest on Tuesday's primary election in Texas (all times local):
Klobuchar exit forces quick decision for Minnesota backers
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Amy Klobuchar's abrupt withdrawal from the presidential race gave front-runner Bernie Sanders a sudden opportunity to lock up her home state and forced her supporters to make a quick second choic…
The Latest: Harris County blames long primary lines on GOP
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The Latest on Tuesday's primary election in Texas (all times local):
Mississippi legislators whittle list of bills under deadline
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi legislators on Tuesday faced their first major deadline of the 2020 session. It was the final day for House and Senate committees to consider general bills filed in their own chamb…
VT-Pres-nominated
BULLETIN (AP) — Bernie Sanders, Dem, nominated President, Vermont.