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County to test election process ahead of vote
EPHRATA — As Grant County prepares for the Nov. 3 General Election, local election officials are inviting the publ…
Warren Buffett's son helps Colombia kick cocaine curse
TIBU, Colombia (AP) — With Colombian military snipers in position, Howard Buffett descends from a helicopter and trudges through the wet grass in steel-toe boots chewed through by his dog’s teeth.
NC Senate leader complaint focuses on house sale, payments
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A retired campaign reform group leader filed an ethics complaint on Wednesday alleging that a powerful North Carolina legislator improperly benefited financially from the sale and purchase of a…
EU chief von der Leyen to testify at German defense inquiry
BERLIN (AP) — European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen will testify Thursday before a German parliamentary committee investigating whether there was wrongdoing in the use of external experts during her ti…
W.Va. lawmaker threatens slowdown until delegate disciplined
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — A West Virginia lawmaker says he will continue slowing down legislation in the House of Delegates until a delegate who confronted him over a bill is disciplined.
In South, Bloomberg aims to move past stop-and-frisk remarks
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (AP) — Michael Bloomberg sought to move past
Kansas' new elections chief sparks own voting-rights dispute
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas' top election official says the state needs another year to prepare before it can give voters a choice of polling places on Election Day, even though it has been nearly 10 months since th…
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Deval Patrick, last black candidate in 2020 race, drops out
WASHINGTON (AP) — Former Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick, the last remaining African American candidate in a Democratic presidential field once defined by its diversity, ended his 2020 campaign Wednesday after his
With impeachment over, critics see Trump 'retribution tour'
WASHINGTON (AP) — In the week since
Iowa Democratic Party chairman resigns after caucus chaos
WASHINGTON (AP) — The chairman of the Iowa Democratic Party announced his resignation Wednesday after a disastrous caucus process beset by technical glitches led to a dayslong delay in reporting the results, incon…
Recreational pot bill spurned in New Mexico Legislature
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — A proposal to legalize recreational marijuana through the New Mexico Legislature was rejected by a Senate committee Wednesday after an excoriating critique from the panel's Democratic chairman.
California school to be named for Michelle Obama
RICHMOND, Calif. (AP) — A San Francisco Bay Area school district voted Wednesday to name an elementary school after former First Lady Michelle Obama.
Senate panel in New Mexico vets marijuana bill
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — A New Mexico Senate committee led by a marijuana-legalization skeptic began deliberations Wednesday evening on a bill that would authorize sales and taxation of recreational marijuana.
Panel expected to weigh New Mexico marijuana bill
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — A New Mexico Senate committee led by a marijuana-legalization skeptic was scheduled to begin deliberations Wednesday evening on a bill that would authorize sales and taxation of recreational m…
W.Va. lawmaker threatens slowdown until delegate disciplined
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — A West Virginia lawmaker says he will continue slowing down legislation in the House of Delegates until a delegate who confronted him over a bill is disciplined.