By David A. Lieb, Associated Press
While electing officials to make and enforce laws, voters in dozens of states are also deciding on more than 140 ballot proposals affecting the way people legally live, work and die.
As 10 states …
By DÁNICA COTO, Associated Press
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Puerto Rico is holding elections that will be historic regardless of which of the top two gubernatorial candidates wins.
If Jenniffer González of the pro-statehood New Progressive Party wins …
By Geoff Mulvihill and Christine Fernando, Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — Voters in nine states are deciding whether their state constitutions should guarantee a right to abortion, weighing ballot measures that are expected to spur turnout for a range of …
By CHRISTINA A. CASSIDY and ALI SWENSON, Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — Election Day 2024 arrived Tuesday — with tens of millions of Americans having already cast their ballots. Those include record numbers in Georgia, North Carolina and other battleground …
By Lisa Mascaro and Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — Control of Congress is at stake Tuesday, with ever-tight races for the House and Senate that will determine which party holds the majority and the power to boost …
By CHRISTINA A. CASSIDY and ALI SWENSON, Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — The nation’s federal law enforcement and election security agencies are debunking two new examples of Russian election disinformation on the eve of Election Day, highlighting attempts by foreign …
By LOLITA C. BALDOR, Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — More than two dozen states have indicated they would be willing to send National Guard troops to Washington if requested in the weeks following the presidential election and in the runup …
By John T. Bennett, CQ-Roll Call
WASHINGTON — Voters who have not yet cast ballots will head to the polls Tuesday, bringing one of the most wild and vitriolic presidential races in American history to an end — the campaigning …
Seema Mehta | (TNS) Los Angeles Times
LOS ANGELES — Republicans are expected to retake control of the U.S. Senate, creating obstacles for Vice President Kamala Harris if she is elected president and a potential glide path for former President …
Matt Vasilogambros | (TNS) Stateline.org
Recent sweeping changes to how the nation handles election results should prevent a repeat of the near-constitutional crisis four years ago.
For months, former President Donald Trump has been laying the groundwork to challenge the …
Which celebs are supporting Kamala Harris and Donald Trump?
With the 2024 U.S. presidential election just hours away, both candidates are flaunting their rosters of celebrity endorsements ahead of the polls.
While some stars intentionally stay out of the political …
By MARC LEVY and MARK SCOLFORO
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — More than 4,000 mail ballot applications have been challenged across 14 Pennsylvania counties, leaving election officials to decide voter eligibility during hearings that will extend well past Election Day.
State …
SEASIDE – The Monterey Bay Economic Partnership will hold its annual State of the Region taking a look at some of the most important issues the region faces and hearing from experts in different fields regarding them.
The State of …
By NICHOLAS RICCARDI, Associated Press
Former President Donald Trump is stepping up his demands that the winner of the presidential race be declared shortly after polls close Tuesday, well before all the votes are counted.
Trump set the pattern in …
From the glittery bling of its name, the golden mussel sounds like it could be California’s state bivalve.
Unfortunately, the creature’s only connection to the Golden State is the fact that it is California’s most recently identified invasive species — …
By Julie Appleby, KFF Health News
When open enrollment for the Affordable Care Act, or Obamacare, started nationwide Friday, a group that had previously been barred from signing up will be eligible for the first time: The “Dreamers.” That’s the …
Chris Johnson | (TNS) CQ-Roll Call
WASHINGTON — Donald Trump and his Republican allies have raised alarm that noncitizens who vote could unlawfully tilt the 2024 presidential election, but lawsuits over state voter registrations have shown the potential effect on …
By ALANNA DURKIN RICHER and JIM SALTER
WASHINGTON (AP) — Some Republican-led states say they will block the Justice Department’s election monitors from going inside polling places on Election Day, pushing back on federal authorities’ decades-long practice of watching for …
Amanda Hernández | (TNS) Stateline.org
Former President Donald Trump has repeatedly promised to launch what he calls the “largest deportation program in American history” if reelected, targeting immigrants living in the United States without documentation — people whom he described …
”Survey says” looks at various rankings and scorecards judging geographic locations while noting these grades are best seen as a mix of artful interpretation and data.
Buzz: Stockton had the past year's highest percentage increase in employment in the nation. …
