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Tennessee Dems push to move up presidential primary
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee would be the first state in the nation to hold a presidential primary, freeing it from having to compete for attention on Super Tuesday, under a new bill. Democratic state lawmakers touted the need for the change on Tuesday, arguing that the Volunteer State has a more...
Bloomberg finally faces foes after spending millions on ads
For Mike Bloomberg, the one way conversation with Democratic voters is about to end. By spending more than $400 million of his own money and largely bypassing his opponents by skipping the early primary states, Bloomberg has rocketed to double-digit support in enough national polls to qualify for Wednesday...
Bloomberg would sell business interests if elected president
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Mike Bloomberg would sell the financial data and media company he created in the 1980s — which bears his name and made him a multibillionaire — if he is elected U.S. president, a top adviser said Tuesday. Bloomberg would put Bloomberg LP into a blind trust, and the...
Editorial Roundup: Ohio
Recent editorials of statewide and national interest from Ohio newspapers: Spike in drug deaths must be reversed Akron Beacon Journal Feb. 15 Together, they would have filled about eight classrooms. All 198 had mothers, fathers, loved ones and people who cared about them. Yet, they all died in 2019 from...
Primary voters to narrow Supreme Court, 7th District fields
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Voters will winnow the field of candidates for state Supreme Court and an open congressional seat representing northern Wisconsin in primaries Tuesday. The Supreme Court primary pits incumbent conservative Justice Dan Kelly against liberal challengers Jill Karofsky and Ed Fallone. The...
Trump to visit South Carolina ahead of Democratic primary
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — He’s not competing in a primary in the state, but President Donald Trump is planning to make an appearance in South Carolina just before Democrats hold their primary election there. Trump told reporters on Tuesday on the tarmac at Joint Base Andrews that he would hold an event...
Wisconsin voting website appears to be working again
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Latest on Tuesday's primary election in Wisconsin (all times local): 2:55 p.m. A website voters in Wisconsin can use to find out where to vote appears back in business after not working earlier during Tuesday's primary election. The Wisconsin Elections Commission on Tuesday morning...
Democrats diverge on outreach to anti-abortion swing voters
NEW YORK (AP) — In a party that’s shifted leftward on abortion rights, Democratic presidential hopefuls are offering different approaches to a central challenge: how to talk to voters without a clear home in the polarizing debate over the government’s role in the decision to end a pregnancy....
West Virginia primary: 18 running for president, 12 for gov
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Voters in West Virginia’s May 12 primary will need some extra time to study the candidates before going to the ballot box. The Secretary of State’s office said it has certified the slate of candidates, including 18 for president and 12 for governor. Tuesday was the...
Petitions pile up ahead of deadline for Pennsylvania primary
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Candidates for president of the United States and for state attorney general, treasurer and auditor general have until Tuesday's 5 p.m. close-of-business deadline in Pennsylvania to file paperwork to make Pennsylvania's April 28 primary ballot. A look at who has filed so far,...
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