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If a presidential nominee drops out, what happens to states’ ballots?

This special report was written with contributions from States Newsroom’s 39 state news bureaus.  WASHINGTON — The Electoral College could help Democrats avoid a complicated situation in the event President Joe Biden withdraws from the race after his name is printed on ballots. States Newsroom reporters and editors in the network’s 39 states explored how […]

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New Biden campaign ad airing in Pennsylvania focuses on Black maternal health

Black maternal mortality rates have become a focus of the Pennsylvania Legislature and Gov. Josh Shapiro in the past several years. In October, State Reps. La’Tasha D. Mayes (D-Allegheny), Gina Curry (D-Delaware), and Morgan Cephas (D-Philadelphia)  announced the creation of the Black Maternal Health Caucus in an effort to find legislative solutions to Pennsylvania’s high rates of Black maternal mortality and morbidity.

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As a fellow Ohioan, I have some concerns about U.S. Sen. J.D. Vance

Donald Trump announced Monday Ohio junior U.S. Sen. J.D. Vance as his running mate in the 2024 Election, and I have some concerns. Like J.D. Vance, I am also 39 years old; I also grew up in a struggling old industrial city in Ohio; I have also lost countless people close to me to the […]

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Trump describes assassination attempt in speech accepting GOP presidential nomination

MILWAUKEE — Donald Trump in an unusual speech accepting the GOP presidential nomination Thursday at the fourth and final night of the Republican National Convention gave a detailed account about the attempt on his life last weekend when a gunman shot at him during a campaign rally in Pennsylvania. “I will tell you exactly what […]

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Trump describes assassination attempt in speech accepting GOP presidential nomination

MILWAUKEE — Donald Trump in an unusual speech accepting the GOP presidential nomination Thursday at the fourth and final night of the Republican National Convention gave a detailed account about the attempt on his life last weekend when a gunman shot at him during a campaign rally in Pennsylvania. “I will tell you exactly what […]

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Climate experts: All dryness has left Iowa

All parts of Iowa — for the first time in more than four years — have sufficient soil moisture to not be considered “abnormally dry” by national climate experts, according to a U.S. Drought Monitor report on Thursday. That dryness designation can indicate an area is on the cusp of drought conditions, under which affected […]

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FEMA approves temporary housing program for Iowans in areas hit by flooding, tornadoes

Iowans in 14 counties who had their homes significantly damaged or destroyed by recent flooding, tornadoes and severe weather will have access to temporary housing assistance through a federal program. Gov. Kim Reynolds announced earlier this week that the Federal Emergency Management Agency approved the Disaster Recovery Temporary Housing Program. The program, providing mobile homes, […]

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