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Hitting the water before the unofficial end of summer at Smith Mountain Lake
Read full article: Hitting the water before the unofficial end of summer at Smith Mountain LakeIt’s Labor Day weekend and many people are out trying to get one last trip out on the lake before the unofficial end of summer.
Supreme Court denies request by Arizona candidates seeking to ban electronic vote tabulators
Read full article: Supreme Court denies request by Arizona candidates seeking to ban electronic vote tabulatorsThe U.S. Supreme Court has declined to consider a request by Republican U.S. Senate candidate Kari Lake to ban the use of electronic vote-counting machines in Arizona.
Arizona Republican election official sues Kari Lake for defamation
Read full article: Arizona Republican election official sues Kari Lake for defamationA top Republican election official in Arizona has filed a defamation lawsuit against Kari Lake, who falsely claims she lost the 2022 race for governor because of fraud.
Arizona lawyers: Kari Lake election loss lawsuit lacks merit
Read full article: Arizona lawyers: Kari Lake election loss lawsuit lacks meritLawyers for Arizona election officials say Republican Kari Lake didn’t offer evidence to back her claims of widespread, intentional misconduct on Election Day in challenging her loss to Democrat Katie Hobbs in the governor’s race.
Lake refuses to concede in Arizona governor's race she lost
Read full article: Lake refuses to concede in Arizona governor's race she lostDefeated Arizona gubernatorial candidate Kari Lake says she’s assembling lawyers and collecting evidence of voters who had trouble casting ballots as she considers her next move.
Election deniers could make deep changes to Arizona voting
Read full article: Election deniers could make deep changes to Arizona votingThe Republicans running for Arizona’s three top statewide offices have said they wouldn't have signed off on the 2020 presidential results if they were in office at the time of that election.
Giant Eagle settles pharmacy lawsuits with Ohio counties
Read full article: Giant Eagle settles pharmacy lawsuits with Ohio countiesOne of the four retail pharmacy companies on trial for their alleged roles in fostering an opioid crisis in two Ohio counties announced Friday it had settled a lawsuit with 10 government entities in the state.
The Latest: Nevada hospitals see severe shortage of nurses
Read full article: The Latest: Nevada hospitals see severe shortage of nursesState health officials in Nevada say hospitals are seeing a severe shortage of nurses and some northern Nevada hospitals are nearly out of staffed beds for patients.
Black candidates push race debate into GOP-held districts
Read full article: Black candidates push race debate into GOP-held districtsThe reenergized movement against racial inequality and police brutality following the killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis has amplified the voices of Black candidates across the country. Its just a total shift.The reenergized movement against racial inequality has amplified the voices of Black candidates, in some cases pushing the political debate over race into Republican-leaning areas. Democrats say they've seen a significant boost in fundraising and other engagement for candidates running on racial justice issues, and believe it could help the party flip some Republican-held districts in November. It was the kind of fundraising appeal that typically would bring in about $1.50 for every $1 a congressional campaign spent on the ad buy. Other Black candidates are seeing a similar trend, she said.