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New Congressional District prepares to choose

Nearly two dozen officials were elected by acclamation without input from the general membership. Only the President, Denis Pierce, will face even a token opponent.

As Colorado experiences bigger and more frequent wildfires, prolonged drought and other impacts of a changing climate, a coalition of community groups is urging the state to stop issuing oil and gas fracking permits by 2030. Heidi Leathwood, climate policy analyst with the group 350 Colorado, said oil and gas operations are one of the highest sources of Colorados climate pollution, and the number one cause of severe ozone air quality during summer months - which poses serious respiratory healt...

Vanderburgh Countys chief elections officer has no guarantee and just one clue about when — and if — final results will be known on election night.

"You know, a lightning storm takes out all the electricity in the house. Guess what? You can plug your car into the house and make it light up." (Laughter.)

By Jessica Goodheart for Capital and Main.Broadcast version by Suzanne Potter for California News Service reporting for the Capital and Main-Public News Service Collaboration When Chevrolet debuted the Volt, a plug-in hybrid, back in 2011, Brett Beard began installing chargers in the homes of Southern Californias electric vehicle early adopters. It was a niche group. "We were in movie stars garages," remembers Beard. " ...

A Gambino home remodeler and a Rockford firefighter are squaring off in the Nov. 8 election for a seat on the Winnebago County Board.

More money doesnt necessarily predict a win but it does give a candidate a campaigning advantage.

Governor still pitching accomplishments to likely Republican voters.

They’re at odds over a proposal calling for contractors to agree to project-specific labor standards on federal job sites.