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Republican presidential candidates vary in the details of their abortion positions, despite significant pressure from influential anti-abortion organizations to make certain policy commitments.

A number of open seat contests across the country next year are setting the stage for competitive races in battleground states.

The proposed law would set rules for buying, selling, smoking and growing adult-use cannabis. Here's what voters need to know.

The Wayne County Board of Elections announced the successful completion of an audit of votes cast in the Aug. 8 Special Election.

The statute, if passed, would legalize, regulate and tax adult-use marijuana in addition to the current medical cannabis program.

We shouldnt force doctors and nurses to perform abortions. contraception should be available. we are not going to put any woman in jail or give her the death penalty for having the abortion. it was the perfect response. it was the perfect response i said to her afterwards, i wish you could sit down with republicans across the country and explain you are unapologetically pro-life and yet you still understand that we need to come together. we need that consensus on this. >> ainsley: you know, woul...

The language from the Republican-dominated Ballot Board refers to "unborn child" instead of "fetus," the medical term used in the amendment.

The Ohio Ballot Board unanimously voted Thursday to solidify the language voters will see for the proposed recreational marijuana law in the November election.

Matter to americans. it is great for us. you really differentiated yourself on the issue of abortion. saying that it should not be a national discussion. even for elected officials and congress it should be a state issue. >> absolutely. a tenth amendment of the constitution is very specific. it actually says that there are certain duties that are delegated to the federal government. not designated, delegated. because the states created the federal government, and what the other way around. its n...

Going to do it. so they didnt do it. >> sean: it is when -- an issue that one back to the states. do you support this as a state issue? >> what i have said is, one, the heartbeat bill, i am proud of. it was the right thing to do. the reality in our country right now is advancing it is bottom up. that is the reality based on kind of the demographics of the public opinion. and whatnot. and so you are not going to have wisconsin do what texas has done just like iowa is going to be different than ne...