MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Democrats in Texas took control of the state House after historic wins for governor and U.S. Senate, part of a series of sweeping gains nationwide in Tuesday's elections that shifted the balance of power across several battleground and Republican-leaning states. It will ...
The closest race in Lawrence on Tuesday wasn't for a statewide office, or for a seat in the Statehouse or on the County Commission. Instead, it was a vote on something that Lawrencians had approved in a 70% landslide in two previous elections – the city's transit sales tax. And, if not for ...
As soon as there's a hint of autumn in the air — and sometimes even before that — the Wades' phone starts ringing. Callers want to know when the nuts and fruits are coming. “And then, like if we have more than two or three cars in the driveway, some of the neighbors will start pulling ...
Lawrence Mayor Brad Finkeldei, City Commissioner Amber Sellers and dozens of other people from Lawrence who helped welcome Algeria during the FIFA World Cup will be visiting the North African nation next week. The city announced in a news release on Wednesday that the trip would run from Nov. ...
TOPEKA — With Democrat Cindy Holscher holding a 5,557-vote lead in the Kansas governor’s race, Republican Ty Masterson said early Wednesday he wanted the state to take “another look” at the results. “The first count does not seem to be going our way, but the margin is narrow enough ...
WASHINGTON (AP) — Voters took a wrecking ball to the traditional map of political battlegrounds, electing Democrats in states that were long considered reliably Republican. Kansas, South Carolina, Texas, Ohio and Iowa, all states Republican Donald Trump easily won two years ago in the ...
