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Michael Frerichs has secured a third term as Illinois treasurer.The Associated Press called the race for Frerichs, defeating challengers Tom Demmer and Preston Nelson.With 94% of precincts reporting, Frerichs led with 54% of the vote to Demmer's 43.8% and Nelson's 2.2%.A former state senator from Champaign, Frerichs, 49, ran a campaign touting his accomplishments as state treasurer over two terms in office.

This week, the Tribune Editorial Board is making endorsements for all statewide contested races in the Illinois Senate.Here is part four of five parts.The 42nd, a district including much of Aurora but stretching into the Fox Valley, pits Republican Paul Santucci against incumbent Democrat and Assistant Majority Leader Linda Holmes, who assumed office in 2007.

The town of Newton, Massachusetts is working to comply with a new state law that requires the construction of new multifamily housing units in areas served by public transit, according to reporting from the Boston Globe.The law, which went into effect in early February, requires 177 communities served by the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) to eliminate barriers that could restrict the zoning and construction of multifamily housing units.

Nordstrom has decided to chop well over 300 jobs in San Francisco as the upscale retailer prepares store shutdowns in the wake of rising crime problems and worsening economic woes in that city.The job losses will hit two Nordstrom retail sites, both on Market Street in San Francisco, according to official filings with the state government.

The ruling is a "dangerous and undemocratic continuation" of GOP attempts to silence those who speak up, Zephyr said.Rep. Zooey Zephyr does legislative work remotely.Zooey Zephyr, via Twitter A Montana judge on Tuesday rejected Rep. Zooey Zephyr's legal bid to return to the state House, a decision that the transgender lawmaker decried as a "dangerous and undemocratic continuation" of Republicans' attempts to silence anyone who speaks out against their attacks on marginalized groups and efforts to roll back basic rights.

George Norcross III, New Jersey's once-powerful Democratic kingmaker, said on Monday that he would step away from politics, acknowledging what most other people in state government had only dared to whisper: that his clout and reach had faded significantly after a series of recent defeats.It's time for others to lead the party, Mr. Norcross told Politico New Jersey.

Three state Senate and Assembly races in Brooklyn are seemingly too close to call as candidates remain within a few percentage points of each other hours after the polls closed at 9 p.m.While the borough's congressional districts were mostly open-and-shut - Democrat Max Rose conceded to Republican incumbent Nicole Malliotakis after she picked up more than 62% of the vote within the first hour of polls closing - voters may have to wait a little longer to see how state-level races pan out.

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Gov. Gavin Newsom came close but couldn't quite bring himself to say it: The drought's over.It's disappointing when a governor won't acknowledge what ordinary citizens already know because they can see things for themselves.Another drought will emerge soon enough.It always does.

In his statement on Thursday, Mr. Sasse said that work force disruption was the biggest problem facing the nation today, and suggested that political leaders were ill-suited to addressing it.Give this article Give this article Give this article Ben Sasse, Republican of Nebraska, was previously the president of Midland University, a small private Lutheran school in his home state.He was previously the president of Midland University, a small private Lutheran school in Nebraska."Washington partisanship isn't going to solve these work force challenges - new institutions and entrepreneurial communities are going to have to spearhead this work," he said.

EAST LANSING, Mich. - Michigan State University students and faculty returned to the East Lansing campus Monday as the university resumed normal operations, one week after a gunman shot and killed three students and injured five others.The 50,000-student university's campus remained relatively quiet on the first day back, with many professors allowing students to attend class virtually.

Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot won't rule out using public funds to keep the Chicago Bears at Soldier Field as the NFL team continues to pursue a new stadium in Arlington Heights.Lightfoot made the comment at an unrelated news conference a day after the Bears paid $197 million for the 326-acre Arlington International Racecourse site, which they hope to transform into a modern stadium that can host marquee events including Super Bowls and NCAA Final Fours.

Local "Though he walked through rooms of power and privilege, he stayed true to his roots and never forgot where he came from or what mattered," Gov. Maura Healey said.BOSTON (AP) - Former Massachusetts Senate President Thomas Birmingham, who helped ensure passage of the the state's landmark 1993 education law, has died.

In February 2022, Redwood Materials began a pilot program in California to recycle electric vehicle batteries.The startup partnered with the state government as well as Ford, Volvo, Volkswagen, and Toyota, plus the car dismantling industry, to source end-of-life lithium-ion and nickel metal hydride traction batteries.

Students at six universities and colleges in Florida staged a walkout on Thursday.They're protesting a move by state officials to share healthcare information about transgender students.ARI SHAPIRO, HOST: Thousands of university students protested across Florida today.It's part of a statewide campaign to call out what they see as Governor Ron DeSantis' attacks on public education.

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LANSING, Mich. - The Michigan Senate voted Wednesday to ban discrimination based on gender identity and sexual orientation, marking a legislative turning point that came after decades of debate in state government.Democrats, who took control of the chamber for first time in nearly 40 years in January, made the bill to expand the Elliott-Larsen Civil Rights Act to include protections for gay and transgender residents an early priority.

Around 20,000 people may have been exposed to measles at a large religious event in Kentucky, the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and said.In a statement to the Guardian, the CDC said it was aware of a confirmed case of measles in an unvaccinated and contagious individual who attended a large religious gathering in Kentucky on 17 and 18 February.

You see it happening all around us: Wealthy business owners and right-wing "Democrats" doing everything they can to steer Portland away from its progressive roots, and the many gains we've fought for over the past few years.And they're not going to stop until they have a stranglehold on the city and state government.

Some German states have already got rid of the masking requirement on public transport, while others are planning to keep them - at least until mid-February.Here's the latest.Published: 4 January 2023 10:10 CET People across several German states still have to wear an FFP2 mask on buses, trains, trams and the U-Bahn to protect against the spread of Covid but that could change soon.

On Friday, the city of Munich reported an occupancy of 552 patients with Covid in regular, intensive care and transitional care units  a 47 percent increase from the previous week.Photo: picture alliance/dpa | Felix Horhager On Monday, the 7-day incidence for the whole of Bavaria stood at 810.5 infections per 100,000 people  an increase of almost 25 percent within one week and the second-highest figure of all German states.