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Voters uphold abortion rights in Michigan, California, Vermont ballot measures

By Lindsay Whitehurst, Associated Press

The Tuesday ballot initiatives come months after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade and the constitutional right to abortion it guaranteed.

Becca Balint becomes Vermont’s 1st woman elected to Congress

By Lisa Rathke, Associated Press

Democrat Becca Balint has won the race for Vermont’s lone seat in the U.S. House, becoming the first woman and first openly gay person to represent the state in Congress.

5 states to decide on closing slavery loopholes in voter referendums

By Kimberlee Kruesi, Associated Press

Voters in five states are deciding whether to close loopholes that allowed convict labor as an exception to slavery.

Vermont prepares to elect its first female representative to Congress

By Lisa Desjardins, Ian Couzens

With most of the nation’s primary elections behind us, a clearer picture of November’s midterm races are starting to take shape. Vermont is now poised to send a woman to Congress for the first time, the last state in the…

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Becca Balint wins Vermont’s Democratic primary for U.S. House

By Wilson Ring, Associated Press

The leader of the Vermont state Senate, Becca Balint could become the first woman and the first openly gay person to represent the state in Congress after winning the Democratic Party nomination.

2022 Vermont Primary Election Results

By Associated Press

In deep-blue Vermont, it’s likely the Democratic candidate will also clinch the general election in November.

Trump-endorsed candidates and challenges to progressive incumbents ahead in Tuesday’s primary elections

By Associated Press

The Republican matchup in the Wisconsin gubernatorial race in Tuesday's primary elections features competing candidates endorsed by former President Donald Trump and his estranged vice president, Mike Pence.

Trump wins Kentucky, Biden carries Vermont

By Associated Press

They are the first two states called in the 2020 presidential election.

Bernie Sanders wins Vermont primary

By Associated Press

Bernie Sanders has been declared the winner in his home state of Vermont.

New York, 2 other states sue over Trump rule on immigrant benefits

By David Klepper, Associated Press

The states join a growing list of entities suing over the rules blocking green cards for many immigrants who use public assistance including Medicaid, food stamps and housing vouchers.