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County officials have requested prosecutors investigate whether the issues were intentionally caused.

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County officials have requested prosecutors investigate whether the issues were intentionally caused.

Republicans fell short of their greatest ambitions for major gains in the U.S. House, with control of the chamber still in doubt Wednesday.
Polling places will open their doors at 6 a.m. Tuesday and close at 8 p.m.
“Every election going forward, there’s going to be a challenge,” Jones said.
Leaked recordings of Republican Mayor Sal Bonaccorso using racist language may not be enough to oust Bonaccorso’s allies from the council.
“You have the power,” Biden said. “It’s your decision. The fate of the nation, the fate of the soul of America is with the people," he said.
The bipartisan measure will make administrative changes to how unemployment insurance is paid out.
A close ally of Republican Pennsylvania gubernatorial candidate Doug Mastriano has a plan that she claims will help win him the election.
The bill requires auto insurance policies to include at least $50,000 in personal injury protection coverage, up from the $15,000 mandate.
The mailers are part of a nationwide campaign by Donald Trump aide Stephen Miller’s America First Legal to sway voters against Democrats.
Car-sharing firms allow vehicle owners to rent their cars to others when they aren’t using them.
A state legislator is calling for an independent review of the state attorney general’s office of public integrity and accountability.
Republicans fight to regain control of Congress after next week’s elections. districts like New Jersey’s 7th as key to their efforts.
Margaret Sudhakar seeks to exonerate the New York man executed for abducting the toddler from his East Amwell home and killing him.
People incarcerated in New Jersey’s prisons reported that staff assaulted them and ignored requests for medical care.
Across the country, election workers and voters are growing increasingly concerned about the threats of voter intimidation at the polls.
The bill aims to roll back a law Gov. Phil Murphy signed in January banning police from polling places altogether.
Nearly 140 early voting places spread across each of the state's 21 counties began welcoming New Jerseyans and their ballots Saturday.
A fast-tracked bill to limit concealed carry in New Jersey hit a snag Thursday when Assembly leaders yanked it from a scheduled vote.
The storm battered Hoboken, causing more than $100 million in private property damage and $10 million in public property damage.