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Rep. Andy Biggs, R-Ariz., speaks at a Turning Point USA event in Phoenix on April 17. Biggs, who is running for governor in Arizona, voted not to certify the 2020 election as a member of the U.S. House.
Ross D. Franklin
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AP
In many states, election-denying candidates are running to control voting
Miles Parks
In 23 states, including five presidential swing states, candidates who've denied election results are running for offices that have a direct role in certifying future elections, a new report finds.
Outside a polling place in West Lafayette, Ind., Republican state Sen. Spencer Deery greets voters arriving for early voting on April 28. Deery is a Republican incumbent President Trump has targeted after he opposed the president's redistricting push in Indiana.
Tamara Keith
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NPR
After Republicans blocked Indiana redistricting, millions poured in to defeat them
Tamara Keith
Changes in federal eligibility rules for aid programs like SNAP, the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, could create new budget pressures for Illinois school districts that serve large numbers of low-income students.
(Capitol News Illinois photo by Peter Hancock)
Illinois
Illinois State Board of Education wants to revamp how it counts low-income students
Peter Hancock
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  1. Art in Bloom – 2026 Art Exhibition
  2. Prairie Cemeteries: A Matter of Life and Death
  3. BCCD Volunteer Saturday
  4. Family Creek Walk
  5. 42nd Illinois Watercolor Society National Exhibition
  6. Searching for the Black Madonna
  7. Mother Daughter Tea and Garden Tour
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