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Colorado Primary 2020: Denver Election Results

Israel Budz

DENVER, CO — Thousands of ballots have been returned by drop box and mail in Denver for Tuesday’s state primary. The biggest race in the election is the Democratic matchup for the U.S. Senate seat. Andrew Romanoff is vying against John Hickenlooper June 30, and the winner will take on Republican incumbent Cory Gardner in November.

Hickenlooper is backed by national Democratic Party leaders, and Republicans have launched attack ads against him because Romanoff is viewed as an easier candidate to defeat in November.

But Colorado voters will ultimately decide who will be in the November race. As of Monday, more than one million ballots had been returned by mail and drop box.

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>> Romanoff vs. Hickenlooper: View the latest results for the U.S. Senate Democratic race here.

Results for

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Wantagh-Seaford Voter Guide: NY Primary Election 2020

Israel Budz

WANTAGH, NY — Amid lingering public health concerns over the coronavirus, Wantagh and Seaford voters who didn’t already cast ballots will head to the polls Tuesday to do just that in the Congressional primary, as well as in state senate and assembly elections.

Many New York Democrats will pay close attention to the number of votes that former Vice President Joe Biden earns in the presidential primary compared to U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont, who dropped out of the race earlier this year. The state Board of Elections tried to cancel the primary election, but federal judges had it reinstated. While Biden is the presumptive Democratic nominee, the primary also dictates which delegates are chosen, which could ultimately impact the party’s rules and platform.

But most will be far more concerned with what happens to U.S. Rep. Pete King’s seat. The longtime Seaford Republican shocked Long Island in

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Is it safe to send my child back to primary school, and when will secondary schools reopen?

Israel Budz

Parents want to know when they can send children back to school. Continued school closures will have a detrimental impact on pupil progress, Gavin Williamson, the Education Secretary, acknowledged earlier in the lockdown. 

Boris Johnson delivered an announcement on Sunday May 10 about phase two of the shutdown, indicating that the return to school would be gradual, rather than a wholesale lifting of the lockdown.

One week later, the Education Secretary defended the decision, saying that school is the safest place for children from difficult or unhappy homes, as he urged teachers to return to the classroom. Teachers’ unions, backed by the British Medical Association, have expressed concern about the phased reopening from June 1.

And on May 28, reporting progress in the containment of the virus, the Prime Minister confirmed that schools would reopen on Monday, June 1, for children in Reception, Years 1 and 6, and … Read More