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Oregon has rejected charging drug users with criminal offenses, with voters passing a ballot measure that decriminalizes possession of heroin, methamphetamine, LSD, oxycodone and other hard drugs.

Although the 2020 presidential election has been credited for driving record numbers of voters to the polls (or their mailboxes), California voters also cast their ballots on a number of significant local races and ballot propositions this year.

Los Angeles County’s District Attorney race has been closely watched as a referendum on the national criminal justice movement.

California voters have approved Proposition 22, according to the Associated Press, which means the drivers for Uber, Lyft and other app-based ride hailing and delivery services will remain as independent contractors, rather than employees.

President Donald Trump's campaign filed lawsuits Wednesday in Pennsylvania and Michigan, laying the groundwork for contesting the outcome in undecided battlegrounds that could determine whether he gets another four years in the White House.

Uber and Lyft are cheering the passage of Prop 22, which says they don't have to treat their drivers as employees and provide benefits such as paid sick leave. Critics say they'll keep fighting.

Los Angeles County election officials have been posting election returns since Tuesday night, providing an early glimpse at the fate of the Los Angeles District Attorney race, closely watched LAUSD and city council contests, and several of the most expensive ballot measures in California history.

At issue in the case is the rights of a city to enforce its anti-discrimination policies in contracting against the rights of religious groups.

In New Hampshire, more than 10,000 people who collected unemployment during the pandemic have received notices that they weren't entitled to benefits and had to return the money.