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  • Election 2018
    Find complete election results here, along with our election night live blog.As the election of 2018 approaches, WCAI brings you debates and discussions with local candidates. On this page you'll find election programs, reporting, information regarding the ballot initiatives, and other ongoing coverage. The election is Tuesday, November 6th. On election evening, WCAI will be on-air live, covering the results, beginning at 8pm. Mindy Todd will host our coverage of local races, with special guest analysts Henri Rauschenbach and Paul Niedzwiecki.00000177-ba84-d5f4-a5ff-bbfca3c90000WCAI's Local Election CoverageThe following debates will take place on The Point at 9am and 7pm.Thursday, October 4th: Incumbent Will Crocker and challenger Paul Cusack; 2nd Barnstable District. You can hear the archived debate HERE. Thursday, October 18th: Incumbent Randy Hunt and challenger Jack Stanton; 5th Barnstable District. You can hear the archived debate HERE.Tuesday, October 23rd: Incumbent Timothy Whalen and challenger Steven Leibowitz; 1st Barnstable District. You can hear the archived debate HERE.Wednesday October 24th: Incumbent Bill Keating and challenger Peter Tedeschi; 9th Congressional District. You can hear the debate HERE.Tuesday, October 30th: Incumbent Vinny deMacedo and challenger Deb Rudolf; State Senate Plymouth, Bourne, Falmouth Sandwich District. You can hear the archived debate HERE.Thursday, November 1st: Incumbent Julian Cyr and challenger John Flores; State Senate Cape Cod, Nantucket and Martha’s Vineyard. You can hear the archived debate HERE.00000177-ba84-d5f4-a5ff-bbfca3c90000Ballot InitiativesThis year there are three ballot questions in Massachusetts. The state provides information about them here. See below for links to our stories and coverage on all three questions.00000177-ba84-d5f4-a5ff-bbfca3c90000Other Ongoing Coverage Our sister station, WGBH in Boston, is also hosting debates and providing coverage.The debate between Senator Elizabeth Warren and Republican challenger, Geoff Diehl was recorded by WGBH. It took place on Sunday, October 21st.The debate between Gov. Charlie Baker and his Democratic opponent Jay Gonzalez was held on Wednesday, October 17th at 7pm. You can watch the archived debate from Wednesday, October 3rd between Attorney General Maura Healey and Republican challenger Jay McMahon HERE.
  • House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer on Wednesday released a list of additional items they believe need to be included in the next emergency relief package to respond to the coronavirus.
    Fate Of 'Interim Emergency' Relief Bill Uncertain As Parties Debate Size, Timing
    Senate Majority Leader McConnell wants another $250 billion for small businesses. Top Democrats are asking for $250 billion more for state and local governments, but the White House is pushing back.
  • Filipino policemen secure a truck load of relief goods in the typhoon devastated city of Tacloban, on the eastern Filipino island of Leyte on Tuesday. Aid workers and relief supplies were being poured into eastern provinces hit by Typhoon Haiyan, which aid agencies and officials estimated has left thousands dead and staggering destruction in its wake.
    Typhoon's Death Toll Likely Near 2,500, President Aquino Says
    As governments and aid groups rush help to the scene, they're confronting epic devastation. The top U.S. commander there has flown over the areas where Typhoon Haiyan hit. It looks "like a bomb went off," Marine Brig. Gen. Paul Kennedy tells Morning Edition.
  • Cars on Highway 101 in Los Angeles on Tuesday. Around the nation, Americans drove a record number of miles last year.
    Record Number Of Miles Driven In U.S. Last Year
    American drivers put 3.22 trillion miles on the nations roads last year, up by 2.8 percent from 2015. A better economy and lower gas prices fueled the increase, which highlights infrastructure needs.
  • Creating Drought-Resistant Raised Beds
    This week on The Local Food Report, Elspeth learns about building drought-resistant raised beds.
  • Biden Will Unveil Plan Intended To Make U.S. Economy More Fair
    The president is set to address a joint session of Congress Wednesday night, a speech that takes stock of what he's done in his first 100 days in office, and a look ahead to what he hopes to do next.
  • A recent study by the American Lung Association found that more Americans are living in areas with increased levels of air pollution. Los Angeles has recorded the worst levels of ozone for all but one of the past 23 years.
    More than 137 million Americans live in areas with poor air quality, report finds
    The rising number of fires hamper decades of environmental efforts, and over 40% of Americans — more than 137 million people — live in places with poor air quality, a new report says.
  • Barge hits bridge connecting Galveston and Pelican Island, causing oil to spill
    The collision's impact sent pieces of the bridge, which connects Galveston to Pelican Island, tumbling on top of the barge and shut down a stretch of waterway so crews could clean up the spill.
  • Trump appeals Colorado ballot ruling
    Former President Donald Trump has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to take up a landmark decision by Colorado's top court that ruled him ineligible from appearing on that state's primary ballot.
  • PEN America warns of rise in books 'systematically removed from school libraries'
    A new report says that the number of books being challenged or removed from public schools across the country has risen exponentially in the past two years. A Clockwork Orange tops their list.
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