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Soap Lake looking to seat salary commission
SOAP LAKE — The City of Soap Lake is seeking residents to serve on its newly reactivated Salary Commission, a citi…
Kentucky lawmakers start advancing budget bills
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky lawmakers began advancing budget bills Monday that are likely to undergo substantial changes as they dig deeper into setting spending priorities, beset by the unique challenges of the…
1st US execution of female inmate in 67 years halted
MISSION, Kan. (AP) — A judge has granted a stay in what was slated to be the U.S. government's first execution of a female inmate in nearly seven decades — a Kansas woman who killed an expectant mother in Missouri,…
Trump asks to drop voting allegations in New Mexico, for now
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — President Donald Trump's election campaign abruptly asked a court Monday to drop a lawsuit that challenged New Mexico's use of drop boxes for absentee ballots in the 2020 general election as w…
Nevada points finger at federal government for vaccine delay
CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — Roughly two-thirds of the COVID-19 vaccines that Nevada has received from the federal government remain in vials. Only six states have administered less doses per capita than Nevada, data f…
Data snags cause Trump to miss giving Congress census data
The Trump administration missed a deadline for giving Congress numbers used for dividing up congressional seats among the states, as the U.S. Census Bureau works toward fixing data irregularities found during the n…
Bar association seeks Giuliani ban over 'combat' remarks
NEW YORK (AP) — Rudy Giuliani is facing possible expulsion from the New York State Bar Association over incendiary remarks he made to President Donald Trump’s supporters last week before they violently stormed the …
Californian gets 10 years for $147M global investment scam
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A Southern California man who bilked investors worldwide out of $147 million in a pyramid scheme was sentenced Monday to 10 years in federal prison.
1st US execution of female inmate in 67 years halted
MISSION, Kan. (AP) — A judge has granted a stay in what was slated to be the U.S. government's first execution of a female inmate in nearly seven decades — a Kansas woman who killed an expectant mother in Missouri,…
Analysis: Trump abdicating in the job he fought to retain
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s days in office are numbered. But he’s already stopped doing much of his job.
Trump asks to drop voting allegations in New Mexico, for now
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — President Donald Trump's election campaign abruptly asked a court Monday to drop a lawsuit that challenged New Mexico's use of drop boxes for absentee ballots in the 2020 general election as w…
1st Black San Francisco police chief dies at 83
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Prentice “Earl" Sanders, who became San Francisco's first Black police chief after working as a homicide detective on such infamous cases as the 1970s Zebra murders, has died. He was 83.
Nevada points finger at federal government for vaccine delay
CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — Roughly two-thirds of the COVID-19 vaccines that Nevada has received from the federal government remain in vials. Only six states have administered less doses per capita than Nevada, data f…
Bill could move state to Phase 2 of ‘Healthy Washington’ plan
Businesses, facilities and institutions in Washington could reopen sooner than the governor plans if a Senate bill passes in this year’s state legislative session.
New Mexico governor seeks new spending on health, education
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Democratic Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham is recommending a 3.3% increase in state general fund spending in the coming fiscal year to devote more to public education and health and workplace safe…
Official: Many in New Mexico eligible for COVID-19 vaccine
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — A significant number of New Mexico residents are now eligible for COVID-19 vaccinations because they have one or more preexisting medical conditions, the state health secretary said Monday.