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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…
Security chief calls Minnesota Capitol safe despite protests
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Officials have taken steps to ensure the Minnesota Capitol is safe despite recent and planned protests there by supporters of President Donald Trump, the state's public safety chief told lawmaker…
GOP Tennessee governor acknowledges Biden as president-elect
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee Republican Gov. Bill Lee on Friday said his administration has begun working with Democratic President-elect Joe Biden's transition team, making his first public acknowledgement th…
Arizona governor to stay focused on virus in yearly address
PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey has been focused for nine months on the coronavirus that has sickened more than a half-million Arizonans and killed nearly 10,000.
New Mexico Supreme Court overturns child abuse convictions
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — The New Mexico Supreme Court on Friday overturned the child abuse convictions of an Albuquerque man in the 2015 death of an infant, prompting the state's top prosecutor to voice immediate c…
Pelosi's talk of limits on Trump nuke power raises old worry
WASHINGTON (AP) — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's concern about President Donald Trump potentially ordering the launch of a nuclear weapon in his final days in office highlights a little-known fact: Launch authority r…
California budget calls for $15 billion in economic relief
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Friday released a plan calling for $15 billion in economic relief for Californians as part of his $227 billion plan as the state confronts a surge of corona…
New Mexico opens vaccine distribution to more people
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico is moving ahead with COVID-19 vaccine distribution, expanding eligibility on Friday to people 75 and older as well as residents with underlying medical conditions that place them…
Trump loses appeal to give states right to refuse refugees
SAN DIEGO (AP) — The Trump administration lost an appeal Friday to grant states and local entities the right to shut out refugees.
Nebraska Sen. Sasse says Trump incited Capitol riot
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska Sen. Ben Sasse blasted President Donald Trump on Friday for his statements just before the riot at the U.S. Capitol, saying the president deserved some blame for “pouring gasoline on t…
Capitol siege raises security worries for Biden inauguration
WASHINGTON (AP) — The
Montana Legislature highly recommends face masks, for now
HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Montana's legislative leaders are highly recommending but not requiring face coverings for people participating in the Legislature, after Friday's initial meeting of the body's COVID-19 panel.
Florida has nearly half of known US cases of COVID variant
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — New data from the Centers for Disease Control shows Florida has nearly half the known cases in the United States of a mutated and likely more contagious strain of the coronavirus. The d…
Pelosi, Democrats lay plans for swift Trump impeachment
WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats laid plans Friday for impeaching President Donald Trump, even as he's headed out of the White House, and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said she had spoken to the chairman of the Joint Chief…
Louisiana hospital bed shortage as COVID-19 surge worsens
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — As a slow distribution of the coronavirus vaccine rolls out across Louisiana, hospital leaders warned Wednesday that they are running dangerously short of beds because of the influx of COVID…
Alaska Supreme Court hears Pruitt election challenge
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — The Alaska Supreme Court should order a new election in a state House race lost by Republican Minority Leader Lance Pruitt, his attorney argues, saying state election officials did not properl…