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Commissioner candidates discuss public safety, county services
EPHRATA — Four Republican candidates are seeking election to Grant County Commissioner Position 3 in the upcoming …
Nebraska mayors call on state to finish promised roadwork
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — A coalition of Nebraska mayors called on state officials Wednesday to finish a series of highway upgrades that were unveiled in 1988 but never completed because of a lack of funding.
California's growth rate at record low as more people leave
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — More people are leaving California than moving here, continuing a trend that coupled with fewer births has slowed the growth rate in the nation's most populous state to a record low amid a…
Hawaii shortens travel quarantine for those who skip test
HONOLULU (AP) — Hawaii's governor on Wednesday reduced the state's quarantine period for arriving travelers to 10 days from 14 days based on updated recommendations from public health officials.
Wisconsin Supreme Court to hear arguments on capacity limits
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The latest court challenge to a move made by Gov. Tony Evers' to slow the spread of the coronavirus in Wisconsin comes before the state Supreme Court on Thursday, this time related to an order …
Montana prison reports 6th virus death, another has 65 cases
BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — The Montana State Prison reported its sixth death from a coronavirus outbreak Wednesday, while a prison in Dawson County reported the same day an outbreak of at least 65 people.
Congress authorizes new Arctic icebreakers for Coast Guard
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Congress has passed a bill authorizing the addition of Coast Guard Polar Security Cutters for use as icebreakers, and an Alaska senator said the Trump administration is considering leasing …
Montana lawmakers reject mask mandate ahead of session
HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Republican state lawmakers in Montana rejected proposals Wednesday by Democrats to require masks at next month's legislative session or meet remotely, opting instead to form a panel that will a…
Utah's $1,500 teacher bonuses may exclude Salt Lake City
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Most Utah teachers are in line to get $1,500 bonuses from the last batch of federal pandemic relief funds. But Salt Lake City educators may not be included after lawmakers decided Wednesday to…
Ducey touts vaccine as open hospital beds hit record low
PHOENIX (AP) — Gov. Doug Ducey implored people to get the COVID-19 vaccine when they're eligible as hospital capacity on Wednesday hit a record low since the start of the pandemic.
White House: Vice President Mike Pence, wife Karen to receive COVID-19 vaccine Friday
WASHINGTON (AP) — White House: Vice President Mike Pence, wife Karen to receive COVID-19 vaccine Friday.
The Latest: Biden, Pence set to get COVID-19 vaccine soon
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Questions remain about Indiana's next COVID-19 vaccine doses
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — As Indiana's front-line health care workers begin receiving the state's first shots of Pfizer's vaccine against COVID-19, uncertainties remain about future numbers of incoming doses and who shou…
Ex-Hogan aide declines to answer questions about severance
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Maryland lawmakers said Wednesday they will continue investigating a six-figure severance package and large expenses that a former chief of staff to Gov. Larry Hogan received as he transitione…
AP sources: President-elect Joe Biden to receive COVID-19 vaccine in public as soon as next week
WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — AP sources: President-elect Joe Biden to receive COVID-19 vaccine in public as soon as next week.
Louisiana governor: Time for people to acknowledge Biden win
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Gov. John Bel Edwards said Wednesday “it's well past time” for people to accept President-elect Joe Biden's victory, even as most Republican members of Louisiana's congressional delegation r…