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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 …
Stay away: Thumbs down on inauguration crowds for Biden
WASHINGTON (AP) — Stay away.
New Orleans bars can continue indoor service amid pandemic
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — New Orleans bars won't have to send patrons onto the street because city residents have heeded warnings that the city might have to tighten
Missouri lawmaker denounced for alleged sex with intern
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — A Missouri state lawmaker allegedly had sex with an intern and then threatened a staffer to keep quiet about it, according to a House Ethics Committee
Loeffler declines to rule out formal protest of Biden's win
ATLANTA (AP) — Republican Sen. Kelly Loeffler of Georgia on Wednesday declined to rule out a formal protest of Democrat Joe Biden's victory when Congress convenes next month to certify the presidential election res…
Georgia hospitals break previous mark for COVID-19 patients
ATLANTA (AP) — A record number of people were in hospitals Wednesday in Georgia with confirmed COVID-19 infections, another signal that infections are now more widespread than at the previous summer peak, as public…
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.
Kansas reports COVID-19 death surge amid 1st vaccine shots
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — COVID-19 deaths have surged in Kansas in the past week and nearly every part of the state has lost people to the disease caused by the coronavirus, health statistics show.
Special elections set for Georgia House seat, prosecutor
ATLANTA (AP) — Special elections have been set to fill a vacant Georgia House seat and a vacant district attorney's post.
Georges sworn in as associate justice of state’s high court
BOSTON (AP) — Serge Georges, Jr. was sworn in Wednesday as an associate justice of the state’s highest court.
Court: Ohio must allow gender changes on birth certificates
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio can’t keep refusing to allow people to change the gender listings on their birth certificates, a federal court ruled Wednesday.
Biden hails transportation nominee Buttigieg as 'new voice'
WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — President-elect Joe Biden introduced his one-time Democratic primary rival Pete Buttigieg as his nominee for transportation secretary Wednesday, saying the 38-year-old can be “a new voice" i…
Indiana budget outlook improves, although money still tight
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indiana’s state tax revenues have largely stabilized from the
Lawmakers: Insurance disputes slow Louisiana storm recovery
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Southwest Louisiana lawmakers Wednesday criticized the insurance industry's handling of claims from Hurricanes Laura and Delta, describing slow responses, low-balled damage estimates and dro…
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…
Michigan lawmakers OK bills to let college athletes be paid
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Lawmakers on Wednesday gave final approval to bills that would clear the way for college athletes to be paid for the use of their names, images or likeness rights — putting Michigan on the cus…