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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…
Talks escalate on new COVID-19 relief, top lawmakers to meet
WASHINGTON (AP) — Talks on a long-delayed COVID-19 aid package intensified Tuesday as House Speaker Nancy Pelosi summoned other top congressional leaders for a potentially critical meeting.
Massachusetts House seek to overturn Baker on abortion steps
BOSTON (AP) — Massachusetts House lawmakers are planning to meet Wednesday to overturn Gov. Charlie Baker’s efforts to roll back some of their actions aimed at expanding access to abortion in the state.
Mrs. Trump visits children's hospital, a holiday tradition
WASHINGTON (AP) — Melania Trump didn't let
Kansans urged to stay vigilant against virus despite vaccine
LIBERTY, Mo. (AP) — Gov. Laura Kelly and the Kansas' top health official said Tuesday they are relieved the state has begun distributing a coronavirus vaccine but they stressed that the public still needs to adhere…
Leader of SC Medicaid agency to step down in January
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The director of the agency that runs South Carolina's Medicaid program announced Tuesday that he is leaving the department next month.
Iowa using $10M in virus aid to fund state police officers
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Gov. Kim Reynolds’ administration is using $10 million in federal pandemic relief funds to pay the salaries of state police officers, who have played only a small role in Iowa's virus respons…
Louisiana superintendent: Prioritize vaccine on school staff
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — A day after
Birth on a riverbank: Woman's ordeal shows risks at border
HOUSTON (AP) — The Honduran woman walked alone through the dark brush of the South Texas borderlands after being pushed across a nearby river in a tire.
Biden to take oath outside Capitol amid virus restrictions
WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris aim to take their oaths of office outside the U.S. Capitol building as inauguration planners seek to craft an event that captures t…
Justices order review of Colorado, New Jersey worship limits
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Tuesday ordered lower federal courts in Colorado and New Jersey to reexamine state restrictions on indoor religious services to combat the coronavirus in light of the justices…
NAACP files suit over Erie highway plan, waterfront access
Pennsylvania’s plan to upgrade a major road along the city of Erie’s waterfront will wind up reducing pedestrian and cyclist access to the bay and disproportionately harm minority and low-income residents who live …
Nebraska state tax revenue beats November estimates
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska state revenue collected more revenue than expected in November and is also above projections for the current fiscal year, according to a new report released Tuesday.
8th suit over presidential election results in Arizona fails
FLORENCE, Ariz. (AP) — A Pinal County judge has dismissed a lawsuit that sought to decertify Democratic President-elect Joe Biden’s win in Arizona, marking the failure of the eighth case that challenged the preside…
Federal officials to delay listing monarch butterfly as endangered, citing other species already in line
TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) — Federal officials to delay listing monarch butterfly as endangered, citing other species already in line.
Feds to delay seeking legal protection for monarch butterfly
TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) — Federal officials on Tuesday declared the monarch butterfly “a candidate” for threatened or endangered status, but said no action would be taken for several years because of the many oth…