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Commissioner candidates discuss what distinguishes themselves
EPHRATA — Four Republican candidates are seeking election to Grant County Commissioner Position 3 in the upcoming …
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…
Arizona averages of COVID-19 deaths, cases double in 2 weeks
PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona on Tuesday reported more than 60 new known deaths as the current coronavirus surge set another record for hospitalizations and saw the rolling seven-day averages of additional cases and death…
Report: UW System schools are falling behind their peers
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Freezing tuition at the University of Wisconsin without adding more state funding to offset the loss has contributed to the system falling behind its peers and hurting its competitiveness, acco…
Top Senate Republican Mitch McConnell acknowledges Biden is president-elect, says Electoral College 'has spoken'
WASHINGTON (AP) — Top Senate Republican Mitch McConnell acknowledges Biden is president-elect, says Electoral College 'has spoken.'
McConnell congratulates Joe Biden as president-elect
WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell congratulated Democrat Joe Biden on Tuesday, calling him the president-elect and saying the Electoral College “has spoken.”
Tunisian PM cancels Italy trip after minister gets virus
TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) — Tunisian Prime Minister Hichem Mechichi canceled a planned visit Tuesday to Italy at the last minute, after one of his ministers accompanying him on a visit to France tested positive for the c…
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 …
EU regulators move up Pfizer vaccine assessment to Dec. 21
BERLIN (AP) — Facing strong pressure from Germany and other European Union nations, the bloc's medicines agency on Tuesday moved up a meeting to assess the Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus vaccine to Dec. 21, likely bri…
Pandemic doesn't break first lady holiday hospital tradition
WASHINGTON (AP) — Melania Trump isn't letting
Democrats resigned to dropping local aid in COVID-19 bill
WASHINGTON (AP) — As top Washington negotiators reach for a long-delayed agreement on COVID-19 relief, rank-and-file Democrats appear increasingly resigned to having to drop, for now, a scaled-back demand for fisca…