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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 …
Health providers first to get COVID-19 vaccine in Montana
HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Hospitals in Billings and Bozeman were among the first in Montana to receive shipments Monday of the COVID-19 vaccine.
New Mexico electors support Biden, as GOP sues to invalidate
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Democratic electors in New Mexico cast their votes for Joe Biden on Monday as the Democratic president-elect cleared the 270-electoral-vote mark to formalize his presidential victory, amid new…
California governor extends small business tax deadlines
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California small businesses will have more time to file their tax returns in 2021.
Minnesota Senate passes virus aid for businesses, workers
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minnesota Senate voted Monday night to pass a $216 million relief package aimed at businesses and workers who took the biggest hit from a four-week “pause” ordered by Gov. Tim Walz as increas…
Navajo Nation reports 158 new COVID-19 cases, 2 more deaths
WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. (AP) — The Navajo Nation began receiving coronavirus vaccine doses on Monday as tribal health officials reported 158 additional COVID-19 cases and two more related deaths.
The Latest: Biden says election workers showed courage
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Electoral College makes it official: Biden won, Trump lost
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Electoral College decisively confirmed Joe Biden on Monday as the nation’s next president, ratifying his November victory in an authoritative state-by-state repudiation of President Donald Tru…
'Protect me,' says nurse getting California COVID-19 vaccine
LOS ANGELES (AP) — As coronavirus surges out of control across California with an average of more than 31,000 cases reported a day, Gov. Gavin Newsom applauded Monday as he watched an intensive care unit nurse in L…
Electoral College formally validates Biden’s victory in presidential election, giving him 306 votes to Trump's 232
WASHINGTON (AP) — Electoral College formally validates Biden’s victory in presidential election, giving him 306 votes to Trump's 232.
GOP attack on new Kansas lieutenant governor previews 2022
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly gave Kansas' top economic development official a second job as the state's next lieutenant governor, and the state Republican Party immediately previewed possible att…
Michigan congressman quits GOP over bid to overturn election
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — A retiring Michigan congressman said Monday he is leaving the Republican Party and becoming an independent to protest efforts to overturn Democrat Joe Biden's victory over President Donald Tru…
Electoral College vote in California cements Biden victory
LOS ANGELES (AP) — California electors on Monday cast the state's 55 votes for President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris, formally cementing the Democratic presidential ticket’s victory over …
Cooper's commerce secretary leaving as 2nd term begins
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper's commerce secretary will leave his job by the end of January, marking another Cabinet departure as the Democrat soon begins his second term.
Health care providers first to get COVID vaccine in Montana
HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Hospitals in Billing and Bozeman were among the first in Montana to receive shipments on Monday of the COVID-19 vaccine.
Why Trump's latest Electoral College ploy is doomed to fail
Even as President-elect Joe Biden's victory was affirmed by the Electoral College on Monday, Republican electors supporting President Donald Trump met in a handful of battleground states won by Biden and tried to a…