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4 Republicans pitch different approaches to growth, spending and agriculture in Grant County Commissioner race
MOSES LAKE — With ballots due Aug. 4, voters in Grant County Commissioner District 3 have four Republican candidat…
Colorado lawmakers consider emergency COVID relief package
DENVER (AP) — In the absence of new federal coronavirus economic relief, Colorado’s Democrat-led Legislature convened on Monday in a special session called by Gov. Jared Polis to pass bills offering sales tax relie…
Georgia official announces investigations, defends election
ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia's top elections official announced investigations Monday into potential violations of election law even as he defended the integrity of the state's election against what he's said are baseles…
Pennsylvania expands virus app to school-age phone users
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania’s two-month-old coronavirus exposure notification app can now be used by mobile phone users as young as 13 as health officials work to stop the virus' spread in schools around th…
Cities ask legislators to ensure non-residents pay taxes
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan mayors on Monday asked the Legislature to act quickly to ensure two-dozen cities collecting income taxes do not lose revenue because non-residents are working at home during the coron…
Arizona reports 822 new coronavirus cases, 5 deaths
PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona health officials are reporting 822 newly confirmed coronavirus cases and five additional deaths.
California counties enact tighter COVID-19 restrictions
LOS ANGELES (AP) — As coronavirus cases surge in California, county officials enacted stricter COVID-19 restrictions on Monday, a day after the state broke a record with more than 7,400 coronavirus hospitalizations…
Hawaii County requires coronavirus test to skip quarantine
HILO, Hawaii (AP) — The mayor of Hawaii County has announced that trans-Pacific travelers who arrive without a negative COVID-19 test must quarantine for 14 days.
Michigan nears launch of online sports betting, other games
LANSING, Mich. (AP) —
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Maryland: Expand Commercial Gaming (Authorize sports betting)
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Montana: Allow Marijuana Legal Age (To be set by law)
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Montana: Revise Conceal Carry Laws (End local govt authority)
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Kentucky: Rights for Crime Victims (Known as Marsy's Law)
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Rhode Island: Change State Name (Remove Providence Plantations)
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California: End Diversity Ban (In government policies)