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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…
Nevada forestry officials pushing fire-safe communities
CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — Nevada forestry officials are convening a virtual summit to help the public learn how to protect their homes from wildfires.
California faces worrying Thanksgiving as coronavirus surges
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Firefighters in Silicon Valley were sent out to enforce statewide business restrictions as the state faced a Thanksgiving shadowed by an out-of-control coronavirus surge and health officials begg…
Lawsuits hold up Hawaii election certification
HONOLULU (AP) — Certification of Hawaii's presidential vote was being held up Wednesday by two lawsuits, including one filed by a woman who said she ran for president as an independent but wasn’t on the ballot.
Nevada now has 1 virus case a minute, 1 death per 2 hours
RENO, Nev. (AP) — The coronavirus is spreading so fast in Nevada that one person is diagnosed with it every minute and someone is dying from it every two hours, state health officials said Wednesday.
A record number of Connecticut voters turned out on Nov. 3
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — A record 1.86 million Connecticut residents voted in the Nov. 3 election, a turnout of nearly 80% of registered voters despite concerns about the coronavirus pandemic, state officials announc…
Wisconsin coronavirus infections tick downward
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The number of confirmed COVID-19 infections in Wisconsin continued to tick downward Wednesday, a rare bit of good news for health officials as they struggle to contain the deadly disease.
Michigan car insurance fee for medical coverage will drop
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan drivers who want unlimited personal injury protection benefits will pay $86 per vehicle starting next summer, down from $100 currently.
Arizona high court revives challenge over immigrant tuition
PHOENIX (AP) — The Arizona Supreme Court on Wednesday revived part of a lawsuit filed by the state attorney general over immigrants in the country illegally paying in-state university tuition — an allowance that en…
Judge halts further vote certification; Gov. Wolf appeals
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — A Pennsylvania appeals court judge ordered state officials on Wednesday to halt any further steps toward certifying election results, a day after Gov. Tom Wolf said he had certified Democrat …
Delaware city councilman reprimanded for ethics violation
WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — A city council member in Delaware’s largest municipality has been publicly reprimanded for threatening to cut the city auditor’s pay if he didn’t conduct a forensic audit requested by the co…
Nevada judge denies US House candidate's do-over request
LAS VEGAS (AP) — A judge in Las Vegas on Wednesday dismissed a case brought by a Republican congressional candidate that asked for a re-do of the Nov. 3 election he lost to an incumbent Las Vegas-area Democrat.
Wolf vetoes bills on firearms during emergency, gas drilling
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Gov. Tom Wolf on Wednesday vetoed bills on firearms during the pandemic or other emergencies and about the
New Senate leader: Economy, virus recovery among priorities
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — In February, the Alabama Senate will have a new leader for the first time in a decade when Republican Sen. Greg Reed of Jasper takes the helm as president pro tempore.
Michigan car fee for unlimited medical coverage will drop
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan drivers who want unlimited personal injury protection benefits will pay $86 a vehicle starting next summer, down from $100 currently.
New Mexico looks ahead to more economic relief amid pandemic
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M (AP) — The flurry to pass a $330 million relief package aimed at helping out-of-work New Mexicans and certain businesses hit hard by the coronavirus pandemic is done, but Democratic Gov. Michelle L…