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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 judge rejects 1 failed GOP candidate's bid for revote
LAS VEGAS (AP) — A Nevada judge declined Friday to order a new election in Clark County and Las Vegas for a Republican congressional candidate who lost by nearly 5% to an incumbent Democrat.
NJ voting session canceled amid cannabis bill disagreements
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — A New Jersey Assembly voting session that had been scheduled for Monday and was to include a measure setting up the new recreational marijuana market has been canceled, Speaker Craig Coughlin s…
Movie theaters among businesses to get Kansas relief funds
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas is including movie theaters among the businesses to receive aid as the state gets close to wrapping up its distribution of federal coronavirus relief funds.
Gov. Evers meets with lawmakers, extends mask mandate
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Gov. Tony Evers and Republican Assembly Speaker Robin Vos described their Friday meeting to discuss coronavirus relief measures as productive.
NYC restaurants fear devastation as new restrictions loom
NEW YORK (AP) — Renewing restrictions on indoor dining in New York City amid surging coronavirus infections could deal a crippling financial blow to restaurants and their workers and should come with financial supp…
Gov. Evers calls virus meeting with GOP leaders 'productive'
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Gov. Tony Evers' virtual meeting on Friday with Republican legislative leaders to discuss COVID-19 relief efforts was “productive," the governor's spokeswoman and Assembly Speaker Robin Vos sai…
Edwin Edwards leaves hospital after treatment for pneumonia
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Former Louisiana Gov. Edwin Edwards was released Friday from the Baton Rouge hospital where he was being treated for pneumonia and has returned home.
Attack on vendor affects website of Arizona court system
PHOENIX (AP) — A internet interruption resulting from a ransomware attack on a hosting provider has limited functionality of the Arizona state court system's webpage for most of this week, according to the vendor a…
Bill to protect judges' personal information becomes law
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — A federal judge whose son was slain at their home by an attorney who had stalked her invoked his memory Friday at the signing of a New Jersey law aimed at protecting judges' personal informatio…
Arizona reports over 4K new virus cases for 2nd day in row
PHOENIX (AP) — Four Democratic mayors called on Republican Gov. Doug Ducey on Friday to institute a statewide requirement for people to wear masks in public, a move that came as Arizona health officials reported ov…
New virus rules threaten California's October job gains
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California's beleaguered restaurant and hospitality industry rebounded in October, adding 66,000 jobs last month as the unemployment rate in the nation's most populous state dipped below 1…
GOP lawmakers send governor bill to limit COVID-19 lawsuits
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — A divided state House on Friday passed a Republican-backed proposal to make it harder to sue schools, health care providers and others over COVID-19 claims.
Coronavirus forcing low key inaugural for Indiana governor
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The start of Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb’s second term in January won’t include any large public celebrations because of coronavirus concerns, the head of the state Republican Party said Friday.
Tennessee bill would expand coronavirus vaccine exemptions
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee would no longer prohibit parents from refusing vaccinations of their children under a proposal that's been filed as COVID-19 cases continue to rise ahead of the GOP-dominant Stateh…
Maine to provide more help for renters; school caution urged
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Maine will dedicate more than $6 million to help residents who can't pay their rents due to the coronavirus pandemic, Gov. Janet Mills said Friday.