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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…
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Republicans shake up state Senate leadership in New Mexico
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — A new leader has emerged atop the Republican minority contingent in the New Mexico state Senate.
State seeks funding for 28 more electric vehicles
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico would add 28 electric vehicles to its fleet for state agencies under a budget request to legislators from the administration of Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham.
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Longtime former Alaska lawmaker Jay Kerttula dies
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Jalmar “Jay” Kerttula, who was Alaska House speaker and Senate president during his long legislative career, has died. He was 92.
Campaign attorney: Trump won Nevada, despite Biden results
LAS VEGAS (AP) — A Donald Trump campaign attorney declared the Republican president won in Nevada, not Joe Biden, despite results showing the Democratic former vice president drew 33,596 more votes in the battlegro…
Shelby County reports highest daily increase in virus cases
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee's largest county reported its largest daily increase in COVID-19 cases Tuesday, as health officials expressed concern about people with coronavirus symptoms who continue to socialize…
Bullock orders new restrictions as virus surges in Montana
HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Montana's governor on Tuesday expanded a mask mandate statewide and announced other restrictions as COVID-19 infections continue to surge and strain hospital resources.
Amid virus outbreak, New Mexico addresses school enrollment
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — As New Mexico experiences a rise in deaths and infections related to the coronavirus, education and child welfare officials are working to locate 12,000 students who have stopped attending pub…
Cooper warns N.C. counties of further virus restrictions
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper and public health officials unveiled on Tuesday a
Amid record virus deaths, New Mexico looks for 12K students
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — As New Mexico experiences a rise in deaths and infections related to the coronavirus, education child welfare officials are working to locate 12,000 “missing” students who have stopped attendi…