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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…
Northern California agencies sue PG&E over 2019 wildfire
SANTA ROSA, Calif. (AP) — Sonoma County and several Northern California agencies sued Pacific Gas & Electric Co. on Tuesday over damage caused by a wildfire that burned a large swath of land last year and caused ne…
Island mayor in Hawaii wants additional COVID screening
HONOLULU (AP) — An island mayor in Hawaii is asking Gov. David Ige to consider new rules that would make a second coronavirus test mandatory for all arriving travelers to Kauai and require that everyone has an init…
FBI releases attack plan of radicalized 2015 campus stabber
MERCED, Calif. (AP) — A troubled California university freshman who burst into a classroom in 2015, stabbing four people before police shot him dead, planned to praise Allah while slitting the throats of classmates…
Ohio governor orders 3-week retail curfew to slow virus
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine on Tuesday announced a three-week retail curfew running from 10 p.m. to 5 a.m. to slow the spread of the coronavirus as cases stay at near-record high levels.
Baker taps Judge Serge Georges Jr. for state's high court
BOSTON (AP) — Boston Municipal Court Judge Serge Georges Jr. was nominated to the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court by Gov. Charlie Baker on Tuesday.
Governor appoints Cam Ward to lead Alabama parole board
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — An Alabama state legislator who has been involved in prison reform and criminal justice issues will take over as director of the state parole board, Gov. Kay Ivey said Tuesday.
Richmond ready for move from Congress to West Wing
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — U.S. Rep. Cedric Richmond is leaving the House after 10 years for a role as a White House advisor when President-elect Joe Biden takes office -- a role he said will help him help his native New O…
Millions wagered in first week of Tennessee sports gambling
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Gamblers in Tennessee wagered more than $27 million in the first week of the state’s online sports betting program, officials said.
Florida's new leaders see hope emerging from year of crisis
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — After a tumultuous national election year in which a virus has gripped the world with fear, Florida's two new legislative leaders gave a message of hope for 2021 as lawmakers met in a one-d…
1st woman confirmed as US judge for southern Mississippi
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The U.S. Senate on Tuesday confirmed the first woman to become a federal judge for the Southern District of Mississippi.
Pennsylvania lawmakers aim to fill virus-inflicted deficit
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania's state Legislature is working this week to assemble a spending plan to carry state government through the rest of the fiscal year and fill, at least for the moment, a multibilli…
Gazelka: Senate GOP could've handled COVID-19 differently
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Minnesota’s Senate majority leader said Tuesday that his caucus could’ve handled news of positive COVID-19 cases among Republican senators differently, after criticism from Democrats that include…
Close race for North Carolina chief justice going to recount
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — The extremely close race for North Carolina Supreme Court chief justice will have a recount, as incumbent Cheri Beasley on Tuesday formally asked for one. Challenger Paul Newby holds a narrow l…
Arizona reports nearly 3,000 more COVID-19 cases, 10 deaths
PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona reported nearly 3,000 additional known COVID-19 cases on Tuesday as deaths, hospitalizations and testing positivity also rose and the state's top education official said tougher virus prevent…
Trump campaign lawsuit in Pennsylvania vote heads to court
WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. (AP) — A hearing on the Trump campaign's federal lawsuit seeking to prevent Pennsylvania officials from certifying the vote results remains on track for Tuesday after a judge quickly denied the ca…