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Ballot processing continues as certification approaches
EPHRATA — Election officials in Grant and Adams counties are nearing the finish line of the 2026 general election,…
Takeaways: Coronavirus at center of Supreme Court hearings
WASHINGTON (AP) — The coronavirus won't surrender the national stage to anyone — not to President Donald Trump, Judge Amy Coney Barrett or majority Republicans holding the power to confirm nominees to the Supreme C…
Gov. Whitmer signs expungement expansion legislation
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan will automatically expunge qualifying felonies after Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed bills Monday in Detroit that supporters say will affect hundreds of thousands of people's ability to …
Missouri voter rights case in the hands of appeals panel
O'FALLON, Mo. (AP) — With the election just three weeks away, a federal appeals panel in St. Louis is expected to rule soon on whether Missourians casting mail-in ballots can drop them off in person, despite a stat…
Nevada COVID-19 director confirms he tested positive
CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — Caleb Cage, Nevada's pandemic response director, said Monday that he tested positive for COVID-19 last week after developing flu-like symptoms during the prior weekend.
Kansas Democrat says she raised nearly $13.5M for Senate bid
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Democrat Barbara Bollier said Monday that she raised nearly $13.5 million in three months for her U.S. Senate campaign, a record for Kansas that brought her total fundraising to more than $20 mi…
Baker unveils $171M plan aimed at aiding tenants, landlords
BOSTON (AP) — Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker unveiled a new $171 million initiative Monday that he said will help tenants and landlords cope with the fiscal challenges of the ongoing coronavirus epidemic.
Michigan high court: Virus orders invalidated immediately
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — The Michigan Supreme Court on Monday rejected Gov. Gretchen Whitmer's request to delay by 28 days the effect of its decision striking down a law she had used to keep intact sweeping orders des…
Montana county to implement coronavirus restrictions
HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Montana’s most populous county is set to implement new restrictions in an effort to reduce the spread of coronavirus as the CEO of a Billings hospital warned that facilities and healthcare work…
Voter registration deadline is Tuesday in West Virginia
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Tuesday is the deadline to register to vote in the Nov. 3 election in West Virginia.
Iowa tops 100,000 coronavirus cases as Trump plans rally
As Iowa surpassed 100,000 confirmed coronavirus cases Monday and remained the fourth-highest state for rate of infection, the mayor of Des Moines expressed concern that President Donald Trump’s rally this week at t…
Roberta McCain, John McCain's mother, dies at 108
PHOENIX (AP) — Roberta Wright McCain, the mother of the late Sen. John McCain who used her feisty spirit to help woo voters during his 2008 presidential campaign, has died. She was 108.
Ex-Marine denies impersonating US agent at Vegas protest
LAS VEGAS (AP) — A former U.S. Marine has pleaded not guilty in Las Vegas to a federal impersonation charge alleging he wore ballistic gear, carried a military-style rifle and stood amid ranks of police officers du…
Indiana sees most coronavirus hospitalizations since May
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The number of coronavirus patients in Indiana hospitals grew over the weekend to the highest level in nearly five months, state health officials said Monday.
Michigan Supreme Court won't delay effect of pandemic ruling
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — The Michigan Supreme Court on Monday rejected Gov. Gretchen Whitmer's request to delay by 28 days the effect of its decision striking down a law she had used to keep intact sweeping orders des…
With federal aid stalled, no help for California budget cuts
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — When state lawmakers in July cut $150 million from the California court system, they offered this hope to stressed-out administrators: The cuts would vanish if Congress sent the state more…