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Grant County primary turnout slips from 2022 levels as officials look ahead to November election
EPHRATA — Grant County's voter turnout in the 2026 primary election finished at nearly 34%, a figure county electi…
Alaska Supreme Court rules bonding plan is unconstitutional
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — The Alaska Supreme Court on Friday rejected as unconstitutional former Gov. Bill Walker’s proposal to use bonding to pay Alaska’s oil and gas tax credit obligations.
Wisconsin tells voters to request ballots for mail-in voting
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Lee Ann Medina of Milwaukee says a constellation of factors conspired to prevent her from casting a ballot in Wisconsin’s spring primary.
Analysis: Reasons sketchy for continued virus data-sharing
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Louisiana continues to share information about residents who have tested positive for
Charlie Hebdo, market attacks turned widow into fugitive
PARIS (AP) — The fugitive widow of the Islamic State killer who plotted attacks against the Charlie Hebdo satirical newspaper and a kosher market calls home to France once a year to catch up, her sisters testified,…
Arena to be used as voting center, dropoff site for ballots
PHOENIX (AP) — An arena that is the former home of Phoenix Suns will serve as a voting center and a location to drop off early ballots for the Nov. 3 general election as NBA and the WNBA teams across the country en…
Court: Money owed can't block voting rights for NC felons
A North Carolina court ruled Friday that outstanding restitution, fees or other court-imposed monetary obligations can't prevent convicted felons from voting if they've completed all other portions of their sentenc…
Another new pandemic reality? Election gets shaken up
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — Add voting to the list of routines shaken up by the coronavirus pandemic this year.
Delaware GOP gubernatorial primary draws surge of candidates
DOVER, Del. (AP) — Finding Republican candidates to run for office in solid-blue Delaware can sometimes be a challenge, but there’s no shortage of GOP contenders hoping to unseat Democratic Gov. John Carney this ye…
Anti-immigrant protesters scuffle with police in UK's Dover
LONDON (AP) — Far-right protesters clashed with police Saturday in the English port of Dover, where thousands of migrants have arrived in recent months after crossing the Channel in small boats.
Veterans are divided about reports Trump disparaged military
FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. (AP) — In this soldier's city and across the country, veterans and military families are divided about reports that President Donald Trump made disparaging comments toward the military, with some…
Cohen memoir casts him as 'star witness' against Trump
NEW YORK (AP) — Michael Cohen's tell-all memoir makes the case that President Donald Trump is “guilty of the same crimes” that landed his former fixer in federal prison, offering a blow-by-blow account of Trump's a…
Trump to campaign in Florida, N.C. battlegrounds on Tuesday
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump will highlight his environmental agenda as he campaigns in the battleground states of Florida and North Carolina on Tuesday.
Harris warns suppression, interference could alter election
WASHINGTON (AP) — Democratic vice presidential nominee Kamala Harris says foreign interference, doubt cast
Medicaid enrollment strains public finances in New Mexico
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Enrollment in Medicaid has increased by nearly 7% in New Mexico since the outset of the coronavirus pandemic as employers shed jobs and more families descend into poverty, state health regulat…
Thousands of businesses got critical loans during pandemic
When a large swath of Connecticut was forced to shut down during the early days of the coronavirus pandemic, state officials quickly created an emergency loan program from scratch, hoping to help small businesses —…