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Thompson leads 13th District race, plans focus on costs, access
EPHRATA — Joshua Thompson led Deanna Martinez by 3,278 votes for the 13th Legislative District’s state representat…
Capitol cops patrol senator's home after intimidation claim
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — State Capitol Police said Thursday that they have been sending patrols to state Senate Majority Leader Bob Duff's home in response to reports that Norwalk police officers upset about a police…
Democrats request Hatch Act probe of Republican convention
WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats on the House Oversight Committee are seeking an investigation into what they call repeated violations of the federal Hatch Act by members of the Trump administration during last month's …
Ranked choice voting subject of 11th-hour appeal in Maine
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Maine's supreme court heard 11th-hour arguments in an appeal aimed at stopping a GOP-led referendum on ranked choice voting and ensuring the voting system is used in the November presidential…
Leaders of Kosovo, Serbia at White House for economic talks
WASHINGTON (AP) — Trump administration officials worked Thursday to persuade the leaders of Serbia and Kosovo to set their difficult political disputes aside to make room for economic relations to develop.
Former education head, contractors accused of fudging bids
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A former top official at the Mississippi Department of Education and three contractors who worked with the agency are being accused by the federal government of stealing thousands of dollars f…
Indiana virus caution urged as IU seeks fraternity closures
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indiana health officials are warning residents to take coronavirus precautions seriously over the Labor Day weekend, even as new
The Latest: Jacob Blake speaks by phone with Joe Biden
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on the
National Guard soldiers return to Arizona from Wisconsin
PHOENIX (AP) — A contingent of National Guard soldiers has returned to Arizona from Wisconsin, where they were sent to help after unrest over the shooting by police of Jacob Blake.
National Guard soldeirs return to Arizona from Wisconsin
PHOENIX (AP) — A contingent of National Guard soldiers has returned to Arizona after being sent to Wisconsin to help after unrest over the shooting by police of Jacob Blake, a Black man.
Whitmer: Gyms can reopen; sports can resume, but not advised
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Gov. Gretchen Whitmer announced Thursday that gyms can reopen after 5 1/2 months of closure and organized sports can resume if masks are worn, lifting some coronavirus restrictions that lasted…
NC virus relief aid heads to Cooper as General Assembly ends
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — The North Carolina legislature finalized a plan Thursday to spend $1.1 billion of the state's remaining COVID-19 relief funds from Washington, including direct cash payments to nearly 2 million…
Senate passes bill targeting Black St. Louis prosecutor
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — A faction of Republican lawmakers forced a bill through the Senate early Thursday morning that would give the Missouri attorney general power to prosecute St. Louis homicides, a move widely see…
Attorneys argue Trump's exclusion order for count is illegal
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Any effort to extend the 2020 census beyond the end of September would be costly and burden the agency that runs it, government attorneys said in response to cities and civil rights groups who …
Northam pushes for overdue electric bill forgiveness
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam wants Dominion Energy to cover unpaid residential electric bills with $320 million that regulators say the company previously overcharged.
Primary Preview: Mowers, Mayberry aim to challenge Pappas
The leading Republican contenders hoping to take on freshman Democratic U.S. Rep. Chris Pappas in November are battling to convince President Donald Trump's voters in New Hampshire that each is the true conservativ…