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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…
Florida cuts ties with Quest over delay of 75K COVID tests
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida health officials severed ties with Quest Diagnostics, one of the country's largest health testing providers, after the company failed to submit timely results of 75,000 COVID-19 tes…
Task force makes 28 nursing home recommendations to Whitmer
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan should modify a system in which nursing home residents infected with the coronavirus can be treated and isolated in those facilities and take steps to improve life for all long-term c…
Warren, Haaland to headline Nebraska Democratic fundraiser
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts and Rep. Deb Haaland of New Mexico are set to headline the Nebraska Democratic Party's annual fundraiser this year, party leaders announced Tuesday.
Wolf renews coronavirus disaster declaration in Pennsylvania
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Gov. Tom Wolf announced Tuesday that he has renewed a 90-day disaster declaration, now for a second time, after he originally signed it in early March following the confirmation of the first …
Zumwalt named director of Oklahoma unemployment agency
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — The Oklahoma Employment Security Commission on Tuesday announced that interim director Shelley Zumwalt has been named executive director of the agency.
Bill to allow police to live outside St. Louis advances
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — A panel of Missouri senators on Tuesday advanced a bill that would temporarily end a decades-long requirement that St. Louis police live in the city.
Trump visits Kenosha, calls violence 'domestic terrorism'
KENOSHA, Wis. (AP) — President Donald Trump stood at the epicenter of the latest eruption over racial injustice Tuesday and came down squarely on the side of law enforcement, blaming “domestic terror” for the viole…
Recount gives Georgia state Senate seat to Bo Hatchett
GAINESVILLE, Ga. (AP) — A Republican candidate for a northeast Georgia state Senate seat is still ahead after a recount, meaning he has won his party's nomination.
Michigan House OKs spending on jobless benefits, flood costs
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan lawmakers on Tuesday began approving a budget bill that would authorize the federal government's supplemental $300-a-week unemployment benefit during the coronavirus pandemic and prov…
North Carolina judge backs education spending plan
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A North Carolina judge agreed Tuesday to sign an order that calls for $427 million in additional education spending this year to carry out longstanding court rulings on public school funding.
McConnell chides mayors for response to destructive protests
LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — Republican Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell chided some big-city mayors Tuesday for showing a reluctance to “enforce the law" when ongoing protests turn destructive.
Police: Teacher with far-right ties harassed health officer
SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — A California community college instructor with ties to the far-right, anti-government “boogaloo" movement was in custody on suspicion of sending two dozen misogynistic and threatening letter…
AP FACT CHECK: Trump misstates what happened in Kenosha
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is not waiting for a trial to sort out what happened on the streets of Kenosha, Wisconsin, where prosecutors say a 17-year-old with a semi-automatic rifle fatally shot two m…
Pennsylvania high court takes up another election lawsuit
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania's highest court will take up another election-related lawsuit, it announced Tuesday, this one filed by the state Democratic Party amid a partisan fight over fixing glitches and g…
Pence plans Labor Day visit to La Crosse
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Vice President Mike Pence plans to visit La Crosse on Labor Day, the White House announced on Tuesday.