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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…
Wisconsin tax collections nearly on target despite virus
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin tax collections for the fiscal year that ended June 30, more than four months into the coronavirus pandemic, were nearly on par with projections made before the COVID-19 outbreak.
Arizona picks senators, military for Trump's heroes garden
PHOENIX (AP) — A Native American U.S. Marine immortalized for helping raise the American flag over Iwo Jima during World War II. Two Arizona senators who were Republican nominees for president. The first female jus…
Fiserv Forum, Miller Park to serve as early voting centers
MILWAUKEE (AP) — The home arena of the NBA’s Milwaukee Bucks and the home stadium of Major League Baseball’s Milwaukee Brewers will serve as early voting sites for the 2020 general election.
California aims to flex market power on prescription drugs
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California lawmakers on Monday moved to use the most populous state's market power to lower the cost and increase the availability of prescription drugs for its nearly 40 million residents…
Candidate draws criticism over meme about Wisconsin shooting
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — A Republican congressional nominee in Alabama is facing criticism for a weekend social media post, which he later deleted, of a meme that appeared to support a teenager charged with killing …
Presiding justice: RBG officiates family friend's wedding
WASHINGTON (AP) — A tweet Monday from a new bride brought the first sighting of ailing Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg in months — officiating at an outdoor wedding Sunday.
House to subpoena postmaster general over mail delays
WASHINGTON (AP) — The House Oversight Committee intends to subpoena Postmaster General Louis DeJoy for documents about disruptions in mail delivery operations that are now central to questions over the ability to h…
Coghill plans to seek recount in Alaska state Senate race
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Alaska state Sen. John Coghill said Monday that he will seek a recount in his Republican primary race, which he lost by 14 votes.
Nevada launches new wildlife app to help nab poachers
RENO, Nev. (AP) — Nevada wildlife officials have launched a new online tool to help catch poachers and others who violate the state’s wildlife laws.
Cooper, lawmakers back before Supreme Court debating powers
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper sought again Monday the state Supreme Court's help to try to rein in the General Assembly's powers, this time over how federal block grants are spent.
COVID-19 downturn continues to eat away SC budget estimates
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A cautious group of economists decided Monday to cut the amount of taxes, fees and other revenues South Carolina expects to collect this budget year by about $52 million in large part because …
Deadline arrives for relief funding to local government
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham's administration is reaching a decision on how to distribute $100 million in federal coronavirus relief funds to local governments.
Judge blocks asylum screening by border protection agents
SAN DIEGO (AP) — A federal judge on Monday blocked U.S. Customs and Border Protection employees from conducting the initial screening for people seeking asylum, dealing a setback to one of the Trump administration’…
Wolf won't extend state's eviction moratorium, office says
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Gov. Tom Wolf’s administration reiterated Monday that he will not extend his executive order halting evictions and foreclosures in Pennsylvania because of legal limits that prevent him from t…
Trump, Pence to follow on Biden's heels to Pennsylvania
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence are each traveling separately to the battleground state of Pennsylvania this week for campaign events, following Democrat Joe Biden's spee…