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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…
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…
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.
Judge orders Georgia to extend deadline for absentee ballots
ATLANTA (AP) — A federal judge on Monday ordered Georgia to extend its deadline for accepting mail-in ballots for November’s general election from the close of polls on Election Day until three days later.
2 shootings, 2 days: In Kenosha, a microcosm of US strife
KENOSHA, Wis. (AP) — A Black man, accosted by police on a domestic dispute call, is left with bullet wounds in his back that will likely keep him from ever walking again. A white 17-year-old, rifle in hand, strolls…
Group raising defense money for suspect hears from candidate
PHOENIX (AP) — The Republican nominee for sheriff in metro Phoenix spoke Monday to a group of conservative Arizona State University students who have been criticized for their fundraising efforts for the legal defe…
Planes, pizza and Cher: Biden resumes campaign travel
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Joe Biden opened the first week of the general-election campaign with a morning flight to a must-win battleground state where he delivered a blistering speech against his rival, President Donald T…
Sisolak extends Nevada eviction moratorium 45 days
CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — A day before Nevada's eviction moratorium was set to expire, Gov. Steve Sisolak announced plans to extend it for 45 days to provide relief to an estimated 250,000 renters facing the prospec…
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.
California lawmakers pass eviction relief bill amid virus
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Californians who haven't paid their rent since March 1 because of the coronavirus could stay in their homes through at least Jan. 31 under a bill the state Legislature passed late Monday —…
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 …
Judges redo voter summary of Missouri redistricting measure
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — A Missouri appeals court panel on Monday rewrote a summary for voters describing a November ballot measure that would revamp the state’s nationally unique model for drawing fair and competitive…
McConnell rips McGrath, other Democrats at campaign forum
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell made an enthusiastic pitch Monday for Republican candidates on the ballot nationally, pointing to the pre-coronavirus economy and the appointment of con…
Embattled Nebraska candidate vows to stay in Senate race
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Embattled Nebraska U.S. Senate hopeful Chris Janicek doubled down Monday on his refusal to bow out of the race, despite relentless pressure from the state Democratic Party after he admitted to se…
California lawmakers OK more exemptions from labor law
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California lawmakers on Monday OK'd exemptions to about two-dozen more professions from a landmark labor law designed to treat more people like employees instead of contractors.
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 …