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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…
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…
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…
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.
California OKs bill to flex power on prescription drugs
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California lawmakers on Monday passed a bill 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 r…
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 —…
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…
California Senate passes eviction relief bill amid virus
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — The California Senate passed a bill Monday that would let people stay in their homes who haven’t paid their rent because of the coronavirus, sending it to the state Assembly as lawmakers r…
New focus for campaign: Will Biden or Trump keep you safer?
PITTSBURGH (AP) — The battle over who can keep Americans safe after recent deadly protests has emerged as the sharpest dividing line for the presidential campaign’s final weeks, with Joe Biden on Monday condemning …
California considers stripping badges from 'bad officers'
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Supporters of legislation allowing “bad officers” to be permanently stripped of their badges were twisting arms and calling out reluctant lawmakers late Monday as they struggled for votes …
California may exempt more workers from landmark labor law
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California lawmakers on Monday were preparing to exempt about two-dozen more professions from a landmark labor law designed to treat more people like employees instead of contractors.
New Mexico decides on relief funding for local governments
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham's administration has reached a decision on how to distribute $100 million in federal coronavirus relief funds to local governments and will make details …
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…
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…
California Senate advances eviction relief bill amid virus
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — The California Senate advanced legislation Monday to ban evictions through January for people who can't pay their rent because of the economic fallout from the coronavirus pandemic.
North Dakota seeks disaster declaration for storm damage
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Gov. Doug Burgum requested a presidential disaster declaration Monday for a severe summer storm that caused flash flooding in several North Dakota counties and resulted in more than $5 million…