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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…
Lawmaker's positive virus test delays California Senate work
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — The California Senate abruptly canceled its session Wednesday after a lawmaker tested positive for the coronavirus, putting the Legislature's work in jeopardy as they rush to pass legislat…
New Mexico high court upholds health orders over businesses
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — The New Mexico Supreme Court upheld the authority of the state health secretary to restrict or close businesses because of the coronavirus pandemic, in a unanimous 4-0 decision Wednesday spurr…
RNC speech serves as farewell address for Kellyanne Conway
WASHINGTON (AP) — Kellyanne Conway is making her exit.
Iowa SOS says absentee mailings breached voters' information
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (AP) — Iowa's top elections administrator has accused some county officials who tried to make it easier to vote by mail during the pandemic of illegally breaching voters' personal information, co…
Party disavows Kansas candidate who admitted to revenge porn
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — The Kansas Democratic Party on Wednesday declared that the 19-year-old nominee for a state House seat is “unfit” for office because of “alarming behavior” that includes admitting to
Wyoming governor: $250M in initial state cuts, more coming
CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — Wyoming has finalized initial state spending cuts of 10%, or $250 million, as part of efforts to address an over $1 billion budget shortfall due to the coronavirus and downturns in the coal, o…
Nevada to expand, speed up coronavirus testing
CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — Health officials announced plans on Wednesday to expand coronavirus testing capacity in both northern and southern Nevada after the number of residents taking tests daily fell over the cour…
Opponents try to strip medical marijuana measure off ballot
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Opponents of a ballot measure to legalize medical marijuana asked Nebraska's top election official Wednesday to reject the proposal before it goes to voters, just as he did with a proposal
Cooper's spend proposals include Medicaid expansion, bonds
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper recommended to legislators on Wednesday how to spend the state's remaining COVID-19 federal relief dollars, mainly for public health, K-12 schools and local gover…
AP Q&A: Who cares about the Hatch Act?
WASHINGTON (AP) — It's an arcane law that people in Washington alternately regard with love, hate or indifference.
New cases still high, but virus hospitalizations declining
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi is reporting a higher number of new cases of
New Mexico high court eyes standoff over restaurant closures
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — The New Mexico Supreme Court was considering arguments Wednesday in a legal standoff over whether the administration of Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham has the authority to prohibit indoor dining …
DOJ seeks data on care home deaths in 4 Democrat-led states
NEW YORK (AP) — The Justice Department on Wednesday sent letters to the governors of New York and three other Democratic-led states, seeking data on whether they violated federal law by ordering public nursing home…
Cold case units focus on missing, murdered Indigenous women
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Ida Rose Jacomet, 37, was last seen Oct. 2, 1975, at the Circle M Bar on an old highway near Fairbanks, Alaska. The only clue left behind was that her purse was found in the parking lot. If…
Coronavirus case cancels California Senate's daily session
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A person who works at the California Capitol has tested positive for the