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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…
Nevada to seek $300 weekly jobless aid, won't add $100
CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — Nevada is making plans to funnel $300 a week in federal coronavirus pandemic relief funds to out-of-work state residents, but won’t add $100 from the state, Gov. Steve Sisolak and state une…
Albuquerque police pull tweet denouncing Wisconsin shooting
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Albuquerque police have deleted a tweet that denounced the “senseless” shooting of a Black man by Kenosha, Wisconsin, police and expressed sympathy for his family.
Newhouse staff to visit Quincy
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Rep. Dan Newhouse announced dates for his staff’s August and September Mobile Office Hours in Washington’s 4th Congressional District, including a stop in Quincy. Mobile Office Hours are an oppor…
Albuquerque police pull tweet denouncing Wisconsin shooting
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Albuquerque police have deleted a tweet that denounced the “senseless” shooting of a Black man by Kenosha, Wisconsin, police and expressed sympathy for his family.
AP Analysis: Trump's convention aims to airbrush his tenure
WASHINGTON (AP) — At President Donald Trump’s Republican convention, he is welcoming to immigrants, not the architect of some of the nation’s harshest anti-immigration policies.
US House hopefuls in New Mexico race unload dueling gun ads
RIO RANCHO, N.M. (AP) — Democratic U.S. Rep. Xochitl Torres Small and Republican challenger Yvette Herrell this week released dueling ads — with guns —aimed at appealing to rural voters in their swing, southern New…
State Supreme Court hears challenge on indoor dining ban
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — The state Supreme Court is weighing a challenge to New Mexico's pandemic-related ban on indoor dining, in the latest legal showdown between restive business owners and Democratic Gov. Michelle…
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AP FACT CHECK: GOP taps distortions to heap praise on Trump
WASHINGTON (AP) — Eric Trump echoed falsehoods of his father, Melania Trump credited her husband with a dubious religious first, and the president's economic adviser wholly distorted the conditions Donald Trump inh…
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California OKs school return for kids with special needs
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — More California children with specialized needs, such as students with disabilities or those who are homeless, will be allowed back in classrooms even as most schools remain shut for in-pe…
The Latest: Wisconsin dairy farmer thanks Trump for support
WASHINGTON (AP) — A Wisconsin dairy farmer is thanking President Donald Trump for his support and claiming dairy farming is “roaring back,” though that’s not the case for hundreds of other farmers in the pivotal No…
Nevada to seek $300 weekly jobless aid, won't add $100
CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — Nevada is making plans to funnel $300 a week in federal coronavirus pandemic relief funds to out-of-work state residents, but won’t add $100 from the state, Gov. Steve Sisolak and state une…
Rapper West qualifies for presidential ballot in Minnesota
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Rapper Kanye West has qualified to appear on Minnesota's presidential ballot this November as an independent candidate, the state Secretary of State’s office said Tuesday.
Montana halts transfers from 3 jails with COVID-19 outbreaks
BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — Montana officials said Tuesday they have suspended the transfer of state inmates out of three county jails because of COVID-19 outbreaks at the facilities that combined have infected more tha…