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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…
Mississippi lawmakers sustain veto on felony records bill
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The Mississippi Legislature will not challenge the governor's veto of a bill that would have let people get more felony convictions removed from their records.
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Wolf asks lawmakers to legalize pot, spend virus funds
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Gov. Tom Wolf on Tuesday asked lawmakers to send him a bill to legalize the recreational use of marijuana by adults, and outlined how he thinks the state should spend much of the $1.3 billion…
Navajo man asks to halt execution while seeking clemency
WASHINGTON (AP) — The only Native American man on federal death row is asking a judge to halt his execution until he receives a determination to his clemency petition from the Justice Department and President Donal…
Wolf: Pennsylvania eviction moratorium to lapse Aug. 31
Gov. Tom Wolf said Tuesday he does not have the legal authority to extend Pennsylvania’s moratorium on evictions and foreclosures beyond the end of the month, meaning that renters will no longer be shielded from lo…
Murphy seeks tax hikes, some cuts, more debt in $40B budget
PISCATAWAY, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy proposed a nearly $40.1 billion budget, which slashes about $1 billion in spending but also calls for higher taxes on millionaires and $4 billion in new debt to c…
Facing 2nd virus wave, Spain tracks infections with soldiers
MADRID (AP) — Under strain from Europe's fastest-growing wave of coronavirus infections, the Spanish government cleared the way for more localized lockdowns Tuesday and deployed the military to bolster the country’…
FDA chief apologizes for overstating plasma effect on virus
WASHINGTON (AP) — Responding to an outcry from medical experts, Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Stephen Hahn on Tuesday apologized for overstating the life-saving benefits of treating COVID-19 patients wi…
More arrests, 2 injuries after pared-down RNC in Charlotte
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — At least seven people were arrested and two were hospitalized during protests after North Carolina’s scaled-back share of the Republican National Convention concluded.
11 Nebraska senators make long-shot call for special session
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Eleven Nebraska lawmakers made a long-shot attempt Tuesday to bring the Legislature into a special session focused on the coronavirus pandemic and law enforcement.
GOP-led ranked voting challenge to be on ballot, judge rules
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — A state judge cleared the way for a GOP-led referendum aimed at nullifying ranked-choice voting in presidential races in Maine, meaning the voting system cannot be used in the presidential co…
Belarusian authorities crank up pressure on opposition
MINSK, Belarus (AP) — Authorities in Belarus on Tuesday steadily cranked up the pressure on protesters pushing for the resignation of the country's authoritarian leader, jailing several opposition activists, summon…
Dems fault GOP, return cash tainted by Ohio bribery scheme
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — With their presidential hopes high for fall, some Ohio Democrats who helped seat a now-indicted Republican House speaker and pass the nuclear bailout bill prosecutors allege he delivered as pa…
Murphy's coronavirus-delayed budget speech to be outdoors
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy is set to unveil the upcoming fiscal year’s budget on Tuesday after it was delayed because of the coronavirus outbreak.
Sweden steps up its defense activities in Baltic Sea region
STOCKHOLM (AP) — Sweden is stepping up its defense activities in the Baltic Sea region due to what a high-ranking official called “a deteriorating security situation" as Russia and NATO conduct military operations …