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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…
Cooney has more cash left as Gianforte spends in gov's race
HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Democrat Lt. Gov. Mike Cooney has more money in the bank than his opponent heading into the final months of Montana's governor's race. But he has been far outspent to date as Republican Greg Gi…
Louisiana civil service leader defends state worker raises
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Louisiana's civil service director Thursday sought to discourage state senators from criticizing $57 million in state worker pay raises handed out during the
Texas joins states applying for Trump's unemployment boost
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas on Thursday joined the growing list of states that will pursue President Donald Trump’s plan to offer a stripped-down boost in unemployment benefits to millions of Americans amid the coro…
A growing list: Trump associates ensnared in legal troubles
WASHINGTON (AP) — The arrest Thursday of President Donald Trump’s former chief strategist Steve Bannon adds to a growing list of the president’s associates ensnared in legal trouble.
Stitt consolidates locations of 2 separate state agencies
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt announced Thursday plans to consolidate the location of two separate state agencies.
AG Barr tells AP the Justice Dept. will again seek the death penalty for Dzhokhar Tsarnaev in Boston Marathon bombing
WASHINGTON (AP) — AG Barr tells AP the Justice Dept. will again seek the death penalty for Dzhokhar Tsarnaev in Boston Marathon bombing.
Nevada task force: Bars in Las Vegas, Reno areas stay closed
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Bars and taverns in the Las Vegas and Reno areas will remain closed for at least another two weeks, following decisions Thursday by a newly formed task force empowered by the governor to guide Neva…
Alert system for mental health crises advanced by lawmakers
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A Virginia Senate committee has approved legislation that would establish an alert system to dispatch mental health providers along with police to help stabilize people in crisis situations, a …
Tennessee asks fed about more public virus info from schools
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee could release more data on COVID-19 cases in schools after all, as long as Gov. Bill Lee first gets the answer he wants from the federal government.
Republican who drew lines called gerrymanders faces charges
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A Republican who played a prominent role in drawing North Carolina districts that were declared gerrymanders by courts resigned Thursday from the state House after being accused of federal frau…
Mariner East fined again as another spill fouls state park
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — A Texas pipeline company that has been heavily penalized in Pennsylvania has been fined another $355,000 for polluting waterways in eight counties during construction of a pipeline to carry n…
New Mexico officials: Virus fight needs to be sustained
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Top New Mexico officials are elated that the state is meeting all of its benchmarks when it comes to addressing the coronavirus pandemic, but they warned Thursday that the recent progress w…
Louisiana election chief warns of logistics issues this fall
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — With Louisiana's Republican lawmakers and Democratic governor unable to reach an agreement on an emergency elections plan, the state's elections chief warned Thursday that he may have diffic…
Evers seeks federal grant for Capitol statue of Black leader
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers on Thursday requested $150,000 in federal grant money to pay for a new statue on the Capitol grounds of the state's first Black secretary of state and to restore two s…
Utah passes election bill requiring in-person voting options
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah legislators unanimously voted during a special session Thursday in favor of a plan for the November election that includes outdoor voting and additional ballot drop boxes in rural parts o…