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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…
Kansas governor imposes new ban on evictions, foreclosures
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Gov. Laura Kelly on Monday imposed a new ban on evictions and foreclosures on home mortgages in Kansas because one federal program to aid unemployed workers has expired and she isn't sure that t…
Trump administration defends Homeland Security leadership
WASHINGTON (AP) — A nonpartisan congressional watchdog's finding that the two top officials at the Department of Homeland Security are legally ineligible to hold their posts is “erroneous” and should be withdrawn, …
Nevada OSHA fines 11 businesses over coronavirus compliance
LAS VEGAS (AP) — A Walmart in Mesquite and high-end retailer Nieman Marcus on the Las Vegas Strip were among 11 businesses statewide fined last week by inspectors for failure to comply with coronavirus pandemic mit…
Ruling barring death penalty against immigrant reversed
PHOENIX (AP) — The Arizona Supreme Court has reversed a lower-court ruling that barred prosecutors from seeking the death penalty against a Mexican immigrant charged with murder in a 2015 killing in metro Phoenix b…
Beshear raises concerns about tighter PPE, testing supplies
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky's governor raised concerns Monday that supplies of testing materials and personal protective equipment are become tighter in the fight against COVID-19.
Many Hawaii students spend first day online as virus surges
HONOLULU (AP) — Anastasiya Kamaletdinova spent her first day of eighth grade at Honolulu's Kaimuki Middle School Monday on a computer in her bedroom.
Pence makes unannounced private trip to southern Indiana
LINCOLN CITY, Ind. (AP) — Vice President Mike Pence made an unannounced trip back to Indiana on Monday as he traveled to the site of Abraham Lincoln’s boyhood home.
Nebraska governor vetoes death penalty transparency bill
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska Gov. Pete Ricketts vetoed a bill Monday that would have prohibited prison officials from blocking the view of execution witnesses before the condemned inmate is declared dead, signaling …
McSally expresses concern about Trump-Kelly voters
PHOENIX (AP) — Republican Sen. Martha McSally expressed concern to GOP activists that some supporters of President Donald Trump may not vote for her, an indication of her struggles to avoid the defection of Republi…
Kansas candidate admitting to revenge porn faces write-in
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A veteran Kansas House member said Monday that he'll run a write-in campaign this fall after a narrow primary loss to a 19-year-old candidate who has been disowned by some Democrats for his ince…
Hogan's chief of staff resigns over severance payout
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan’s chief of staff resigned Monday after criticism for accepting a six-figure severance package when he left his job at an independent state agency to work in the gover…
Power operator says up to 3.3 million California homes may lose power in outages meant to ease demand on electric grid
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Power operator says up to 3.3 million California homes may lose power in outages meant to ease demand on electric grid.
Pennsylvania aims to move election fight to state high court
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania is asking the state's highest court to use its extraordinary authority to take over another election-related lawsuit with critical questions that it says must be settled as soon …
FDA flags accuracy problem with widely used coronavirus test
WASHINGTON (AP) — Potential accuracy issues with a widely used coronavirus test could lead to false results for patients, U.S. health officials warned.
Oklahoma to print green absentee envelops to help USPS
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Oklahoma election officials will print new green absentee ballot return envelopes to help postal workers more easily identify mail-in ballots ahead of November’s election.