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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…
New Mexico retirement board to study investment policies
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Policies that guide pension investments for New Mexico teachers and other educational retirees would have to change if the Educational Retirement Board wants to divest in private prison com…
Official: Get Missouri mail-in votes in week before election
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — A U.S. Postal Service official is warning that Missourians who are using mail-in voting this year should return their ballots at least a week before the Nov. 3 general election to ensure …
Members appointed to New Mexico's new civil rights panel
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — The New Mexico Civil Rights Commission is now fully staffed following an announcement Friday from Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham that she has named the final three members of the nine-member grou…
Walz visits mosque; 2 teens charged with assaulting imam
BLOOMINGTON, Minn. (AP) — Gov. Tim Walz and faith leaders visited a Bloomington mosque Friday in a show of solidarity with an imam who was assaulted while walking to nightly prayers.
Indiana top attorney calls for special legislative session
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — In a
Minnesota urges college students to stay home, avoid bars
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — As students prepare to return to Minnesota's colleges and universities, health officials made a plea Friday for them to stay home and avoid crowded bars, house parties and road trips during what'…
Kentucky sets rules for general election amid pandemic
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky voters concerned about being at risk of contracting COVID-19 will be able to cast mail-in ballots under a bipartisan agreement reached by the state's governor and secretary of state.
Georgia House member loses post over John Lewis criticism
ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia's House speaker on Friday took away a committee leadership post from a fellow Republican who said in a radio interview that the late U.S. Rep John Lewis' "only claim to fame was that he got c…
New Mexico city agrees to police reforms in choke settlement
A New Mexico city will seek to adopt racial bias training for police and may require officers to intervene in possible excessive force episodes following the choking death of a Latino man, according to an agreement…
Trump visits brother, Robert, at New York hospital
NEW YORK (AP) — President Donald Trump on Friday paid a visit to his younger brother, Robert Trump, at the New York hospital where he has been hospitalized.
Clark County approves plan to provide tech for students
LAS VEGAS (AP) — The Clark County School Board approved a set of policies meant to improve students' access to technology needed for online classes.
Report: Post Office warns 46 states about mail voting delays
Washington (AP) — The U.S. Postal Service has warned 46 states and the District of Columbia it cannot guarantee all ballots cast by mail for the November election will arrive in time to be counted, The Washington P…
Trump dodges question on QAnon conspiracy theory
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Friday twice ignored a question about whether he supports
At Sturgis, Trump supporters look to turn bikers into voters
STURGIS, S.D. (AP) — It's a Friday night at a crowded biker bar in South Dakota when Chris Cox, founder of Bikers for Trump, takes the stage. While many have come to the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally for some combinatio…
Rights group demands Arizona schools not ask citizenship
PHOENIX (AP) — A national Latino rights group Friday warned two Arizona school districts that their practice of asking about citizenship and Social Security numbers on enrollment forms violates a Supreme Court deci…