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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…
Oklahoma revenue collections were 10% below estimate
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Overall collections to the state's main operating fund for fiscal year 2020 were more than 10% below projections as the state's economy reeled from slumping energy prices and the economic impac…
Wolf: No plan to change recommendation on school sports
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Gov. Tom Wolf said Thursday he has no plans to change his position that school sports should be canceled until 2021.
Biden calls for nationwide mask mandate
WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) —
New unemployment applications declined in Montana last week
HELENA, Mont. (AP) — New applications for unemployment assistance dropped to 1,611 in Montana last week, the U.S. Employment and Training Administration said Thursday.
Survey finds 57% in NJ politics endured sexual misconduct
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — Most of the respondents to a survey conducted by an advocacy group have experienced sexual harassment while working in New Jersey politics, according to the results published Thursday.
Greece welcomes French navy presence in Meditteranean
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece's prime minister warmly thanked France Thursday for boosting its military presence in the eastern Mediterranean, where Greek and Turkish warships are closely shadowing each other over a…
Georgia governor to drop lawsuit over Atlanta mask mandate
ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp on Thursday said he’s dropping a lawsuit against the city of Atlanta in a dispute over the city’s requirement to wear masks in public and other restrictions related to the cor…
Montana schools chief blasts governor over mask requirement
HELENA, Mont. (AP) — The ongoing dispute between Montana Gov. Steve Bullock and the state’s schools chief deepened Thursday when Superintendent of Public Instruction Elsie Arntzen blasted Bullock for announcing a s…
House Dems look to pass paid sick leave in special session
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Virginia House Democrats are planning to use an upcoming special session to mandate employers provide paid sick days, along with several other priorities.
10 businesses cited for not following virus safety mandates
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Ten Rhode Island businesses have been cited for failing to comply with the state's virus safety regulations in the last two weeks, the state Department of Health said Thursday.
Nearly 1,000 new virus cases in Pa., but trends show drop
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania reported nearly 1,000 new virus cases and another 24 new coronavirus-related deaths on Thursday, bringing the state’s total to more than 122,000 Pennsylvanians infected and more …
Trump campaign sues key Iowa counties over absentee mailings
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — President Donald Trump's reelection campaign has sued two Democratic-leaning Iowa counties that are making it easy to vote by mail during the coronavirus pandemic, seeking to invalidate tens …
Preliminary results show record turnout for Vermont primary
MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) — Preliminary results from Vermont's election Tuesday show a historic turnout for a primary in the state, Secretary of State Jim Condos said Wednesday.
High court: Rhode Island mail-in voters don't need witnesses
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday left in place an agreement that allows Rhode Island residents to vote by mail through November's general election without getting signatures from two witnesses o…
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