Sisolak signs business liability and worker protection bill

CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — Gov. Steve Sisolak signed legislation Tuesday expanding workplace safety protections for hotel and casino employees and shielding businesses that follow health directives from coronavirus-r…

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NC lawmakers want Cooper to seek Trump's extended benefits

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina's Republican legislative leaders asked Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper on Tuesday to get on board with extending unemployment benefits for workers displaced by the

Meetings canceled as New Mexico agency stretches resources

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — A panel that oversees water quality and permitting issues across New Mexico was forced to cancel its scheduled meeting Tuesday, marking the second time in as many months that the state Envi…

Kentucky governor tests negative for COVID-19

FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Having tested negative for COVID-19 after feeling ill, Kentucky's governor said Tuesday that the experience gave him “newfound empathy" for people dealing with the anxiety of waiting for their…

Louisiana uncertain about Trump's unemployment aid order

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Gov. John Bel Edwards said Tuesday he hasn't determined how Louisiana will be able to tap into President Donald Trump's partial extension of federal unemployment aid, and the governor called…

San Diego schools set stricter reopening rules than state

SAN DIEGO (AP) — California's second-largest school district has announced stricter reopening guidelines than the state, and officials say “it will be a matter of months — not weeks, not days” before students can r…

UW System administration announces layoffs, other cuts

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — University of Wisconsin System administration will lay off an untold number of employees over the next two years as part of $10 million in cuts that interim President Tommy Thompson announced T…

Farm ties key for GOP, Rep. Marshall in Kansas Senate race

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Republicans are likely to stress Kansas Rep. Roger Marshall's service on the House Agriculture Committee as he runs for the Senate.

Cooper wins key ruling in COVID-19 legal fight with Forest

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper won another legal victory defending his

Kansas officials say new COVID-19 law hurts contact tracing

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Public health officials in three Kansas counties say a new state law is hurting their efforts to trace the contacts of people infected with COVID-19 by making it easier for them to refuse to coo…

Top Democrat in Kansas Senate tests negative for coronavirus

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas Senate Minority Leader Anthony Hensley said Tuesday that he has tested negative for coronavirus.

Meetings cancelled as New Mexico agency stretches resources

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — A panel that oversees water quality and permitting issues across New Mexico was forced to cancel its scheduled meeting Tuesday, marking the second time in as many months that the state Envi…

Wyoming not top contender for purchase of Occidental land

CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — The state of Wyoming isn't the lead contender to buy a vast swath of land and mineral rights in Wyoming, Colorado and Utah offered for sale by Occidental Petroleum, the governor's office said …

GOP, Rep. Marshall likely to stress farm ties in Senate race

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Republicans are likely to stress Kansas Rep. Roger Marshall's service on the House Agriculture Committee as he runs for the Senate.