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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…
Indianapolis warns fines coming for virus rules violations
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indianapolis businesses not following the city’s coronavirus restrictions will face a greater chance of fines as officials said Tuesday that they will ramp up enforcement.
California could give newspapers a 2-year labor law reprieve
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California newspaper companies would have two more years to comply with a state law requiring them to treat newspaper delivery people like employees instead of contractors, under a bill th…
Pence brings Trump's "law and order" push to Arizona
TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — Vice President Mike Pence brought the Trump campaign’s tough-on-crime re-election message to Arizona Tuesday, telling a group of law enforcement officers at a rally in Tucson that Democrats wil…
CDC team is at federal immigration facility to address virus
FALLS CHURCH, Va. (AP) — A federal judge has ordered immigration authorities to halt any transfers into a Virginia detention center that has seen the worst coronavirus outbreak at any such facility in the nation.
Health 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…
Biden picks California Sen. Kamala Harris as his VP, making her the first Black woman on major party presidential ticket
WASHINGTON (AP) — Biden picks California Sen. Kamala Harris as his VP, making her the first Black woman on major party presidential ticket.
Biden selects California Sen. Kamala Harris as running mate
WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — Joe Biden named California Sen. Kamala Harris as his running mate on Tuesday, making history by selecting the first Black woman to compete on a major party’s presidential ticket and acknowle…
US Sen. Markey, US Rep. Kennedy to meet in televised debate
BOSTON (AP) — Massachusetts U.S. Sen. Edward Markey and his Democratic primary challenger, U.S. Rep. Joe Kennedy III, are planning to go head to head in another televised debate Tuesday.
Watchdog report: Pompeo acted properly in Saudi arms sale
WASHINGTON (AP) — The State Department's internal watchdog has found that Secretary of State Mike Pompeo did not act improperly last year when he approved billions of dollars in arms sales to Saudi Arabia without t…
New Mexico lawmaker resigns, will run for Bernalillo sheriff
RIO RANCHO, N.M (AP) — New Mexico state Rep. Patricio Ruiloba has resigned from his Albuquerque-area seat and will run for Bernalillo County sheriff, the Democrat said Tuesday.
New N.C. campaign spending rule ends practice Berger used
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina legislators can no longer spend campaign committee dollars toward buying or renting homes or condos that they or family members own -- a practice that powerful state Senate leade…
Efforts underway to restore Green Party to Montana ballot
HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Efforts are underway in state and federal court to restore Green Party of Montana candidates to the state's general election ballot just days after a state judge disqualified them.
NAACP seeks rehearing in Alabama voter ID lawsuit
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund is asking a federal appeals court for a rehearing in its lawsuit challenging Alabama’s photo ID law as racially discriminatory.
Property tax, abortion bills set for final votes in Nebraska
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska lawmakers advanced a property tax and business incentives package and new abortion restrictions through a key procedural vote on Tuesday, despite fervent opposition from some senators …
Protests in Belarus continue despite challenger's departure
MINSK, Belarus (AP) — The top opposition candidate in Belarus' presidential election left for Lithuania Tuesday but anti-government demonstrators still turned out for a third straight night to protest the vote resu…