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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…
Federal report highlights key ways to prevent school attacks
NEW YORK (AP) — School officials nationwide should improve mental health resources, monitor student social media accounts and improve physical security measures, according to a Justice Department report on school s…
Majority in Wisconsin support masks, worry about virus
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A wide majority of Wisconsin residents support requiring masks to be worn in all public places as concern about the coronavirus rises, a new Marquette University Law School poll released Tuesda…
Louisiana creates way to report school reopening concerns
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Louisiana's education department has set up an email for parents, teachers and others to report violations of the state's coronavirus safety standards for schools, Superintendent of Educatio…
Pennsylvania mayors appeal to Congress for federal aid
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Mayors in Pennsylvania are challenging the state's members of Congress to help them get direct budget aid from the federal government, warning that cities of all sizes face steep deficits and…
AP sources: Man shot near White House had shouted threats
WASHINGTON (AP) — A man shot and wounded by a uniformed Secret Service officer, prompting President Donald Trump to be
Appeals court seems wary of ordering dismissal of Flynn case
WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal appeals court in Washington appeared inclined Tuesday to let a judge decide on his own whether to grant the Justice Department's request to dismiss the criminal case against former Trump…
Hobbs certifies marijuana measure for Arizona ballot
PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona's top elections official has certified that supporters of an initiative measure to legalize recreational marijuana collected enough valid petition signatures to put the proposal on the state'…
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1,258 of 1,329 precincts - 95 percent
Dem state 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.
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621 of 728 precincts - 85 percent
Arizona rally favors reopening schools to in-person learning
PHOENIX (AP) — A rally in suppot of reopening Arizona schools for in-person learning amid the coronavirus pandemic drew hundreds of people to the state Capitol.
Mississippi lawmakers leave without Marine Resources budget
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi legislators left the Capitol on Tuesday without setting a budget for the state Department of Marine Resources.
UK seeks French muscle to stop migrants crossing Channel
PARIS (AP) — Britain’s immigration minister said after meeting with French officials Tuesday that the two countries are looking to put new muscle into their efforts to stop a record number of migrants successfully …
Wisconsin hopes for smoother primary than April election
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin's second statewide election since the coronavirus pandemic began came with far more time to prepare than the first, with election officials hoping for a smoother result in Tuesday's p…
Trump: Some men insulted that Biden vowed to name female VP
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump criticized his Democratic rival's vice presidential selection process, saying Tuesday that some men are “insulted” by Joe Biden's decision to promise to select a woman as hi…