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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…
Mississippi legislators return to finish last bit of budget
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi legislators returned to the Capitol on Monday to work on the final parts of a state spending plan for the budget year that began July 1.
Governor office evaluating trump unemployment plan
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey is evaluating President Donald Trump’s proposal to offer an additional $400 a week in unemployment payments and has not decided if the state will sign on to the plan, w…
Kansas has nearly 1,100 new coronavirus cases, 7 more deaths
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas on Monday reported nearly 1,100 new confirmed and probable coronavirus cases and another seven COVID-19-related deaths over the previous three days.
NH officials push Congress to revive rescue package talks
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — New Hampshire officials aren’t giving up hope that Congress will agree to another coronavirus relief package, though their patience is wearing thin.
Record number of early ballots cast for Vermont primary
A record number of people have voted early in the Vermont primary and more ballots are expected to be turned in before polling places close on Tuesday, the state's Secretary of State Jim Condos said.
Correction: Policing Reforms-California story
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — In a story Aug. 8, 2020, about police reform bills being considered by the California Legislature, The Associated Press erroneously said that Betty Yee is the state treasurer. She is the s…
DC officials condemn 'horrific' mass shootings at cookout
WASHINGTON (AP) — Police in the District of Columbia are calling for community input to catch the perpetrators of a
Unprecedented open criticism of king aired at Thai protest
PATHUM THANI, Thailand (AP) — Student leaders in Thailand delivered an unprecedented challenge to the country’s constitutional monarchy on Monday, strongly criticizing the king and demanding changes to lessen what …
Pennsylvania may seek federal loan to pay jobless benefits
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania has contacted the U.S. Department of Labor about a loan to prop up its unemployment compensation trust fund as President Donald Trump pushes states to help pay for a new round of…
Trump lawyers make final pitch to block tax record release
NEW YORK (AP) — President Donald Trump’s lawyers made a final pitch Monday to block a New York prosecutor from getting his tax records, saying the Democrat was still “fishing for a way to justify his harassment of …
Prosecutors recommend probation for ex-N.C. Rep. Hayes
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Prosecutors asked a judge on Monday to give a former North Carolina congressman no prison time for lying to the FBI about his role in a plan to try to bribe the state's top insurance regulato…
Wisconsin Democrats decry Trump unemployment benefits order
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin Democratic leaders expressed hope Monday that President Donald Trump’s executive order requiring states to pay for a quarter of expanded unemployment benefits won’t stand and that Con…
Lawsuit: Illinois expanded mail voting is partisan 'scheme'
CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago-area Republicans filed a federal lawsuit Monday alleging Illinois’ expanded vote-by-mail program is a “partisan scheme” to help Democrats get votes and could open the door to election fraud.
Trump: Convention speech locale is White House or Gettysburg
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Monday that his acceptance speech for the Republican presidential nomination will be held at either the White House or the Gettysburg battlefield, as he searches for a …
Indiana report blames district in online enrollment fraud
DALEVILLE, Ind. (AP) — State auditors have determined a central Indiana school district should repay $2.2 million for failing to properly supervise