Las Vegas-area lawmakers ban bias over coronavirus, eviction

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Lawmakers in the county surrounding Las Vegas have made it illegal for landlords to discriminate based on income as a result of the coronavirus pandemic.

Ivanka Trump nets $4M at fundraiser for President Trump

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s daughter Ivanka Trump raised $4 million for his reelection campaign Wednesday during a virtual event that marked her return to the high-dollar fundraising circuit.

Georgia passes 200,000 COVID-19 cases, nears 4,000 deaths

ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia became the fifth American state to record 200,000 confirmed cases of coronavirus on Wednesday, as the state also neared 4,000 deaths from the COVID-19 respiratory illness that the virus cause…

Business, assembly and mask mandates extended longer in N.C.

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina's

New chief of embattled Colorado force wants cops to see bias

DENVER (AP) — The new leader of a suburban Denver police department whose officers put Elijah McClain in a chokehold before the young Black man died last year and handcuffed Black girls over the weekend said Wednes…

New Orleans prosecutor faces $50,000 penalty in records case

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — New Orleans' district attorney has been ordered to pay more than $50,000 in penalties for failing to produce public records related to a 2015 request.

Rep. Marshall's primary win in Kansas buoys GOP Senate hopes

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Republicans brimmed with newfound confidence Wednesday about keeping an open Senate seat in Kansas after establishment-backed

Arkansas: Schools must be open 5 days a week despite virus

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas is requiring schools to stay open five days a week when classes resume this month, state education officials said Wednesday, complicating efforts by some districts to limit on-site…

Mississippi schools not required to disclose COVID outbreaks

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A Mississippi school district that has seen a handful of

Montana to spend $530K in coronavirus relief money on Census

HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Montana is spending $530,000 in coronavirus relief money to boost Census outreach efforts with two months left in the once-a-decade population count.

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Washoe County approves $56M settlement in Tahoe tax fight

INCLINE VILLAGE, Nev. (AP) — Washoe County has agreed to a $56 million settlement with a group of Lake Tahoe property owners have claimed for more than 15 years that they were the victim of unfair property tax asse…

Pence tours pregnancy center, fires up GOP base in Florida

CLEARWATER, Fla. (AP) — Vice President Mike Pence visited Florida's Tampa Bay area on Wednesday, firing up the Republican party’s conservative base while touring a pregnancy center, speaking at a church and making …

Officials: Popular Tennessee GOP event had virus exposure

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — On the eve of Tennessee's primary election, public health officials announced Wednesday that top Republican political candidates and others may have been recently exposed to COVID-19.

Arkansas reports 912 new coronavirus cases, 18 more deaths

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas on Wednesday reported 912 new confirmed cases of the coronavirus and 18 more people in the state have died from the illness caused by the virus.