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Thompson leads 13th District race, plans focus on costs, access
EPHRATA — Joshua Thompson led Deanna Martinez by 3,278 votes for the 13th Legislative District’s state representat…
Feds propose consent decree to ensure care at Virginia jail
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department proposed Wednesday that a Virginia jail comply with a consent decree requiring officials to improve medical treatment for inmates, marking one of the first times the departm…
Justices overturn Tennessee mail vote expansion for November
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The Tennessee Supreme Court on Wednesday overturned the option for all eligible voters to vote by mail in November due to COVID-19.
State Dept.: Russia pushes disinformation in online network
CHICAGO (AP) — The State Department says Russia is using a well-developed online operation that includes a loose collection of proxy websites to stir up confusion around the coronavirus by amplifying conspiracy the…
Maryland board eyes late changes in November election plan
SILVER SPRING, Md. (AP) — Maryland’s state election board is weighing late changes in the state’s plan for the November election, aiming to protect voters and volunteer workers from crowded and understaffed polling…
Louisiana mask mandate, virus rules challenged in court
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Gov. John Bel Edwards' administration argued Wednesday that Louisiana's statewide mask mandate and bar restrictions have helped to slow the spread of the coronavirus outbreak, hoping to pers…
Kentucky reports daily drop in coronavirus cases
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky reported 546 new coronavirus cases Wednesday, down from the previous day as the governor suggested the daily downturn offered another sign that his mask mandate is working.
Officials: GOP dinner attendees exposed to the coronavirus
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.
Final Arizona tally may take days, as usual
PHOENIX (AP) — Politicians in tight races should not expect final results from Arizona's primary election for at least a few days, a regular occurrence in the state even though it sees the vast majority of voters c…
Kansas counties with mask mandate show steep COVID-19 drop
BELLE PLAINE, Kan. (AP) — Kansas counties that have mask mandates in place have seen a rapid drop in cases, while counties that only recommend their use have seen no decrease in cases, the state's top health offici…
Nevada begins tracking pandemic's effect on LGBTQ community
CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — Nevada has begun collecting data on sexual orientation and gender identity as part of an expanded case investigation effort unveiled this week. The move is being heralded by advocates conce…
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…