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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…
Montana announces 3 COVID deaths as unemployment declines
HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Montana health officials announced three additional deaths due to COVID-19 on Thursday, bringing the total number of deaths in the state to 58.
Judge: Decision on voting rights suit may come after primary
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A Tennessee judge on Thursday cast doubt on an attempt to allow people to participate in the state's upcoming primary election if they’ve had their voting rights restored after being convict…
Colorado governor says return to school 'reasonably safe'
DENVER (AP) — Colorado Gov. Jared Polis said Thursday he thinks it's “reasonably safe” to open schools this fall and announced plans to distribute medical-grade masks to teachers across the state to curb the spread…
Hospitalizations up again in Georgia as some schools reopen
ATLANTA (AP) — The number of Georgians hospitalized with COVID-19 set another record Tuesday, while deaths and new confirmed cases of the respiratory illness remained at high levels.
Transcript: Barack Obama's address at John Lewis' funeral
ATLANTA (AP) — A transcript of former President Barack Obama's address to those present at the funeral service for John Lewis at Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta on Thursday.
Q&A: Questions stirred by Trump's idea of an election delay
ATLANTA (AP) — President Donald Trump has
Anti-Trump group ad supports Gross for Alaska US Senate seat
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — An outside group focused on defeating President Donald Trump in November and “Trumpism” is running an ad in Alaska in support of independent Al Gross in Alaska's U.S. Senate race.
Ohio House picks GOP ex-justice to replace its ousted leader
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Republican lawmakers on Thursday chose former state Supreme Court justice and current Rep. Bob Cupp to lead the Ohio House, replacing the speaker ousted hours earlier amid a scandal.
Lawmakers pick former Ohio Supreme Court justice as House speaker to replace Republican ousted amid $60M bribery probe
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Lawmakers pick former Ohio Supreme Court justice as House speaker to replace Republican ousted amid $60M bribery probe.
Hawley draws hard line on Supreme Court nominees, abortion
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Missouri Sen. Josh Hawley on Thursday said he’ll only vote to confirm U.S. Supreme Court nominees who say the Roe v. Wade decision that legalized abortion nationwide was wrong.
California court: public employees can't 'spike' pensions
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California's public employees can't pad their pensions by working extra hours and cashing out unused vacation and sick leave just before retiring, the state Supreme Court said in a ruling …
NJ bills make Juneteenth holiday, abolish freeholder title
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey lawmakers passed two bills Thursday aimed at addressing racial injustice, one making Juneteenth a state holiday and another abolishing the county-level title of freeholder, which spo…
NY removes climate change bond from 2020 ballot — for now
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York's governor says the state's economy is too “murky” to move ahead with his sweeping proposal to address climate change by borrowing $3 billion to fund environmental restoration projects …
GOP US Senate hopeful Ronchetti rebuffs election delay idea
RIO RANCHO, N.M. (AP) — A GOP U.S. senatorial candidate in New Mexico is joining top Republicans in Congress in rebuffing President Donald Trump’s suggestions the 2020 elections be delayed.
DOT: Top executive's departure unrelated to treasurer's call
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A top executive's departure from the North Carolina Department of Transportation has nothing to do with state Treasurer Dale Folwell's call earlier this month to replace him, a DOT spokesperson…