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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…
Advocates: Shield poor students from pandemic budget cut
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan should shield low-income students from the brunt of a potential K-12 funding cut in the coming school year instead of making an across-the-board reduction to base aid to resolve a pan…
Wyoming governor: There will be no mask order
CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — Wyoming will not issue a statewide mask order despite record-high reported cases of the coronavirus, Gov. Mark Gordon said Tuesday.
Campaigns bring dueling messages to Pennsylvania this week
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Vice President Mike Pence will make another law-and-order-themed pitch in the presidential battleground of Pennsylvania, as former Vice President Joe Biden's campaign delivered its own messag…
Ex-wrestler running for Congress subject of 911 calls
Las Vegas police responded twice to 911 calls from Republican congressional candidate Dan Rodimer's now-wife in 2018 alleging domestic violence and that Rodimer had stolen guns and jewelry belonging to her, accordi…
Arrests at Alabama Capitol protest for Medicaid expansion
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Several people, including a former longtime state senator, were arrested Tuesday for attempting to paint “Good Trouble” and “Expand Medicaid” on the street in front of the Alabama Capitol.
Hospitals urge Alabama Gov. Ivey to extend mask order
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Hospitals are urging Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey to extend a statewide face mask order as the state continues to see high numbers of
Trump administration won't accept new DACA applications
CHICAGO (AP) — The Trump administration said Tuesday that it will reject new applications and shorten renewal periods for an Obama-era program that shields young people from deportation, taking a defiant stance aft…
Biden's notes: ‘Do not hold grudges’ against Kamala Harris
WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — Joe Biden was uncharacteristically tight-lipped on Tuesday about the final stretch of his search for a vice president. But the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee seemed prepared to …
Georgia gov, Atlanta to continue mediation on mask order
ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia’s governor has withdrawn a request for an emergency order to block the state’s largest city from ordering people to wear masks in public or imposing other restrictions related to the COVID-19…
Torres Small releases new ad touting COVID-19 relief aid
RIO RANCHO, N.M. (AP) — U.S. Rep. Xochitl Torres Small of New Mexico released this week a new commercial touting her bipartisan work on a COVID-19 relief package as she prepares to face a tough reelection fight.
Benson: Take ballot to clerk or drop box so it's counted
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan's top election official is urging people with an absentee ballot to return it to their local clerk's office or drop box instead of using the mail to ensure it's counted in the Aug. 4 …
Nevada to expand contact tracing under new reopening plan
CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — Nevada plans to expand its contact tracing capabilities as part of a new reopening plan that targets high-risk businesses rather than entire industries.
$250 one-time payments to Louisiana workers begin this week
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Payments start going out this week to Louisiana's front-line workers who remained at grocery store checkouts, in health care facilities and on bus routes in the first months of the
McConnell: No room for new FBI building in virus aid bill
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate's top Republican said Tuesday that he opposes a push by President Donald Trump to include nearly $1.8 billion in a new
Biden vows to fight racial inequality with economic agenda
WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden promised Tuesday that his economic agenda would combat long-standing racial inequalities as he sought to draw another sharp contrast with Presiden…