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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…
Colorado activists urge Medicaid hike in virus relief bill
DENVER (AP) — Colorado activists want the federal government to fund more of the state's Medicaid program ahead of the 30th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act.
California will let absent lawmakers vote during outbreak
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California's legislative leaders said Thursday they will let absent lawmakers vote on bills during the final month of the legislative session after at least seven people who work in the st…
Arizona won't require schools to open as planned in 3 weeks
PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona won't require public schools to fully reopen for in-person learning as expected in mid-August as the coronavirus pandemic continues at a high level in the state.
Trump to visit North Carolina, cite work on COVID-19 vaccine
WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House says President Donald Trump will visit North Carolina on Monday to tour a business that is participating in work on a COVID-19 vaccine.
Lawmakers don masks, vote to allow absentee voting in Nov.
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Given the possibility of an uptick in coronavirus infections this fall, Connecticut's House of Representatives on Thursday voted overwhelmingly to give all voters the option to vote by absent…
South Sudan activist flees to US, says Kiir wanted him dead
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — A prominent South Sudanese activist has fled to the United States with the help of the U.S. government, which issued emergency visas to him and his family after he said South Sudan’s president o…
Man given time served for threatening Missouri senator
ST. LOUIS, Mo. (AP) — An eastern Missouri man was sentenced to time served and probation after pleading guilty Thursday to sending several death threats to U.S. Sen. Josh Hawley of Missouri last year.
Las Vegas stepping up COVID-19 response, city officials say
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Las Vegas was already stepping up efforts to test, treat and track community spread of COVID-19 when a top doctor on the White House coronavirus task force listed the city with 10 others in the U.S…
NY passes Juneteenth holiday, automatic voter registration
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — State lawmakers wrapped up work Thursday on bills ranging from automatic voter registration to two new public holidays celebrating Juneteenth and Abolition Commemoration Day.
Arkansas governor names Graves to head prison system
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Gov. Asa Hutchinson on Thursday named the Department of Corrections chief of staff and former state prison system spokesman to head the department.
A look at candidates signed up for Louisiana's fall election
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — The sign-up period for the Nov. 3 election continues through Friday. After the presidential race, the top of the ballot will include a U.S. Senate race and all six U.S. House races. The cand…
Polis: Colorado expands state lab capacity for virus testing
DENVER (AP) — Colorado is increasing its public-private partnerships to ramp up the state’s coronavirus testing, Gov. Jared Polis said Thursday, bemoaning the lack of a national testing strategy that could produce …
Trump lets New Yorkers back into federal travelers program
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Five months after it kicked New Yorkers out of trusted traveler security programs in a spat over immigration policy, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security reversed itself Thursday and told a …
Cognitive Test. Trump. Biden. Campaign. Flashpoint.
WASHINGTON (AP) — It doesn’t quite have the ring of “Morning in America” and “I Like Ike.”
Trump calls off GOP National Convention in Florida, citing 'flare-up' of coronavirus; North Carolina events still on
WASHINGTON (AP) — Trump calls off GOP National Convention in Florida, citing 'flare-up' of coronavirus; North Carolina events still on.