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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…
Walz signs order requiring Minnesotans to wear face masks
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Gov. Tim Walz is requiring Minnesotans to wear face masks to try to slow the spread of the coronavirus.
New Mexico officials wary of federal security deployments
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — An expected announcement that federal agents will surge into cities including Albuquerque is generating a backlash and opening divisions among Democratic elected officials in New Mexico.
AP-NORC poll: Very few Americans back full school reopening
BOSTON (AP) — Virtual instruction. Mandated masks. Physical distancing. The start of school will look very different this year because of the
Ocasio-Cortez rejects GOP colleague's apology in verbal spat
WASHINGTON (AP) — A Republican congressman offered an apology Wednesday for the “abrupt manner" he used in a verbal confrontation with Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez but denied aiming a sexist slur at her. Ocasio-Co…
Canadian court invalidates asylum agreement with the US
A Canadian court Wednesday invalidated the country’s Safe Third Country Agreement with the United States, ruling elements of the law violate Canadian constitutional guarantees of life, liberty and security.
A new AP-NORC poll finds only 1 in 10 Americans think schools should return to normal operations this fall
BOSTON (AP) — A new AP-NORC poll finds only 1 in 10 Americans think schools should return to normal operations this fall.
DC mayor says she will order mandatory mask use outside home as coronavirus cases increase in nation's capital
WASHINGTON (AP) — DC mayor says she will order mandatory mask use outside home as coronavirus cases increase in nation's capital.
Official: Arizona schools need virus data to reopen campuses
PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona's school districts should be empowered to reopen campuses for the new school year based on public health data instead of committing now to specific reopening dates, the state's top education …
Incarcerated people look to Senate to cap prison phone rates
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Incarcerated people and their families said they are closely watching congressional debates about the next COVID-19 relief bill for proposed legislation that would drastically push down the cost …
Majority of Kansas school board's Republicans opposed delay
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A majority of Republicans on the Kansas State Board of Education on Wednesday opposed Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly's plan to delay the reopening of K-12 schools from mid-August until after Labor …
Kansas school board rejects delaying in-person K-12 classes
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Local school boards in Kansas will be allowed to reopen elementary, middle and high schools in mid-August as they normally would, despite a surge in coronavirus cases in the state.
Missouri governor clarifies comments on school kids, virus
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri Gov. Mike Parson is clarifying comments he made in a radio interview in which he said children returning to school will come down with the coronavirus but will “get over it,” rem…
Federal security deployment sets off backlash in New Mexico
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Democratic elected officials in New Mexico are cautioning President Trump against any possible plans to send federal agents to the state as the sheriff of New Mexico's largest county travel…
Hawaii bioenergy plant backers protest ban on construction
HONOLULU (AP) — Supporters of the Honua Ola Bioenergy company held a rally Monday in an attempt to ward off an order that could permanently stop construction of the firm's long-delayed power plant.
County sues Wolf, seeking $13M in virus funding he withheld
A Pennsylvania county sued Wednesday to compel Gov. Tom Wolf to release $12.8 million in federal coronavirus relief funding that he withheld after county leaders defied his shutdown orders and sought to reopen on t…