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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…
GOP blocks Kansas governor's plan to delay reopening schools
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas schools will be allowed to reopen in mid-August after Republican officials on Wednesday again thwarted a plan from Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly aimed at reversing a resurgence in reported …
Nearly 1 in 4 VA employees report sex harassment, audit says
WASHINGTON (AP) — Nearly 1 in 4 employees at the Department of Veterans Affairs say they have been subjected to unwanted sexual comments and other harassment — one of the highest levels in federal government — and …
Trump targets Albuquerque crime with security deployments
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — President Trump focused on an open wound in the law enforcement community — the unsolved shooting death of the mother of two New Mexico state police officers — in announcing that federal agent…
Fauci to testify next week to House panel on coronavirus
WASHINGTON (AP) — Dr. Anthony Fauci and two other top public health officials will testify next week to a House subcommittee that's been investigating the federal response to a coronavirus pandemic
House votes to remove Confederate statues from Capitol
WASHINGTON (AP) — The House has approved a bill to remove statues of Gen. Robert E. Lee and other Confederate leaders from the U.S. Capitol, as a reckoning over racial injustice continues following the police killi…
Greek former minister charged over pharmaceutical probe
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece's parliament voted late Wednesday to charge a former deputy justice minister over allegations he sought to incriminate political opponents in a purported pharmaceutical bribery scandal.
AP EXPLAINS: A look at $60M bribery probe unfolding in Ohio
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The arrest Tuesday of powerful Republican House Speaker Larry Householder and four associates
Largest US public university system requires ethnic studies
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Ethnic and social justice studies will join English and science courses as graduation requirements at California State University, after the Board of Trustees at the nation’s largest four-…
Property tax measure hits new roadblock in Nebraska
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Attempts to lower Nebraska's property taxes appeared to stumble yet again Wednesday after some state lawmakers argued that the newest package could hurt local K-12 schools by restricting their …
Michigan lawmakers start approving plan for $2B budget gap
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan lawmakers began approving a plan Wednesday to address a $2.2 billion state budget hole caused by the coronavirus pandemic, relying on a mix of federal funding, the state's cash reserv…
Indiana governor imposing statewide face mask order
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indiana will have a statewide face mask mandate starting next week, joining many other states in similar orders aimed at slowing the coronavirus spread, Gov. Eric Holcomb said Wednesday.
Minnesota governor announces statewide mask mandate
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Gov. Tim Walz said Wednesday he is mandating Minnesotans wear face masks to help stem the spread of the coronavirus following a recent rise in cases statewide.
Congress passes sprawling plan to boost conservation, parks
WASHINGTON (AP) — A bipartisan bill that would spend nearly $3 billion on conservation projects, outdoor recreation and maintenance of national parks and other public lands is on its way to the president's desk aft…
Nebraska Senate hopeful who sent vulgar texts declines exit
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — A Democratic U.S. Senate candidate in Nebraska doubled down Wednesday on his promise to stay in the race, despite growing pressure to drop out after he sent
Murphy: Schools miss $1B in state funds without federal help
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey's schools could lose out on $1 billion in state funding unless the federal government comes through with more aid, Gov. Phil Murphy said Wednesday as he criticized the latest proposa…