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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…
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…
Italian officers arrested for lockdown abuses, other crimes
MILAN (AP) — Seven Carabinieri officers were arrested in northern Italy Wednesday for allegedly helping drug dealers evade the country's coronavirus lockdown to obtain supplies and for alleged abuses of power datin…
Virginia Democrats vow sweeping changes in criminal justice
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Virginia Democrats say they are looking to make transformational change to the state's criminal justice system — just a few months after taking a far less ambitious approach.
County files suit against Wolf over $13M in virus funding
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — A Pennsylvania county filed suit 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 ord…
UK looks to new laws on spies after critical intel report
LONDON (AP) — Britain's government faced heated questions on national security Wednesday after a damning intelligence committee report on Russian meddling in the nation’s politics concluded the U.K. should examine …
Minnesota governor prepares to announce masking decision
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Gov. Tim Walz is expected to announce a statewide face mask mandate on Wednesday to try to slow the spread of the coronavirus.