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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…
Indiana's second-largest county latest to adopt mask mandate
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Officials in Indiana’s second-largest county and one of the largest Indianapolis suburbs have adopted face mask mandates for residents and businesses in an attempt to s
Connecticut may expand absentee ballot use for Nov. election
Connecticut lawmakers on Tuesday heard from voters who want to cast their ballots by absentee because they're afraid of going to the polls in November during the coronavirus pandemic, as well as from those who say …
Judge: Colorado racing track must obey coronavirus orders
DENVER (AP) — A judge decided against sanctioning a Colorado drag racing track Tuesday for violating social distancing rules during a July 4 event but said the track must abide by public health orders to stem the s…
Philly DA warns of charges if federal agents commit crimes
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Philadelphia's top prosecutor has warned that federal law enforcement officers will be charged criminally if they unlawfully assault or kidnap anyone in the city.
Health officer plans to close bars in Kansas' biggest city
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A local public health official plans to close bars and restrict restaurant hours in the state's largest city and the surrounding area until after Labor Day because of a surge in reported coronav…
Federal coronavirus response dominates Kentucky Senate race
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell's prominent role in the federal response to the coronavirus pandemic has become Topic A in his bitter campaign against Democratic challenger Amy McGrath…
South Dakota lawmakers criticize Noem on tribal checkpoints
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — South Dakota lawmakers on Tuesday called for formal consultation processes between tribal and state governments following Gov. Kristi Noem’s handling of a conflict over coronavirus checkpoi…
Indiana Democrats call for special legislative session
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Legislative Democrats want Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb to bring the General Assembly back in a special session as concerns over racial injustice and rising coronavirus cases have created what they…
Mask policy adopted by legislators at Statehouse
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — Lawmakers and legislative staff entering the New Hampshire Statehouse must now wear a mask because of the coronavirus pandemic, according to a policy approved by a legislative committee Tuesday.
Louisiana hospitals oppose effort to revoke virus emergency
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Louisiana hospital leaders are warning that efforts to combat the
Arizona virus hospitalizations go down, 134 more deaths
PHOENIX (AP) — The number of people hospitalized in Arizona for treatment of coronavirus infections is still on a slight downward trend but deaths remain high as officials review death certificates and attribute mo…
2 judges in lawsuit over Atlanta mask rule recuse themselves
ATLANTA (AP) — After one judge recused herself at the state's request from hearing a lawsuit filed by Georgia's governor over measures taken by Atlanta in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, a second stepped aside b…
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AP sources: Trump to sign memo seeking to bar people in US illegally from being counted in congressional reapportionment
WASHINGTON (AP) — AP sources: Trump to sign memo seeking to bar people in US illegally from being counted in congressional reapportionment.
Michigan abortion foes drop petition drive to ban method
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Abortion opponents said Tuesday they're dropping a petition drive to prohibit a second-trimester procedure in Michigan after state election officials said the campaign didn't produce enough va…