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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…
New Mexico universities face prospect of budget challenges
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Officials say the University of New Mexico and New Mexico State University face the prospect of major budget challenges because of reduced state funding and other fiscal fallout from the coron…
Mayor concedes Los Angeles reopened too soon as virus surges
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Mayor Eric Garcetti conceded Sunday that Los Angeles reopened too quickly and again warned that the city was “on the brink” of new shutdown orders as the coronavirus continues to surge in Califor…
Remembering John Lewis, rights icon and `American hero'
WASHINGTON (AP) — People paid great heed to John Lewis for much of his life in the civil rights movement. But at the very beginning — when he was just a kid wanting to be a minister someday — his audience didn’t ca…
Arkansas governor: Masks 'shouldn’t be about politics'
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson said Sunday that wearing masks to help stop the spread of the coronavirus shouldn’t be about politics.
Trump's trouble in suburbs key to suddenly competitive Ohio
CINCINNATI (AP) — During a background briefing with reporters in December, President Donald Trump's reelection campaign team gave only passing mention of Ohio. Certainly no one suggested a full-scale fall advertisi…
How the coronavirus spread through one immigration facility
SAN DIEGO (AP) — Gregory Arnold walked into the warden’s office April 1 as the novel coronavirus ripped through one of the largest immigration detention centers in the United States. Waiting with about 40 guards to…
Republican Clemmons resigns from SC House after 17 years
MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (AP) — A Republican lawyer in the South Carolina House for more than 17 years is resigning so he can dedicate more time on his business.
Cost, hassle of stamps questioned as mail-in voting surges
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Even if it weren't for her disability and fear of catching COVID-19, Delinda Bryant said getting the necessary postage to cast a ballot this year will be a struggle.
Bill to cap mining tax break fails for 2nd time in 3 days
CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — Even after amendments were made to address concerns, a proposal to limit mining tax deductions failed to pass the Nevada Senate on Saturday night.
Democrat Leger Fernandez has big money edge in US House race
RIO RANCHO, N.M. (AP) — Democrat Teresa Leger Fernandez has a massive money edge over a poorly funded Republican opponent going into a general election for an open U.S. House seat in northern New Mexico.
AP FACT CHECK: Trump's alternate reality on COVID-19 threat
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump appears to be living in an alternate reality when it comes to the COVID-19 threat.
Democrat Leger Fernandez has big money edge in US House race
RIO RANCHO, N.M. (AP) — Democrat Teresa Leger Fernandez has a massive money edge over a poorly funded Republican opponent going into a general election for an open U.S. House seat in northern New Mexico.
Nevada passes cuts to health care, education amid pandemic
CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — The Nevada Legislature approved immense cuts to the state's health and education budgets on Sunday in an effort to rebalance the state budget amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic and plumm…
Gov. Steve Sisolak: No second special session for now
CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — Nevada Gov. Steve Sisolak announced he no longer plans to keep lawmakers in the state capital for a second special legislative session to address criminal justice and coronavirus-related co…
Assembly passes cuts to health care, education amid pandemic
CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — The Nevada Assembly approved immense cuts to the state's health and education budgets on Sunday in an effort to rebalance the state budget amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic and plummeti…