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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…
Pence turns up heat on Biden with Wisconsin speech
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Vice President Mike Pence stepped up attacks on Joe Biden with an aggressive speech Friday in the birthplace of the Republican Party, casting the election in under four months as a choice “betw…
La. House speaker cautions against revoking virus emergency
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — House Speaker Clay Schexnayder sought Friday to stall an ongoing effort by his fellow Republicans to revoke Gov. John Bel Edwards'
Biden: Science, not politics, should decide school reopening
WASHINGTON (AP) — Joe Biden on Friday unveiled a plan to reopen schools in the era of coronavirus, seeking to establish federal safety guidelines that he says will be based on science and not on political pressure …
California governor outlines strict guidelines for schools
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom laid out strict criteria Friday for school reopenings that make it unlikely the vast majority of districts will have classroom instruction in the fall as the corona…
Pandemic becomes politically fraught for Florida governor
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — The
DeWine vetoes limit on penalties for health order breaches
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine vetoed a bill Friday, as promised, that would have prohibited criminal penalties for violations of state or local health orders related to the coronavirus pandemic as the…
Whitmer tweaks mask order; businesses can't assume exception
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Gov. Gretchen Whitmer on Friday tweaked Michigan's tougher order to wear masks in public, clarifying that they are not required while voting and telling businesses they cannot assume people wh…
Alaska reports 37,700 fewer jobs in June than prior year
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Alaska had 37,700 fewer jobs in June compared with a year earlier, with the leisure and hospitality industry taking an especially hard hit amid the continued economic impact of the coronavirus…
Minnesota hospitals ask Walz for statewide mask mandate
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Minnesota hospitals asked Gov. Tim Walz to order people throughout the state to wear masks in public to slow the spread of the coronavirus — a step the governor said he has been considering.
Delegation seeks SUD funding, governor takes up virus bills
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — At least six substance use recovery homes have closed in New Hampshire since the start of the coronavirus pandemic, according to the state's Democratic Congressional delegation.
Georgia mask debate ensnares Trump as Kemp battles Atlanta
ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia’s governor and the mayor of its largest city accused each other of playing politics Friday amid an escalating fight over face masks intended to reduce the spread of the coronavirus.
Ginsburg says she's being treated for cancer recurrence, but plans to stay on Supreme Court
WASHINGTON (AP) — Ginsburg says she's being treated for cancer recurrence, but plans to stay on Supreme Court.
Lawmakers may revisit police misconduct investigation bill
CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — Police reform advocates are demanding lawmakers use a special session to repeal a
Review into England's coronavirus death total amid questions
LONDON (AP) — The British government ordered an urgent review Friday into how daily coronavirus death figures in England are calculated amid claims the current method overestimates the tally.
North Carolina unemployment rate falls to 7.6% in June
RALEIGH, N.C . (AP) — North Carolina's jobless rate declined dramatically in June, the state