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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…
Virus downturn knocks Indiana surplus down $850 million
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Plunging tax collections caused by the coronavirus pandemic have delivered a $850 million hit to Indiana’s state budget reserves, and a top state official said Thursday he anticipates possibly s…
Edwards signs new lawsuits limits sought by business lobby
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Gov. John Bel Edwards has signed the business lobby's main priority of the last election cycle into law, changes to Louisiana's civil litigation rules aimed at lessening the money people can…
North Macedonia: Complex coalition talks to follow election
SKOPJE, North Macedonia (AP) — North Macedonia’s pro-Western Social Democrats said Thursday they were ready to start complicated power-sharing negotiations after winning a narrow election victory in a poll held up …
Montana reports 9th death tied to nursing home outbreak
A ninth death has been tied to a coronavirus outbreak at a nursing home in Billings, the Yellowstone County health department said Thursday.
McSally reports raising nearly $9 million for Senate race
PHOENIX (AP) — Republican Sen. Martha McSally has posted her strongest quarterly fundraising yet, but her haul was still dwarfed by that of her Democratic rival.
Wisconsin unemployment drops to 8.5%, below national rate
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin's unemployment rate dropped to 8.5% in June — a bit of good news that came Thursday as Democratic lawmakers released proposals to remove obstacles and broaden access to unemployment b…
Michigan agency orders hearing for bar tied to outbreak
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan liquor regulators on Thursday ordered an East Lansing bar to answer questions about a coronavirus outbreak that infected 186 people and was a factor in Gov. Gretchen Whitmer's decisio…
Gov. Baker faults decision to shift data collection from CDC
BOSTON (AP) — Gov. Charlie Baker is criticizing a decision by the Trump administration to shift the collection of hospital data related to the coronavirus pandemic in the U.S. from the Centers for Disease Control a…
Democrat Torres Small keeps money edge in key US House race
RIO RANCHO, N.M. (AP) — Democratic U.S. Rep. Xochitl Torres Small has more than a 10 to 1 money edge in a critical U.S. House race in southern New Mexico that Republicans hope to recapture.
Face mask requirement begins in N.C. courts as cases grow
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Jury trials in North Carolina courtrooms will be delayed for at least another two months because of the
Minnesota ICU patients with COVID-19 drops to 3-month low
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The number of coronavirus patients in Minnesota intensive care units dipped to a three-month low Thursday as the state continues its downward trend in hospitalizations for COVID-19.
Mosquitoes flying free as health departments focus on virus
Bug spray, swollen welts, citronella. It’s mosquito season.
Trump's grand GOP convention plans shrink as virus surges
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump's plans for a grand convention keep shrinking.
Wisconsin college distances itself from Pence campaign stop
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A small Wisconsin liberal arts college hosting a campaign visit by Vice President Mike Pence told Pence that he and everyone attending his speech inside a campus building must wear a mask and m…
NJ Senate passes $10B bond allowance to fill budget holes
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey's Democrat-led Senate passed a measure Thursday authorizing Gov. Phil Murphy to borrow nearly $10 billion he says is needed to plug budget holes stemming from COVID-19.