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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…
Assistance available to Louisiana renters affected by virus
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Louisiana will offer $24 million in emergency rent assistance to low-income residents faced with the threat of eviction because their paychecks have taken a hit from
Ethics Committee clears Rep. Trahan in campaign finance case
BOSTON (AP) — The House Ethics Committee has cleared U.S. Rep. Lori Trahan following an investigation into allegations that the Massachusetts Democrat accepted excessive campaign contributions and reported them as …
Analysis: Trump wants a 2016 repeat in a very different year
WASHINGTON (AP) — In the summer of 2016, Donald Trump was trailing in the polls. With time running out, he changed up his campaign leadership team, though not his own mercurial behavior.
Pennsylvania casino revenues down 18%, hammered by pandemic
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Pandemic-related shutdowns in Pennsylvania, the nation's No. 2 commercial gambling state, helped knock casino revenue down by 18%, state regulators reported Thursday, and it would have been m…
Noem says budget has $19 million surplus; unemployment rises
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — South Dakota ended its fiscal year with a $19 million surplus despite revenue coming up shorter than expected, Gov. Kristi Noem announced Thursday.
US High Court deals setback to Florida felon voting rights
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — A divided U.S Supreme Court on Thursday upheld an appellate court's decision to temporarily block hundreds of thousands of Florida felons from voting, making it unlikely that they will be a…
Montana reports two more deaths due to COVID-19
HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Health officials in Montana announced two deaths from COVID-19 on Thursday, one connected to an outbreak at a nursing home in Billings and the other in Lewis and Clark County.
NJ lawmakers pass bill authorizing $10B in borrowing
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey's Democrat-led Legislature passed legislation Thursday authorizing Gov. Phil Murphy to borrow nearly $10 billion to plug budget holes from the coronavirus outbreak, and Republicans i…
US, Canada and Mexico borders to stay closed for travelers
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S., Canada and Mexico have agreed to keep their shared borders closed to non-essential traffic until at least late August because of COVID-19.
Challenger wins Democratic primary for DA in NY suburbs
WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. (AP) — A former federal prosecutor who ran as a progressive insurgent has won the Democratic primary for district attorney in the suburbs north of New York City after the incumbent conceded the r…
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.