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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…
Lawmakers move to limit a governor's disaster powers
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — The Republican-controlled Legislature on Wednesday completed the first step in lawmakers' drive to amend Pennsylvania's constitution and strip future governors of some of their authority unde…
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Trump replaces campaign manager amid sinking poll numbers
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump shook up his campaign staff amid sinking poll numbers less than four months before the election, replacing
Atomic anniversary brings US nuclear official to New Mexico
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — The 2030 deadline set by the U.S. government to resume and ramp up production of the plutonium cores used in the nation’s nuclear arsenal is nothing short of challenging, but the head of th…
Freed, other statewide candidates, draw a crowd in Moses Lake
MOSES LAKE — Joshua Freed, a candidate for governor, visited Civic Park in Moses Lake on Wednesday to lay out his plans for addressing a number of key issues, …
Besieged New Mexico sheriff eyes smartphones as body cams
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — A much-criticized New Mexico sheriff who has led an office facing racial profiling lawsuits and has refused to force deputies to wear body cameras says his office will instead use smartphon…
Arizona teachers want school closures as virus cases rise
PHOENIX (AP) — Several Arizona teachers voiced fears from their cars Wednesday about returning to school in a state that continues to be ravaged by the coronavirus.
Maine to use ranked voting for president after repeal fails
AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — Maine voters are poised to become the first group of voters in U.S. history to be able to use a ranked style of voting for president, following a ruling by the secretary of state Wednesday.
President Trump shakes up campaign team, replacing Brad Parscale as campaign manager with GOP vet Bill Stepien
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Trump shakes up campaign team, replacing Brad Parscale as campaign manager with GOP vet Bill Stepien.
Pro-Western party claims victory in North Macedonia election
SKOPJE, North Macedonia (AP) — A suspected hacking attack caused the site of North Macedonia’s electoral commission to crash for hours after polls closed in national elections Wednesday, delaying preliminary result…
Wyoming's Republican governor repeats support for face masks
CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — Wyoming's governor and top public health officer spoke firmly in support of wearing face masks in public amid accelerating spread of the coronavirus and doubt among some that masks are necessa…
Mail delays likely as new postal boss pushes cost-cutting
WASHINGTON (AP) — Mail deliveries could be delayed by a day or more under cost-cutting efforts being imposed by the new postmaster general. The plan eliminates overtime for hundreds of thousands of postal workers a…
Nevada urges US Supreme Court to deny church's virus appeal
RENO, Nev. (AP) — Nevada’s lawyers urged the U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday to reject a rural church’s appeal to the state’s 50-person cap on attendance at worship services.
State lawmakers to hold virtual hearing on police reforms
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — State lawmakers have scheduled a “virtual listening session” on Friday so the public can learn more about
Lawmakers move to limit a governor's disaster powers
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — The Republican-controlled Legislature on Wednesday completed the first step in lawmakers' drive to amend Pennsylvania's constitution and strip future governors of some of their authority unde…