NC Governor Cooper runs first TV ads in reelection bid

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Gov. Roy Cooper touts his plan to respond to the

Florida urges US Supreme Court to keep stay on felon voting

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — The state of Florida is urging the U.S. Supreme Court to reject a bid by voting rights advocates to lift a stay on a lower court's ruling that allowed Florida felons to regain the right to …

Arkansas Scholarship Lottery director Woosley to resign

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — The director of the Arkansas Scholarship Lottery is resigning the state, the Department of Finance and Administration, which oversees the lottery, announced Tuesday.

Democratic primary to replace Lowey goes to Mondaire Jones

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — A Democratic primary for a congressional seat opening up in New York City’s northern suburbs has been won by Mondaire Jones, an attorney who had the backing of the party’s left wing.

New Mexico Supreme Court limits shielding of police records

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — The state's open records law doesn’t create a blanket exception for shielding law enforcement records that are related to an ongoing criminal investigation, the New Mexico Supreme Court said T…

Shore town sees political revenge in dune destruction flap

New Jersey's threat to make a shore town rip out a sea wall and other oceanfront structures feels like political retribution, North Wildwood officials say.

Democrats pressed to include court reforms in 2020 platform

WASHINGTON (AP) — Liberal interest groups are intensifying pressure on Democrats to take aggressive measures to reshape the Supreme Court, arguing the party should include such measures in its policy platform at ne…

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N. Carolina students to have mix of online, in-person school

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper announced guidelines Tuesday that will allow North Carolina K-12 schools to reopen at reduced in-classroom capacity but give parents and school districts the choice t…

Judge: Tennessee not in contempt for new voter by-mail limit

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A judge ruled Tuesday that state officials are not in contempt of court because they keep enforcing a Tennessee law barring many first-time voters from casting absentee ballots, despite her …

Senate hopeful leaves board over Black Lives Matter support

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A Tennessee Republican running for U.S. Senate resigned from the board of a brokerage firm after the company expressed support for the Black Lives Matter movement, according to a letter from…

Lawmakers urged to address segregation in special session

The police killing of George Floyd, a Black man, in Minneapolis is sparking new life into long-running efforts to better integrate Connecticut, with a wide-ranging coalition announcing plans on Tuesday to push stat…

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Republicans mount new challenge to governor's pandemic power

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — The Republican-controlled Legislature on Tuesday mounted another effort to strip some emergency disaster powers from Gov. Tom Wolf, as well as future governors, in the latest partisan fight o…

Navy official: Warship stable, fire could be out in 24 hours

SAN DIEGO (AP) — Hundreds of sailors have isolated the fire ravaging the USS Bonhomme Richard down to two areas of the warship and a top Navy official said Tuesday it's possible the blaze could be extinguished over…