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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…
Gov. Beshear: mask mandate in effect, despite judge's order
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — A new requirement for Kentuckians to wear face masks in public has taken effect, despite a county court's restraining order related to pandemic restrictions, Gov. Andy Beshear said Friday.
'Cowboys for Trump' ordered to pay fines, register as group
RIO RANCHO, N.M. (AP) — The New Mexico group, Cowboys for Trump, must register as a political committee in the state, and pay $7,600 in fines for not filing expenditure reports, an arbitrator ruled Friday.
Ex-Trump fixer Cohen returned to prison where sentence began
NEW YORK (AP) — President Donald Trump’s former lawyer and fixer, Michael Cohen, was transferred to the same federal lockup in Otisville where he was serving time for tax evasion, lying to Congress and campaign fin…
N.C. senator says he tested positive for COVID-19
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A North Carolina state senator said he tested positive for COVID-19 on Friday, marking the first known public case for a General Assembly member.
Mississippi seeing big virus outbreak in state legislature
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Packed elevators and crowded committee rooms. Legislators sitting shoulder-to-shoulder on the House and Senate floor. People standing close to each other and talking, sometimes leaning in to w…
West Virginia governor delays action as virus spikes
West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice delayed action Friday on whether to strengthen coronavirus restrictions as the state reports spikes in cases, hospitalizations and transmission rates.
Kentucky Attorney General challenges governor's mask mandate
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron has asked a county judge to rule on the legality of the governor's recent executive order requiring masks in public.
Utah hospitals call on statewide mask mandate as beds fill
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah healthcare company executives called on state leaders Friday to require masks as intensive care unit bed space dwindles amid a sustained surge in coronavirus cases.
Georgia expands hospital beds with virus cases at daily high
ATLANTA (AP) — Gov. Brian Kemp announced Friday that Georgia would increase hospital bed capacity as hospitalizations from COVID-19 surge and the state set a new single-day record for confirmed coronavirus infectio…
N.C. Republicans try again to dislodge voter ID from courts
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina Republican legislative leaders are trying to reinstate the implementation of a voter photo identification requirement.
Attorney not disputing suicide findings in Black man's death
LOS ANGELES (AP) — An attorney for the family of a Black man found hanging from a tree last month in a Southern California city park did not dispute on Friday investigators' finding that the death was a suicide.
Church singing ban strikes sour note with California pastor
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Crossroads Community Church Senior Pastor Jim Clark wants to keep his 1,500 parishioners safe during the coronavirus pandemic but he's drawing the line at a new California ban on singing o…
Arizona reports more than 4,000 new confirmed virus cases
PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona is preparing to help hospitals shuttle some recovering virus patients into nursing homes to make space for arrivals as it reported more than 4,000 newly confirmed coronavirus cases on Friday …
Nevada Democrats aim to block Nellis bombing range expansion
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Gov. Steve Sisolak said he is backing Nevada's Democratic congressional delegation, which is opposing a military effort to widen the boundaries of a vast U.S. Air Force bombing range into a nationa…
Coroner releases autopsy on fatal shooting by LA deputy
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Los Angeles County coroner on Friday released the autopsy report on an allegedly armed young man shot by a sheriff’s deputy that the Sheriff’s Department had requested remain confidential und…