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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…
Venezuela calls congressional elections amid political fight
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuelan officials announced Wednesday that congressional elections will be held on the first Sunday in December to choose members of the only branch of government not now controlled by …
Louisiana businesses can apply for virus grants on July 28
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Louisiana will start accepting applications July 28 from small businesses seeking up to $15,000 grants to help with coronavirus expenses, Treasurer John Schroder announced Wednesday.
Sen. Markey, Rep. Kennedy both report $1.9M fundraising haul
BOSTON (AP) — Massachusetts U.S. Sen. Edward Markey raised more than $1.9 million in the past three months, ending the quarter with about $4.8 million in cash left in his campaign account, campaign manager John Wal…
Pennsylvania court turns down lawmakers' bid to end shutdown
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania’s high court on Wednesday ruled against an effort by Republican state lawmakers to end Democratic Gov. Tom Wolf’s pandemic shutdown orders.
Indiana delays lifting capacity limits on restaurants, bars
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indiana will keep capacity limits in place for restaurants, bars and entertainment venues because of worries about a possible increase in coronavirus cases across the state, Gov. Eric Holcomb sa…
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Nevada sets tentative date for special session July 8
CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — A special session of the state Legislature has been tentatively scheduled for July 8, Nevada Gov. Steve Sisolak announced Wednesday.
As COVID cases hit new high, N.C. delays K-12 reopen plans
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina public schools did not receive the statewide guidance they anticipated on Wednesday about how to reopen in the fall.
McGrath raises Russia bounty issue in Kentucky Senate race
LOUISVILLE, Ky (AP) — Taking the offensive after her narrow primary win, Democratic Senate nominee Amy McGrath challenged Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell to disclose what he knows about intelligence assessme…
House approves $1.5T plan to fix crumbling infrastructure
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Democratic-controlled House approved a $1.5 trillion plan Wednesday to rebuild the nation’s crumbling infrastructure, pouring hundreds of billions of dollars into projects to fix roads and bri…
11 more people arrested outside N.C. governor's mansion
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Police in North Carolina's capital city arrested 11 more people Wednesday during demonstrations outside the Executive Mansion focused on urging Gov. Roy Cooper to veto a measure addressing deat…
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DeSantis signs dozens of bills before deadline
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis grabbed a lot of attention this week by approving the state budget, creating new restrictions on girls seeking abortions, signing environmental legislation and new…
Virus spike prompts big California about face on reopenings
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Wednesday ordered bars and indoor dining at restaurants to close in most areas of the state for the next three weeks amid a troubling surge of new coronavir…
Trump supports new round of direct coronavirus payments
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Wednesday that he supports a fresh round of government payments to individuals to help them weather the coronavirus pandemic but “it has to be done properly.”