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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…
Nashville will no longer prosecute minor marijuana charges
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Nashville District Attorney General Glenn Funk announced on Wednesday that his office will no longer prosecute individuals for possession of less than a half-ounce of marijuana.
Utah GOP governor's race still tight between Cox, Huntsman
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — In the Republican race for the first open Utah governor’s seat in more than a decade, well-known former U.S. ambassador to Russia Jon Huntsman Jr. on Wednesday was running narrowly behind Lt. …
Maryland board OKs more than $400M in state budget cuts
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — A Maryland panel approved about $413 million in state budget cuts Wednesday as part of a long-term effort to adjust to the huge financial impact the coronavirus has had on the state’s economy.
Utah university to consider dropping 'Dixie' from its name
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — After years of resisting calls to change, a university in Utah is considering dropping “Dixie” from its name in another example of the nation’s reexamination of the Confederacy and slavery.
Former lawmaker retires as Mississippi's top tax collector
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi's top tax collector is retiring after four years in that job, and Republican Gov. Tate Reeves will nominate someone to succeed him.
Immigration judges in lawsuit say US government muzzles them
Immigration judges said in a lawsuit filed Wednesday against the U.S. Department of Justice that they are being muzzled by the Trump administration, marking the latest confrontation between the judges and the feder…
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Police chief defends pepper spray at Elijah McClain vigil
DENVER (AP) — A police chief spent over four hours defending her officers’ tactics to leaders in a Denver suburb after police unleashed pepper spray and used batons on demonstrators during a vigil for Elijah McClai…
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Wisconsin court may not rule on voter purge before November
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Wisconsin Supreme Court won't hear oral arguments in a lawsuit seeking to purge thousands of voters from the rolls until at least September, raising questions about whether the justices wil…
Russian election officials say amendments allowing Vladimir Putin two more terms receive overwhelming approval
MOSCOW (AP) — Russian election officials say amendments allowing Vladimir Putin two more terms receive overwhelming approval.
Eviction ban nears an end with renter aid still in pipeline
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Federal emergency aid for renters in Pennsylvania hit hard financially during the pandemic is still in the pipeline as Gov. Tom Wolf's ban on foreclosures and evictions nears an expiration.
Texas' lieutenant governor criticizes Fauci as cases surge
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — As confirmed coronavirus case levels in Texas continue surging to record highs, Republican Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick says the nation's top infectious disease expert “doesn't know what he's talking a…