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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…
Forest: Lawsuit against fall rival Cooper isn't political
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina Lt. Gov. Dan Forest said Monday his impending lawsuit against Gov. Roy Cooper for unilaterally closing businesses and mandating face masks due to
Governor: 'No point' to debate axing of top health official
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice is done talking about why he pushed out a top health official during the coronavirus pandemic.
Distancing from Trump? Some Republicans step up critiques
WASHINGTON (AP) — For more than three years, President Donald Trump instilled such fear in the Republican Party's leaders that most kept criticism of his turbulent leadership or inconsistent politics to themselves.
Louisiana lawmakers winding down coronavirus special session
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Louisiana lawmakers held behind-the-scenes negotiations on a state operating budget and put the finishing touches on business tax breaks and other
Kansas City mayor called racist slur after requiring masks
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Kansas City's Black mayor said Monday that he was called a racist slur and told he should “swing from a tree” after he announced mandatory face masks in the Missouri city.
Drive-up US citizenship eases backlog, but new threat looms
DETROIT (AP) — A 60-year-old U.K. citizen drove into a Detroit parking garage on a recent afternoon, lowered the window of her SUV to swear an oath, and left as a newly minted American.
California governor OKs budget closing $54.3 billion deficit
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a budget on Monday that closes an estimated $54.3 billion deficit by temporarily raising taxes on businesses, delaying payments to public schools and cu…
Appeals court reverses Wisconsin voting restrictions rulings
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A federal appeals court panel upheld a host of Republican-authored voting restrictions in Wisconsin on Monday, handing conservatives a significant win in a pair of lawsuits just months before r…
Clarkson says city mask order doesn't apply to state offices
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — The Anchorage city attorney said Monday a memo from Alaska Attorney General Kevin Clarkson, exempting state buildings from a city mask order meant to guard against the coronavirus, “unnecessar…
Changes in military recruiting may endure after pandemic
WASHINGTON (AP) — With his Army recruiting office shuttered due to
Spread out desks, half-empty buses: Schools plan to reopen
CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — Face masks, spaced out desks and half-empty buses: Things will look different when students from throughout Nevada return for the 2020-2021 school year.
Analysis: Virus surge forces Arizona gov's hand on masks
PHOENIX (AP) — After telling Arizonans that many public places were again being closed amid a surge of coronavirus cases, Gov. Doug Ducey ended a somewhat contentious news conference by imploring people to wear fac…
Air Force sergeant indicted in federal guard killing
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — A federal grand jury indicted an Air Force sergeant for murder and attempted murder after he allegedly killed a federal security guard in Northern California and wounded his partner amid prot…
Democratic Senate primary reaches finish line in Kentucky
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — After a weeklong wait, Kentucky Democrats prepared to find out Tuesday whether Charles Booker or Amy McGrath will get the party's nomination to challenge Republican Senate Majority Leader Mit…
Counties told to use new mail voting info, per court order
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee election officials on Monday distributed guidance required by a judge for counties to update their absentee voting information to reflect a court-ordered voting-by-mail option for …