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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…
Sunday election in Poland a test for president and populism
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland’s right-wing president, Andrzej Duda, is fighting for a second term in an election Sunday that will test whether he was helped by a campaign that depicted LGBT rights as a dangerous “id…
Georgia lawmakers: Block COVID-19 lawsuits against business
ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia lawmakers want to protect businesses and other from being sued if someone blames them for contracting COVID-19, but House members voted Friday for less-extensive protections than the business…
New Mexico governor signs 3 bills from special session
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — The creation of a state commission on civil rights and changes aimed at ensuring access to Election Day polls on Native American lands were among the measures signed into law Friday by Gov. Mi…
About 6,700 Nevada primary ballots rejected over signatures
LAS VEGAS (AP) — About 6,700 ballots were not counted in this month's Nevada the primary election after officials could not match signatures on the ballots, according to the Nevada Secretary of State's Office.
Nevada state workers sue governor over coronavirus furloughs
CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — A labor union representing more than 6,000 Nevada state workers announced Friday it had filed a formal complaint to the state's labor relations board against Gov. Steve Sisolak.
Judge: Alaska corporations can get tribal virus relief money
FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — Alaska Native corporations are eligible for a share of coronavirus relief funding set aside for tribes, a federal judge ruled late Friday in a case that has been closely watched around India…
8 more suspects arrested in Scottsdale mall destruction
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Police in Scottsdale say they’ve arrested eight more people connected to the destruction and burglary of several stores at a high-end mall in the city’s downtown last month.
Louisiana budget nears passage as session reaches final days
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — The Louisiana Senate on Friday adopted a more than $35 billion spending plan for the financial year that starts within days, edging the Legislature close to a final budget deal and the end o…
Trump signs 'strong' executive order to protect monuments
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump signed an executive order Friday to protect monuments, memorials and statues facing new scrutiny amid fresh debate over the nation's racist beginnings.
Pennington County GOP warns convention attendee had COVID-19
RAPID CITY, S.D. (AP) — The Pennington County Republican party has warned members that they may have been exposed to the coronavirus at a Saturday event after one attendee tested positive this week.
Official apologizes after Hitler remark over mask mandate
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A rural county commissioner apologized after comparing Utah Gov. Gary Herbert to Hitler in a social media post after the Republican governor gave approval to two counties to mandate masks in a…
Judge delays Roger Stone's prison surrender for 2 weeks
WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge is giving
Reporter at Trump's Tulsa rally tests positive for COVID-19
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — A journalist who attended President Donald Trump's rally in Tulsa last week said Friday he has tested positive for COVID-19.
Georgia lawmakers adopt $26B budget as end of session nears
ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia lawmakers agreed Friday to a budget that promises sharp cuts but is supposed to avoid unpaid employee furloughs and layoffs in one of the closing acts of the 2020 session of the General Assem…
Official finds Montana GOP violated campaign finance laws
HELENA, Mont. (AP) — The Montana Republican Party and two minor party qualification committees violated state campaign finance laws in a successful effort to qualify the Green Party of Montana for the primary ballo…