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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…
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.
Judge delays Roger Stone's prison surrender for 2 weeks
WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge is giving
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.
California lawmakers finish work closing $54B deficit
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — The California Legislature on Friday finished work on a state spending plan that closes an historic $54.3 billion deficit by temporarily raising taxes on businesses, cutting funding to cou…
Anchorage to order use of masks in certain public settings
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Alaska's largest city will begin requiring masks in certain public settings, Anchorage Mayor Ethan Berkowitz said Friday, calling it an act of community responsibility amid the coronavirus pan…
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…
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…
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.
Native Americans protesting Trump trip to Mount Rushmore
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — President Donald Trump’s plans to kick off Independence Day with a showy display at Mount Rushmore have angered Native Americans, who view the monument as a desecration of land violently st…
Maryland board set to take up state budget cuts next week
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — A Maryland board is considering more than $672 million in state budget cuts in response to the impact of the coronavirus on the state budget as part of a budget-balancing plan unveiled Friday …
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…
Industry lobbyists helped kill price hike on Iowa liquor
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Opposition from lobbyists for the liquor and restaurant industries helped kill a price increase on alcohol products in Iowa that was intended to discourage unhealthy heavy drinking, emails re…
Supreme Court doesn't wade into Texas mail-in voting battle
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday rejected a request by Texas Democrats to allow all of the state's 16 million registered voters to vote by mail during the coronavirus pandemic.
Arkansas reports 678 new COVID-19 cases, 7 more deaths
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas on Friday reported its largest single-day increase yet in cases of the coronavirus among those who are not in prison, Gov. Asa Hutchinson said.
Whitmer lifts eviction freeze; $50M in rent aid coming
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Gov. Gretchen Whitmer said Friday that a monthslong moratorium on evictions amid the coronavirus pandemic will end in mid-July, when landlords can start applying for $50 million in government …