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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…
California Senate OKs plan to close $54 billion deficit
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — The California Senate on Thursday approved a $202.1 billion spending plan that covers the state's $54.3 billion deficit through a combination of temporary tax increases, delayed spending a…
North Carolina legislative work nearing an end, for now
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina legislators worked Thursday toward completing the bulk of their work this year during a session dominated by COVID-19-related funding and policy measures, including Republican ch…
California Assembly to cast final vote on state budget
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — The California Assembly will return to work on Friday from their summer recess to vote on a spending plan that closes the state's estimated $54.3 billion deficit through a combination of t…
House passes sweeping police overhaul after Floyd's death
WASHINGTON (AP) — The House approved a far-reaching police overhaul from Democrats on Thursday, a vote heavy with emotion and symbolism as a divided Congress struggles to address the
New Mexico official called on to resign over police shooting
RIO RANCHO, N.M. (AP) — Pat Davis, one of Albuquerque’s most liberal city councilors who has made police reform part of his agenda, is facing calls to resign over his 2004 shooting of a Black man as a Metropolitan …
Georgia lawmakers say they'll avoid worst cuts in budget
ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia lawmakers say that they've scraped up enough money to prevent state agencies from sending employees home for unpaid furlough days in the coming year, and say K-12 school districts should be a…
Army is taking limited steps to counter racial divisiveness
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Army will take a few limited steps to counter racial divisiveness among its force, but is delaying a number of more contentious decisions, including recommendations on banning Confederate symb…
Despite pandemic, Trump administration urges end to ACA
WASHINGTON (AP) — In the midst of the coronavirus pandemic, the Trump administration on Thursday urged the Supreme Court to overturn the Affordable Care Act.
Court: Alabama can't prohibit curbside voting
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — An appellate court on Thursday refused to stay a judge’s order that allows local officials to offer curbside voting in the July runoff and loosens absentee ballot requirements in three of th…
Arizona starts talks on addressing dwindling Colorado River
FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — Arizona is getting a jump start on what will be a yearslong process to address a dwindling but key water source in the U.S. West.
Mississippi sees drastic one-day uptick in new COVID cases
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The Mississippi Department of Health announced 1,092 new cases of
California Assembly to cast final vote on state budget
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — The California Assembly will return to work on Friday from their summer recess to vote on a spending plan that closes the state's estimated $54.3 billion deficit through a combination of t…
Georgia lawmakers OK home delivery of alcohol, send to Kemp
ATLANTA (AP) — Georgians could soon get alcohol delivered to their doorstep under a bill headed to Gov. Brian Kemp’s desk.
California Senate OKs plan to close $54 billion deficit
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — The California Senate on Thursday approved a $202.1 billion spending plan that covers the state's $54.3 billion deficit through a combination of temporary tax increases, delayed spending a…
Nevada lawmakers pass budget cuts, draw from relief funds
CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — Nevada lawmakers painstakingly approved millions of dollars of unforeseen virus-related spending, reluctantly slashed millions in funding and cancelled plans for previously green-lighted pr…