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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…
Election results are delayed again. Get used to it.
Kentucky and New York had primaries Tuesday, but the
AP Deleg Count-Dem States, 2nd Add,400
Bloxham +- Booker +- Boyd +- Bullock +-
Joe Biden turns focus to Wisconsin with battle-tested hires
Presumptive Democratic
Judge cites pandemic in rejecting lawsuit over Texas voting
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Saying that voting is “wrought with uncertainty” this year regardless because of the coronavirus pandemic, a federal judge Wednesday allowed Texas to proceed with banning straight-ticket voting…
Nevada to require masks after rise in new virus cases
CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — Gov. Steve Sisolak announced Wednesday that Nevada will mandate the use of face coverings in public places in an effort to stem an increase of coronavirus cases that has hit the state as ca…
AP Deleg Count-Dem States, 3rd Add,400
Burke +- Castro +- De La Fuent +- Delaney +-
AP Deleg Count-GOP States, 2nd Add,400
Istvan +- Kraft +- Locke +- Matern +-
Hawaii to waive quarantine for negative COVID-19 tests
HONOLULU (AP) — Hawaii Gov. David Ige on Wednesday said that starting Aug. 1, travelers arriving from out of state may bypass a 14-day quarantine requirement if they test negative for COVID-19.
California schools chief: Officers needed on some campuses
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — California's top schools official said Wednesday his office is working to re-imagine the role of police officers at the state’s 10,000 public schools but said some schools would still need offi…
Ex-Tucson man pleads guilty to voting twice in 2016 election
TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — A former Tucson resident has pleaded guilty in Arizona to voting twice in the 2016 general election, according to the Arizona Attorney General's Office.
California uses funding as threat over virus measures
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — As California sees a worrisome rise in the number of coronavirus cases and hospitalizations, Gov. Newsom threatened Wednesday to withhold up to $2.5 billion in the upcoming state budget fr…
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.
N.C. gyms, bars stay closed as COVID-19 veto stays in place
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — The North Carolina General Assembly failed on Wednesday to override Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper's veto of a measure that would have allowed gyms and bars to open again despite his executive orde…
AP Deleg Count-Dem States, 4th Add,400
Dunlap +- Ellinger +- Gleiberman +- Greenstein +-
Preliminary results show Mongolian People's Party retaining strong parliamentary majority, winning 62 of 76 seats
ULAANBAATAR, Mongolia (AP) — Preliminary results show Mongolian People's Party retaining strong parliamentary majority, winning 62 of 76 seats.