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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…
Biden calls on Trump to 'wake up' to havoc caused by virus
DARBY, Pa. (AP) — Joe Biden unleashed a stinging critique Wednesday of President Donald Trump's response to the coronavirus, calling on Trump to "wake up” to the havoc caused by the pandemic and do more to prevent …
Georgia lawmakers approve limiting unexpected medical bills
ATLANTA (AP) — Some patients in Georgia could soon get a reprieve from receiving unexpected medical bills under legislation heading to Gov. Brian Kemp’s desk, after it received final passage in the state Senate on …
Washoe County temporarily suspends asymptomatic virus tests
RENO, Nev. (AP) — Washoe County has temporarily suspended COVID-19 testing of most people with no symptoms because of a backlog of test samples at the state lab caused in part by increased testing of inmates at sta…
Kentucky governor moves to reinstate health insurance program his predecessor abolished
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky governor moves to reinstate health insurance program his predecessor abolished.
Kentucky governor seeks to revive health insurance exchange
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Reversing his Republican predecessor, Kentucky's Democratic governor announced plans to bring back a health insurance program his father started that was credited with signing up hundreds of t…
Michigan House approves $880M in pandemic spending
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — The Michigan House on Wednesday unanimously approved spending $880 million in federal relief aid in response to the coronavirus pandemic, setting aside funding for frontline workers, municipal…
Wisconsin panel gives final approval on absentee ballots
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Wisconsin Elections Commission gave final approval Wednesday to a mailing that will put absentee ballot application forms in the hands of 2.7 million registered voters ahead of the November…
Florida officials worried about spike in coronavirus cases
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — In parts of Florida, people under the age of 35 are testing positive for the
Lawmakers stall bill striking at Louisiana officer immunity
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — A Louisiana lawmaker's effort to eliminate police officers' wide immunity from lawsuits and allow people injured by law enforcement to sue for damages in civil court was shelved Wednesday by…
Wife of U.S. Rep. Andy Barr dies unexpectedly at age 39
LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — U.S. Rep. Andy Barr expressed “profound grief” Wednesday over the unexpected death of his 39-year-old wife at their home in Kentucky the night before.
Norman cuts $865,000 from police budget amid calls to defund
NORMAN, Okla. (AP) — The Norman City Council voted early Wednesday morning to slash $865,000 from the police budget following hours of intense debate during a meeting that city leaders rescheduled last week after m…
Michigan Legislature OKs bills to help small breweries grow
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Small breweries could sell and deliver more craft beer to stores without having to go through Michigan's three-tier system for alcohol distribution under legislation that advanced to the gover…
Russian monk denying coronavirus takes control of monastery
MOSCOW (AP) — A rebellious Russian monk who has denied the coronavirus' existence and urged believers to ignore the Kremlin's lockdown orders has taken control of a monastery in the Ural Mountains.
Mississippi could ban abortion based on race, sex, genetics
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi would ban abortion based on the race, sex or genetic anomalies of a fetus, under a bill that advanced Wednesday in the Republican-led state Senate.
Trump to meet Poland's Duda at White House
President Donald Trump will meet with Poland’s President Andrzej Duda at the White House next week to discuss defense, trade, energy and telecommunications security, the White House announced Wednesday.