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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…
High court decision spotlights GOP divide over LGBT rights
WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats flooded Twitter and email inboxes this week with praise for the
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California mayor to resign over handling of police reform
HEALDSBURG, Calif. (AP) — The mayor of the Northern California town of Healdsburg is resigning amid criticism she mishandled requests by the local Black Lives Matter movement and its allies to have a discussion on …
Federal judge says Alabama can't forbid curbside voting
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — A federal judge said Alabama cannot prohibit local officials from offering curbside voting during the COVID-19 pandemic and loosened restrictions on absentee ballots in three Alabama countie…
Senate GOP seeks policing changes, Democrats push for more
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate majority at stake, Republicans are abruptly shifting priorities to focus on policing changes as Congress rushes to respond to nationwide protests over the
Senate GOP to propose policing changes in 'Justice Act'
WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Republicans are proposing changes to police procedures and accountability with an enhanced use-of-force database, restrictions on chokeholds and new commissions to study law enforcement and…
Public access to Statehouse still banned amid pandemic
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico is sticking with a ban on direct public access to the Statehouse in favor of remote internet video access as legislators gather this week to rewrite the state budget.
Florida governor says COVID spike will not slow economy
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Gov. Ron DeSantis said Tuesday he has no intention of reclosing Florida's economy as the state's daily reported coronavirus cases rose sharply to a record level, saying many of the newl…
Nevada church appealing case over virus restrictions
RENO, Nev. (AP) — A rural Nevada church is asking a U.S. appeals court to overturn a federal judge’s refusal to strike down the state’s 50-person cap on religious gatherings as unconstitutional.
Nebraska Democrats renounce their Senate pick over comments
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — The Nebraska Democratic Party called on its U.S. Senate nominee to drop out of the race Tuesday after he made sexually repugnant comments about a campaign staffer in a group text with her and oth…
Police tactics to be reviewed following Albuquerque protest
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Police in Albuquerque were being criticized Tuesday for not stepping in sooner as a protest over a statue of a Spanish conquistador erupted in violence, leaving one man hospitalized with gu…
Near Trump's rally site, black Tulsa lives with fiery legacy
TULSA, Okla. (AP) — In the real world, 74-year-old Donald Shaw is walking on the empty, parched grass slope by Tulsa’s noisy crosstown expressway. He's on the other side of the city’s historical white-black dividin…
California to remove Columbus statue from state Capitol
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A statue depicting Christopher Columbus that has been the centerpiece of the California Capitol rotunda since 1883 will be removed after legislative leaders decided it is out of place “giv…
Governor urges consideration of bans on fireworks sales
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham is urging cities and counties across the state to consider banning retail sales of fireworks.
GOP sen. on LGBT ruling: All Americans 'entitled to dignity'
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — In reaction to the Supreme Court’s decision that protects LGBT people from employment discrimination, Republican U.S. Sen. Lamar Alexander said Tuesday that every American is “entitled to di…