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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…
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.
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.
Embattled councilwoman steps down as Las Vegas mayor pro tem
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Las Vegas City Councilwoman Michele Fiore, facing a possible recall and under fire for racially divisive comments she reportedly made at a recent county Republican convention, stepped down as mayor…
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…
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.
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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…
Navajo resumes weekend lockdowns as Arizona virus cases rise
WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. (AP) — The Navajo Nation is resuming lockdowns for at least the next two weekends as the number of coronavirus cases off the reservation increases, most notably in Arizona.
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 …
Bill helping more clear crime records heads to N.C. governor
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — The North Carolina General Assembly on Tuesday finalized bipartisan legislation that will allow more people to get their criminal records cleared of lower-level criminal convictions and dismiss…
Las Vegas sheriff defends arrests of protest observers
LAS VEGAS (AP) — The Las Vegas police chief said Tuesday that legal observers who were arrested at a weekend protest on the Las Vegas Strip were not neutral witnesses but were “antagonizing” and obstructing officer…
A look at Trump's executive order on police procedures
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump
Bill limiting coronavirus liability advances in Tennessee
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee would become the latest state to provide health care providers, schools and businesses broad protections against coronavirus lawsuits under a proposal gaining traction inside the G…
N. Carolina Medicaid bill delays managed care until mid-2021
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina's Medicaid program wouldn't shift most of its patients to managed care for another year under a funding measure given tentative approval on Tuesday by the state Senate.
ACLU sues to protect Arizona county jail inmates from virus
PHOENIX (AP) — The American Civil Liberties Union filed a federal lawsuit Tuesday against Maricopa County Sheriff Paul Penzone and the sheriff’s office demanding the release of medically vulnerable inmates from the…