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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…
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2nd inmate killed in 2 days at same California prison
CORCORAN, Calif. (AP) — A second inmate in two days has been killed at the same Central Valley prison, California corrections officials said Friday, though they said the two slayings are believed to be unrelated.
Outside probe backs compaints against Arizona lawmaker
PHOENIX (AP) — An investigation by a law firm hired by the Arizona House of Representatives' Ethics Committee has concluded that a Republican lawmaker appeared to have had an improper romantic relationship with a l…
Protests in Trump country test his hold in rural white areas
In the lake country 200 miles (320 kilometers) northwest of Detroit, hundreds danced, prayed and demanded racial justice in Cadillac, a Michigan town that was long home to a neo-Nazi group.
Nevada church renewing challenge of virus attendance cap
RENO, Nev. (AP) — A rural Nevada church is trying to renew its unsuccessful bid to strike down the state’s cap on the size of religious gatherings, arguing failure to enforce social-distancing guidelines in voter l…
Scott, lawmakers differ on virus relief; new outbreak at 81
Gov. Phil Scott on Friday expressed disappointment at the scale of the Legislature's coronavirus-related economic recovery package as well as the pace at which lawmakers have moved on it.
Judge limits California governor's emergency rule-making
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A California judge on Friday sided with Republican legislators who said Gov. Gavin Newsom overstepped his powers with dozens of emergency orders during the coronavirus crisis that changed …
Minnesota Senate GOP to block most policing overhaul plans
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Key Republican lawmakers in Minnesota said Friday that they’ll block most of the ambitious changes Democrats want to make to policing in the state where George Floyd died, and that they plan to a…
Nevada plugs budget hole while officials mark virus uptick
LAS VEGAS (AP) — With more casinos and businesses reopening and health officials charting a recent uptick in COVID-19 cases, Nevada lawmakers on Friday approved Gov. Steve Sisolak’s plan to plug an $812 million bud…
Minnesota House blocks bid to end Walz's emergency powers
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — The Minnesota House blocked a GOP attempt Friday to terminate the emergency powers that Democratic Gov. Tim Walz has used to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Arkansas posts largest one-day increase in coronavirus cases
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas reported its largest one-day spike in new coronavirus cases on Friday and the governor said he expected more increases in the coming week but would press ahead with easing restrict…
Edwards rejects 8 bills, including business lobby priority
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Gov. John Bel Edwards on Friday vetoed eight bills passed by Louisiana lawmakers in their recently ended regular session, including the business lobby's top priority, a measure to scale back…
Legislator's comments about black people, hygiene draw fury
A Republican lawmaker questioned during a meeting of the Ohio Senate Health Committee if “the colored population” is contracting coronavirus at disproportionate rates because they do not wash their hands “as well a…
New Mexico early education agency forms advisory council
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico’s new Early Childhood Education and Care Department has named the members of its advisory council.
Scottsdale police: 8 more arrests made in May riot at mall
PHOENIX (AP) — Scottsdale police say eight additional people have been arrested in a mall riot that occurred last month.