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Grant County Republican Party to stage debate in Ephrata
EPHRATA — Grant County voters will have an opportunity this evening to hear directly from candidates seeking two o…
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.
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.
Alaska Supreme Court says elections measure can go to ballot
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — A proposed initiative that would change the state's elections process can appear on the ballot, the Alaska Supreme Court ruled Friday.
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…
Virus protest concert to proceed in Utah amid COVID-19 spike
A concert sponsored by activists opposed to coronavirus-related restrictions that was twice rejected in other parts of Utah will proceed in Iron County this weekend despite a recent spike in new COVID-19 cases.
Minnesota Senate votes to terminate Walz's emergency powers
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — The Minnesota Senate voted Friday to terminate the emergency powers that Democratic Gov. Tim Walz has used to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic.
'Soft opening' for census door knocking to begin next month
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Door knocking by census takers at the homes of people who haven't yet responded to the 2020 census is scheduled to start next month with a “soft launch," while a previously postponed count of t…
Trump may be stuck with awkwardly worded GOP platform
President Donald Trump said Friday he wants “a new and updated” Republican Party platform after the Republican National Committee voted this week to carry over the 2016 document.
Cooper signs bill addressing fall election under COVID-19
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Gov. Roy Cooper signed into law on Friday legislation providing money to help run North Carolina elections safely and securely during the COVID-19 pandemic and making it easier to cast mail-in …
Trump says chokeholds by police should generally 'be ended'
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump says he’d like to see an end to the police use of chokeholds, except in certain circumstances.
For immigrants, marching with Black Lives Matter has risks
PHOENIX (AP) — Among the thousands who march each day in support of the
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…
UN health chief: Fighting virus very hard in divided world
GENEVA (AP) — The head of the World Health Organization said Friday he is “truly concerned” about divisions the coronavirus has created globally and within individual countries, calling it an “invisible but a very …
Michigan resumes 140K jobless payments after fraud concerns
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — The state of Michigan said Friday it has resumed unemployment benefits for 140,000 people whose accounts were frozen during an investigation of potentially fraudulent claims filed by impostors.
Louisiana misses goal on virus testing at nursing homes
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Louisiana fell short of its goal to test all the state's nursing home residents and employees for