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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…
Louisiana House backs $34B budget, with worries about future
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — The Louisiana House unanimously agreed Wednesday to a $34 billion operating budget for next year that includes hundreds of millions in federal coronavirus aid, with lawmakers cautioning abou…
Edwards stresses precautions, worries about virus spikes
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — As more businesses around Louisiana reopen amid the
Salt Lake City police latest agency to ban chokeholds
Salt Lake City police became the latest law enforcement agency to formally ban chokeholds under new policy released Wednesday that comes in the the wake of George Floyd’s death in Minneapolis that has led to calls …
California mayors to push for police reforms amid unrest
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Mayors in several of California’s major cities steered away from calls to defund police budgets Wednesday and instead promised to work for reforms that would examine how police do their jobs in c…
Marijuana advocates launch campaign for November election
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — Marijuana legalization advocates kicked off their campaign on Wednesday to convince South Dakota voters to vote to legalize both medical and recreational marijuana in the November general e…
Judge gives time to LGBT rights drive, won't cut signatures
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — A Michigan judge on Wednesday gave an LGBT rights ballot drive more time to collect signatures due to coronavirus stay-at-home restrictions but refused the group's request to slash the number …
NC Republicans abandon effort to keep Trump in Charlotte
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina Republicans are abandoning a last-ditch effort to keep President Donald Trump in Charlotte to accept his party's nomination at the Republican National Convention.
New York passes bill to investigate deaths by police
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — The New York Legislature passed a law Wednesday to allow the attorney general to investigate and prosecute when someone dies during or after an encounter with a police officer.
Wisconsin GOP leader compares Evers to Nixon over recording
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Gov. Tony Evers' office recorded a telephone meeting he had with Republican legislative leaders last month, prompting the Senate majority leader on Wednesday to compare the Democratic governor …
Cyprus urged to provide trafficking victims free legal aid
NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — The human trafficking arm of Europe’s top human rights body is expressing concern over Cyprus’ failure to grant free legal aid and expertise to trafficking victims during criminal proceedings.
Bill to reopen N.C. gyms, bars sent to skeptical governor
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — The North Carolina legislature passed another bill on Wednesday overturning parts of Gov. Roy Cooper's executive order that keep certain businesses closed to discourage the spread of
Wolf, lawmakers in legal clash over emergency declaration
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — The executive and legislative branches girded for a legal clash Wednesday over the emergency disaster declaration Gov. Tom Wolf issued at the beginning of the pandemic, with the majority Repu…
2 Georgia House members lose primaries, others face runoffs
ATLANTA (AP) — At least two incumbent members of the Georgia state House of Representatives have lost their seats in primaries, while at least two House members and a state senator have been forced to Aug. 11 runof…
Scott tries to inspire hope for Baltimore in victory speech
BALTIMORE (AP) — With characteristic optimism, Democratic nominee for Baltimore mayor Brandon Scott attempted to inspire hope in the struggling city's future Wednesday as he reiterated campaign promises to address …
Is Santa safe? Task force says yes in amusement park plan
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — Santa Claus could be safe to visit this summer, from a distance.