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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…
Carroll Foy formally launches bid for Virginia governor
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Democratic state Del. Jennifer Carroll Foy formally launched her bid for Virginia governor Wednesday, using email and social media to make an initial appeal to voters amid the social distancing…
Wisconsin panel to vote on mailing absentee ballot forms
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A politically divided Wisconsin Elections Commission on Wednesday planned to consider for the second time in a week whether to mail absentee ballot application forms to 2.7 million registered v…
Denmark residents sue over laws for dismantling 'ghettos'
Stockholm (AP) — A group of Copenhagen residents sued the Danish government Wednesday over legislation that authorized dismantling neighborhoods designated as “ghettos," arguing that the measures discriminate on th…
Board rejects Hawaii commercial aquarium fishing statement
HONOLULU (AP) — A state board has rejected an environmental impact statement submitted by a group seeking permits for commercial aquarium fishing around Hawaii island.
California lays out pandemic rules for church reopenings
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Rabbi Shalom Rubanowitz looks forward to reopening his synagogue doors — if his congregation can balance the laws of God and California during the coronavirus pandemic.
Biden knocks Trump for 'this macho stuff' in shunning masks
WASHINGTON (AP) — Joe Biden said Tuesday that wearing a mask in public to combat the spread of the coronavirus is a sign of leadership and called President Donald Trump a “fool” who was “stoking deaths” for suggest…
Pennsylvania preps short-term budget amid virus uncertainty
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania state government began advancing a temporary, no-new-taxes budget plan Tuesday that maintains current spending levels while budget makers watch to see how badly coronavirus-relat…
Trump committed to July 4 celebration despite lawmaker alarm
WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House said Tuesday that President Donald Trump remains committed to holding a Fourth of July celebration in the nation’s capital even as Democratic lawmakers from the region -- one of th…
N.C. bond packages resurface after veto crumbled cash plan
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Borrowing money to pay for North Carolina university and school buildings, roads and other projects is getting attention again at the General Assembly after a pay-as-you-go construction expansi…
Venezuela's apparent respite from COVID-19 may not last long
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Defying dire predictions, Venezuela so far seems to have avoided the coronavirus wave striking much of South America.
Election rule changes for COVID-19 considered in N.C. House
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina legislators are starting to debate proposed election rule changes this fall so people have wider paths to cast ballots despite
Bars could serve outdoors in bill clearing N.C. Senate panel
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina bars — their doors still shuttered by executive order — could serve patrons outdoors during the pandemic in legislation that cleared a Senate committee on Tuesday.
Shunned by his party, Iowa's Steve King fights for his seat
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Rep. Steve King is fighting for his political life — but not because he's compared immigrants crossing the border illegally to cattle. His Republican opponents in next week's primary aren't …
Los Angeles County stores, houses of worship can reopen
LOS ANGELES (AP) — California moved to further relax its coronavirus restrictions and help the battered economy on Tuesday by permitting barbershops and hair salons to reopen while Los Angeles County, moving more c…
W.Va. governor calls for investigation into campaign ads
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice on Tuesday called for an investigation into campaign ads that accuse him of freeing a convicted murderer from prison early.