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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…
Spain’s far-right holds car protest against virus lockdown
Several thousand followers of Spain’s far-right Vox party gathered Saturday in their cars and on motorbikes in the center of Madrid and other Spanish cities to protest the Spanish government’s handling of the natio…
British leader's aide denies 250-mile trip broke virus rules
LONDON (AP) — The British government dug in Saturday to defend Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s top adviser, Dominic Cummings, for traveling more than 250 miles (400 kilometers) to his parents’ house during a nationw…
Louisiana Senate derails bill to limit legislative spending
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Louisiana state senators Friday stalled a proposal that would cut the amount of money available to lawmakers to spend on the state's general operating expenses, raising concerns about the im…
Plans to fix Alaska's online budget tracker undetermined
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Republican Gov. Mike Dunleavy's administration has announced an online platform used to publicly track Alaska's spending is broken, even as the state is managing a budget deficit and federa…
Trump to attend Wednesday's NASA astronaut launch in Florida
STERLING, Va. (AP) — President Donald Trump plans to be on the Florida coast Wednesday to watch
Hawaii Democrats hold presidential primary delayed by virus
HONOLULU (AP) — The Democratic Party of Hawaii was scheduled Saturday to release the results of its party-run presidential primary which was delayed by more than a month due to the coronavirus pandemic.
In Mexican border cities, many fear virus is coming from US
TIJUANA, Mexico (AP) — Adrián Alonso Gama lived life on both sides of the border, until he got the coronavirus.
SC likely to set record for mailed absentee ballots
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina's decision to allow absentee voting by mail for anyone in next month's primaries because of the coronavirus could mean a long night waiting for results.
Pima County leaders drop some state rules involving virus
TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — The Pima County Board of Supervisors has dropped some state regulations intended to protect employees and customers as businesses begin to reopen across Arizona.
California to decide if labor law applies to app drivers
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A ballot initiative backed by business giants Uber, Lyft and DoorDash is now set to go before California voters in November, a multimillion-dollar shot aimed at excluding the companies fro…
2020 Minnesota State Fair canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Officials canceled the Minnesota State Fair on Friday after its leader said the COVID-19 pandemic made it impossible for the show to go on.
Census workers to target southern New Mexico
LAS CRUCES, N.M. (AP) — U.S. Census workers have started to drop off questionnaires at the front doors of some homes in Las Cruces and Dona Ana County as part of an effort to target households that don’t receive ma…
AP Deleg Count-Dem Regions, 5th Add,400
NORTHEAST Haas +- Harris +- Hewes +- Koos +-
Minnesota National Guard offers free testing at 6 armories
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — The Minnesota National Guard is offering free coronavirus testing at six armories across the state this holiday weekend.
State officials eye piece of county coronavirus relief funds
DOVER, Del. (AP) — Delaware officials have received more than $927 million in federal coronavirus relief fund assistance, but they are also looking to get a slice of the roughly $323 million going directly to the s…