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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…
Nevada's 28% joblessness is worst in US and in state history
RENO, Nev. (AP) — More than one-fourth of Nevada’s workers don't have jobs after the state's unemployment rate hit 28.2% in April — the highest in the U.S. and the worst joblessness showing in Nevada history.
AP Deleg Count-Dem States, 1st Add,400
Buttigieg +- Klobuchar +- Gabbard +- Bennet +-
AP Deleg Count-Dem Regions, 6th Add,400
NORTHEAST Kraus +- Krichevsky +- Moroz +- Patrick +-
Louisiana lawmakers plan their own special session for June
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Louisiana's Republican legislative leaders Friday called a June special session, setting a lengthy agenda that will allow debate on the budget, taxes, fantasy sports betting and the
Federal prison system to begin moving nearly 7K inmates
WASHINGTON (AP) — The federal Bureau of Prisons will begin moving about 6,800 inmates who have been waiting in local detention centers across the U.S. to federal prisons to avoid jail overcrowding in the coronaviru…
Nevada congressional candidate has not voted in 12 years
LAS VEGAS (AP) — A Republican business owner running for a southern Nevada congressional seat has not voted in 12 years and did not register to vote until late 2017, county records show.
AP Deleg Count-Dem States, 3rd Add,400
Burke +- Castro +- De La Fuent +- Delaney +-
AP Deleg Count-Dem Regions, 4th Add,400
NORTHEAST Dunlap +- Ellinger +- Gleiberman +- Greenstein +-
All of Pennsylvania poised for at least a partial reopening
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Gov. Tom Wolf said Friday he is easing some pandemic restrictions in Philadelphia and the heavily populated suburbs on June 5, while lifting them almost entirely in 17 rural counties next wee…
AP Deleg Count-Dem States, 6th Add,400
Kraus +- Krichevsky +- Moroz +- Patrick +-
Medicaid expansion plan to appear on Missouri ballot
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri voters will get to decide whether to expand Medicaid health care coverage to thousands of low-income adults.
Veteran of military, state government named to COVID-19 post
CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — A Reno man who is a veteran of both the U.S. Army and state government has been appointed by Gov. Steve Sisolak as Nevada's COVID-19 response director.
AP Deleg Count-Dem States, 9th Add,400
Wells +- Williamson +- Yang +- No Preferen +-
Judge orders Los Angeles to move thousands of homeless
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A judge on Friday ordered Los Angeles city and county to move thousands of homeless people living near freeways after an agreement on a plan fell through.
AP Deleg Count-Dem Regions, 1st Add,400
NORTHEAST Buttigieg +- Klobuchar +- Gabbard +- Bennet +-