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US Supreme Court blocks Trump rule limiting mail voting, sides with Dem states
Dark-money attack ad pastes swastikas on House candidate
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Who is afraid of Valerie Plame?
Whitmer gives flexibility to nursing homes on virus patients
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Gov. Gretchen Whitmer lifted requirements that nursing homes establish special coronavirus units and admit from the hospital patients recovering from COVID-19, giving the facilities more flexi…
Alaska will send oil-wealth checks early because of virus
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Checks from Alaska's oil-wealth fund will begin going out to residents three months early, Gov. Mike Dunleavy said, citing economic hardships caused by the coronavirus.
Coronavirus shapes Montana governor race as primary nears
BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — The battle against the coronavirus is helping shape the race for Montana governor and giving Lt. Gov. Mike Cooney an unexpected boost as he faces a well-financed Democratic primary opponent w…
Minnesota joblessness jumps to 8.1% in 1st month of pandemic
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Minnesota's unemployment rate for April jumped to 8.1%, a loss of nearly 360,000 jobs in the first full month that the COVID-19 pandemic hit the state, the Department of Employment and Econom…
Nursing home testing a massive challenge for Pennsylvania
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania must boost its testing numbers several times over to meet Gov. Tom Wolf's goal of administering a weekly coronavirus test to well over 100,000 people in long-term care facilities…
House GOP largely backing Louisiana governor's budget plan
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — House Republican leaders Thursday started advancing a budget plan that largely mirrors Democratic Gov. John Bel Edwards' proposal to use federal coronavirus aid to close
Catholic, Lutheran churches to defy Walz and hold services
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Roman Catholic and Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod congregations across Minnesota plan to resume worship services in defiance of the state's ban on gatherings of more than 10 people, their leaders…
Lawsuit says absentee voting not needed for coronavirus
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A group of voters is suing Virginia election officials over a loosening of restrictions on absentee ballots for next month’s statewide primary, arguing that the state can’t allow voters to use …
Kentucky unemployment rate surged to 15.4% in April
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky's unemployment rate surged to 15.4% in April, a double-digit increase from the prior month as the coronavirus outbreak shuttered broad segments of the economy.
Georgia jobless rate hits all-time high at 11.9% amid virus
ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia set a new all-time high for unemployment in April, with the
Cornonavirus shapes Montana governor race as primary nears
BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — The battle against the coronavirus is helping shape the race for Montana governor and giving Lt. Gov. Mike Cooney an unexpected boost as he faces a well-financed Democratic primary opponent w…
Whitmer OKs nonessential health procedures, small gatherings
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Gov. Gretchen Whitmer on Thursday further relaxed stay-at-home restrictions, saying a ban on nonessential health procedures would be lifted next week and that groups of up to 10 people can gat…
Whitmer lifts health procedure ban, allows small gatherings
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Gov. Gretchen Whitmer on Thursday relaxed coronavirus restrictions to lift a ban on nonessential medical and dental procedures, reopen retail shops and let residents gather in groups of 10 or …
Georgia budget proposals would cut workers, reduce services
ATLANTA (AP) — A 14% cut in state spending in Georgia would lead to more than a thousand employees being laid off or bought out and thousands more being forced to take unpaid days off.