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US Supreme Court blocks Trump rule limiting mail voting, sides with Dem states
Judge blocks law that prevented absentee ballot collection
HELENA, Mont. (AP) — With the state’s primary elections less than two weeks away, a Montana judge temporarily blocked a voter-approved law that restricts the collection of absentee ballots, the ACLU of Montana said…
Court answer's judge's questions in New Hampshire voter case
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — The state supreme court ruled Wednesday that a person who has a New Hampshire home is considered a resident when it comes to elections, answering questions posed by a federal judge who is presi…
Largest yet: $1.3 billion contract for border wall awarded
PHOENIX (AP) — A North Dakota construction company favored by President Donald Trump has received the largest contract to date to build a section of Trump’s signature wall along the U.S.-Mexico border.
Walz sets June 1 date for outdoor dining, hair salons
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Gov. Tim Walz said Wednesday that bars and restaurants may reopen June 1 for outdoor dining, with salons and barbershops also allowed to resume at 25 percent capacity.
N. Carolina senators pledge bipartisan fiscal reforms at DOT
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina's Republican senators on Wednesday pledged bipartisan fiscal management reforms within Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper’s transportation agency following a recent audit that found it o…
GOP wants top Kansas lawmakers to control coronavirus aid
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Republican lawmakers in Kansas moved Wednesday to give the GOP-controlled Legislature's leaders the final say over how federal coronavirus relief funds are spent.
Louisiana medical marijuana program would grow under bill
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — State lawmakers are poised to greatly expand Louisiana's medical marijuana to make more people eligible for the treatment, under a bill that continued Wednesday to speed toward final passage.
Maryland officials raise concern about mailed ballots
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Maryland’s elections board announced Wednesday it will triple the number of locations in Baltimore for voters to drop off ballots and will consider adding more in-person voting centers for the…
Group requests ethics investigation into Horsford affair
LAS VEGAS (AP) — A watchdog group affiliated with Nevada’s former GOP Attorney General Adam Laxalt has filed a complaint with the Office of Congressional Ethics calling for an investigation into whether Democratic …
Wisconsin weighs mailing all voters absentee application
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin election officials were poised Wednesday to vote on a plan to mail absentee ballot applications to voters who haven't requested one, a move that could incur President Donald Trump's w…
Alabama Parole Board resumes hearings after 2-month pause
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — The Alabama Board of Pardons and Paroles denied release to 90% of the inmates up for consideration during its first hearing following a monthslong suspension amid the coronavirus pandemic.
Democrats sue to overturn Oklahoma absentee voting rules
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — The Oklahoma Democratic Party and the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee have sued to overturn the state’s absentee voting rules in the midst of the coronavirus outbreak, state party C…
After 2 votes, new Louisiana education superintendent chosen
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — The leader of one of Louisiana's largest suburban school systems was chosen Wednesday as the state's new education superintendent, defeating the business-backed candidate in a last-minute de…
Trump congratulates daughter Tiffany on finishing law school
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is celebrating a new addition to his immediate family: a lawyer.
Pence visits tourism-reliant Florida as Disney shops reopen
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Vice President Mike Pence visited central Florida to meet with tourism officials Wednesday as the region’s biggest tourist destination — Walt Disney World — began reopening a shopping and enter…