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Sheriff candidates clash over leadership, lawsuit and confidence vote at GOP debate
MOSES LAKE — Leadership, accountability and trust within the Grant County Sheriff's Office took center stage Sept.…
N. Carolina Senate Republicans unveil must-haves in downturn
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina's Senate Republicans unveiled spending priorities on Tuesday for the coming fiscal year, labeling what they consider their must-haves despite plummeting revenues due to the
Budget cuts aimed at older adults anger California lawmakers
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom's plan to cover a $54.3 billion budget deficit includes slashing $119 million in spending that keep more than 45,000 people out of nursing homes — some of a se…
Montana to ease more restrictions June 1, allow groups of 50
HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Montana will further ease coronavirus restrictions in two weeks by lifting a 14-day quarantine for out-of-state visitors, allowing groups of up to 50 people to gather and allowing more people i…
New Mexico governor rejects call to lift virus restrictions
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham on Tuesday defended her response to the coronavirus pandemic amid calls by Republican lawmakers who want her to remove enforced business restrictions.
Correction: Virus Outbreak-Military Retention story
WASHINGTON (AP) — In a story May 18, 2020, about military retention, The Associated Press erroneously reported that the Air Force is already expecting to fall short of its recruiting goal by as much as 5,800 as a r…
Mississippi sets guidelines on restarting in-person worship
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves on Tuesday issued guidelines for churches and other places of worship to reopen for in-person services during the
San Diego to ask state to be test case for faster reopening
SAN DIEGO (AP) — California's second-most populous county on Tuesday decided to ask the state to let it welcome back restaurant dining and in-store shopping with restrictions and to become a test case in reopening …
Arizona House votes not to join Senate in adjourning
PHOENIX (AP) — Republicans in the Arizona House voted Tuesday not to join the Senate in ending the the 2020 legislative session, vowing to press ahead with legislation that had been in the pipeline before lawmakers…
Minnesota bars, restaurants, learn reopening rules Wednesday
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Minnesota bars and restaurants will learn Wednesday when they might be able to reopen for sit-down service under restrictions meant to limit the spread of the coronavirus.
Missouri lawsuit for absentee voting amid virus appealed
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Civil rights groups on Tuesday appealed to the Missouri Supreme Court after a local judge dismissed their lawsuit seeking to allow all Missourians to vote absentee in upcoming elections to help…
N.C. health chief asks people to "hang in there" under order
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina's chief health leader asked residents on Tuesday to “hang in there” by continuing to comply with the governor's
Concerns erupt over integrity of Florida's COVID-19 website
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — The chief architect of Florida’s coronavirus website was fired Monday after an apparent disagreement over what information should be made public, underscoring how entwined public health dat…
West Virginia unemployment hits 15% as virus hammers economy
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia's unemployment rate rose to 15% last month as the coronavirus pandemic continues to level the state's economy, according to
Louisiana lawmakers back reentry bills for people convicted
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Two measures described as making it easier for people convicted of crimes to find and retain jobs edged closer to final passage Tuesday in the Louisiana Legislature.
Real estate business activity to resume across Pennsylvania
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Real estate sales and related activity can resume across Pennsylvania if guidelines designed to limit infection are followed, Gov. Tom Wolf announced Tuesday.