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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.…
Coronavirus deaths reach 1,000 in Washington
SEATTLE (AP) — The number of deaths in Washington because of the coronavirus has reached 1,000, the Washington State Department of Health reported Saturday.
Judge promises quick decision on witness absentee signature
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A federal judge said she will do her best to decide quickly if a requirement that absentee ballots in South Carolina have the signature of a witness is constitutional with people trying to sta…
Some local governments in Wisconsin drop stay-at-home orders
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Some local health officials in Wisconsin rescinded their stay-at-home orders Friday after attorneys warned they could be vulnerable to legal challenges after the state Supreme Court wiped out G…
N.C. Rep. Womble, champion for sterilization victims, dies
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Former state Rep. Larry Womble, an educator who championed the cause of compensating North Carolina's sterilization victims from the 20th century, has died at age 78.
Legislative allowances paid after Alaska lawmakers recessed
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — The Alaska Legislature suspended its session in late March over coronavirus concerns, but records show one-third of lawmakers accepted a nearly $300 daily payment for three weeks beyond that —…
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Rape claim against governor campaign worker settles for $1M
A lawsuit brought by a state employee alleging that a fellow worker on the campaign of Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy raped her has been settled for $1 million, her lawyers said Friday, wrapping up a case that reinfor…
Tennessee prisons report 4th inmate death in virus outbreak
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A fourth Tennessee prison inmate has died after contracting the coronavirus, according to the Tennessee Department of Correction.
California city declared a 'sanctuary' from stay-home order
More parks and hiking trails welcomed visitors again Saturday and one city declared itself a “sanctuary” from California's stay-at-home order as the state's diverse regions carve their own path toward reopening.
Arizona House to resume work despite Senate vote to adjourn
GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — The Arizona House plans to return to work this week after a two-month recess triggered by the coronavirus pandemic and despite the Senate's decision to try to adjourn for the year.
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Ivey administration inches forward on plan to lease prisons
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey’s administration inched forward with a plan to lease three mega-prisons built by private companies as the Department of Corrections on Friday opened bids from two compa…
2020 session will go down as one of Minnesota's strangest
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The 2020 session of the Minnesota Legislature will go down as one of its strangest. Work ground to a halt while lawmakers figured out how to conduct the people's business during the coronavirus p…
Alabama Gov. Ivey: COVID-19 threat remains, take precautions
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey on Friday urged state residents to be “smart and vigilant “about the continuing threat of
Legislature passes bills to boost Medicaid funding
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — The Republican-controlled Oklahoma Legislature gave final approval Friday to two separate measures designed to boost funding for the state's Medicaid program.