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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.…
Judge dismisses suit seeking to delay Georgia election again
ATLANTA (AP) — A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit prompted by
Nevada expects up to 70K gig workers seeking virus relief
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Nevada unemployment officials expect as many as 70,000 idled self-employed, contract and gig workers will apply for $600 per week in coronavirus relief benefits promised by Congress, once phone and…
Attorney general is unlikely underdog in Montana gov's race
BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — Attorney General Tim Fox is an unlikely political underdog after capturing more votes than any other candidate, in any race, to win a second term in Montana’s 2016 election.
With deadline looming, bonding bill fails in Minnesota House
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — A $2 billion bonding measure failed in the DFL-controlled Minnesota House Saturday after Republicans said the bill was too massive to pass while the state was dealing with money woes due to t…
Federal contract awarded to repair northern New Mexico dam
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation has awarded a contract to a Virginia-based company to repair a dam along the Rio Chama in northern New Mexico.
Nevada flags to fly at half-staff Monday to honor Roy Horn
CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — Nevada's governor has ordered that U.S. and state flags be flown at half-staff at the State Capitol and state public buildings on Monday in honor of magician Roy Horn of the famed Las Vegas…
New Mexico to get $5.5 million for affordable housing
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development is awarding public housing authorities across New Mexico more than $5.5 million in grants.
ACLU sues over Tennessee absentee ballot requirement
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The American Civil Liberties Union is suing on behalf of several people it says would be at risk by having to vote in person in Tennessee this year during the coronavirus pandemic.
$595M in relief money announced; lawmakers to return in June
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — More money will be available for New Hampshire’s small businesses and nonprofits in federal coronavirus relief funds than recommended by a legislative advisory board, with a total amount of $59…
Wisconsin conservatives feel 'snookered' by court justice
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The euphoria that Wisconsin Republicans felt after winning yet another major political battle in the state Supreme Court this week is being dampened by a scathing dissent written by one of the …
Some Arizona casinos reopening as stay-at-home order expires
PHOENIX (AP) — Several Arizona casinos were partially reopening Friday with new sanitizing protocols and social distancing measures about two months after they closed to help slow the spread of the coronavirus.
Coronavirus-related aid tops Wyoming special-session agenda
CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — A handful of legislators met in person at the Wyoming Capitol and the rest by computer video Friday for a special session to address the coronavirus pandemic and its growing economic toll.
GOP House hopefuls in New Mexico tout Trump love in debates
RIO RANCHO, N.M. (AP) — Republican candidates in a crucial U.S. House race in southern New Mexico are touting in recent debates their love of President Donald Trump and popular Republican themes around gun rights, …
California governor: Shrink prisons to help cut budget
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Gov. Gavin Newsom is proposing to significantly shrink the footprint of California's prison system, partly because of massive budget cuts prompted by the pandemic but also because of philo…
Officials in Illinois and Missouri at odds over virus aid
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Some elected officials in Missouri and neighboring Illinois were at odds Friday as Congress considered additional aid to states because of the coronavirus.