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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.…
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…
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 (AP) — Some local health officials in Wisconsin rescinded their stay-at-home orders Friday after attorneys warned they could be vulnerable to legal challenges after the state Supreme Court wiped out G…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.
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Facebook comment toward Norman mayor triggers threat probe
NORMAN, Okla. (AP) — A social media comment that called Norman Mayor Breea Clark a vulgar name and lamented that "politicians don’t get hung in public anymore” has triggered a police investigation.
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.
Michigan projects 'staggering' drop in tax revenues
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan will confront multibillion-dollar declines in tax revenue combined with record-high enrollment in government health insurance programs — a double whammy from the coronavirus pandemic …
Denver to furlough thousands of workers amid coronavirus
DENVER (AP) — Denver Mayor Michael Hancock said Thursday that thousands of city employees, including himself, will be furloughed for eight days this year to help close what is expected to be a $226 million budget g…