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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.…
Kansas mayor suspends bid for Democratic nod for US Senate
MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) — A northeast Kansas mayor has suspended her campaign for the Democratic nomination for an open U.S. Senate seat.
Utah governor to relax coronavirus rules in much of state
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah will further relax coronavirus-related restrictions across much of the state, allowing team sports to resume, pools to open and groups of up to 50 people to gather, Gov. Gary Herbert said…
Colorado still paying out record unemployment benefits
DENVER (AP) — Unemployment claims in Colorado edged down for a fourth consecutive week last week, but the state is still paying record jobless benefits as it struggles to reopen amid the coronavirus pandemic, offic…
Appeals court reinstates lawsuit over Trump's hotel profits
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A lawsuit accusing President Donald Trump of illegally profiting off the presidency through his luxury Washington hotel was revived Thursday by a divided federal appeals court.
Lawsuit filed to block N.C. governor order on churches
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Conservative Christian leaders sued North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper on Thursday to get thrown out his latest restrictions on indoor religious services during the
Union leaders: California governor to propose 10% pay cut
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Gov. Gavin Newsom will propose a 10% pay cut for state workers on Thursday, according to two labor union leaders, part of his plan to fill a projected $54.3 billion budget deficit caused b…
Minnesota records 24 more COVID-19 deaths, 523 new cases
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Minnesota has recorded 25 more COVID-19 deaths and 523 new confirmed coronavirus cases, the Minnesota Department of Health reported Thursday.
Burr steps aside as Senate intelligence chair amid FBI probe
WASHINGTON (AP) — Sen. Richard Burr, R-N.C., stepped aside as chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee on Thursday after the FBI served a search warrant for his cellphone as part of an ongoing insider-trading …
Union leader: California governor to propose 10% pay cut
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — The leader of a union representing California state workers says the governor will propose a 10% pay cut to help cover a projected $54.3 billion budget deficit.
Arizona commissioner Boyd Dunn disqualified from ballot
PHOENIX (AP) — The Arizona Supreme Court has upheld a decision to remove Corporation Commissioner Boyd Dunn from the Republican Party primary ballot after one of his campaign workers told the court she had forged s…
Governor expected to discuss reopening more of state economy
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Rhode Island’s governor on Thursday is expected to address the next phase in gradually reopening the state’s economy, which has been shuttered by the coronavirus.
Hundreds protest stay-at-home order outside Michigan Capitol
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Hundred of people angry over Michigan's coronavirus stay-at-home order protested again outside the state Capitol on Thursday, braving heavy rain to call for business owners to reopen in defian…
Court reinstates lawsuit over Trump's hotel profits
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A lawsuit accusing President Donald Trump of illegally profiting off the presidency through his luxury Washington hotel was revived Thursday by a divided federal appeals court.
Governor: New Mexico is short on virus-tracing personnel
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico is woefully short of professionals devoted to contact tracing that can alert people who are exposed unknowingly to the coronavirus, Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham said.
Nearly 1 in 5 West Virginia voters request absentee ballots
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Nearly 18% of West Virginia's registered voters have requested absentee ballots for the June 9 primary election.