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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 refuses to intervene in N.C. prisons' virus response
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A judge on Wednesday rejected requests of several offenders and civil rights groups exhorting him to tell North Carolina corrections leaders to reduce the prison population further to protect i…
Evictions can restart June 1, Mississippi governor says
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves said Wednesday that as of June 1, landlords can again start evicting tenants. He suspended evictions several weeks ago because people were losing jobs during the c…
Top GOP lawmakers move to take control of reopening Kansas
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Top Republican legislators moved aggressively Wednesday to take control of how Kansas reopens its coronavirus-battered economy from Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly.
Nevada gig workers sue state for promised US jobless funds
LAS VEGAS (AP) — With Nevada the only U.S. state not taking applications for federal coronavirus relief payments to gig workers, two self-employed single mothers in Reno are suing to force the state to begin paying…
Secretary of state encourages Minnesotans to vote by mail
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Democratic Secretary of State Steve Simon didn't get his wish for a wholesale switch to mail-in balloting to make the upcoming elections safer during the coronavirus pandemic, but on Wednesday he…
Oklahoma governor vetoes budget bills, sets up showdown
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt vetoed several key budget bills on Wednesday, setting up a showdown with lawmakers in his own party who said they will attempt to override him.
SC Senate objects to governor's emergency virus orders
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The South Carolina Senate rebuked Gov. Henry McMaster for part of his
COVID-19 deaths surge past 5,300; Baker eyes slow reopening
BOSTON (AP) — COVID-19-related deaths in Massachusetts surged again Wednesday, topping 5,300 just days before the state is set to release a plan to reopen the economy.
Native American tribe says sovereignty allows checkpoints
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — The head of a Native American tribe said Wednesday it won't comply with South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem's demand to remove coronavirus checkpoints it set up on federal and state highways that…
Federal funds kick in to extend Nevada jobless payments
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Federal emergency funds are kicking in to extend unemployment payments for an additional 13 weeks for idled workers who have exhausted regular benefits, Nevada officials said Wednesday.
Philadelphia looks to slash polling places in June 2 primary
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Philadelphia's election commissioners voted Wednesday to reduce polling places by nearly 80% in the state's June 2 primary election as local officials try to adapt to problems finding polling lo…
Missouri lawmakers send new redistricting proposal to voters
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Missouri's Republican-led Legislature on Wednesday sent a ballot proposal to voters asking them to reconsider their earlier backing of a redistricting system that stresses fairness and competit…
N.C. senator asks Cooper to let counties reopen barbershops
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — One of North Carolina's most powerful Republican elected officials has called on Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper to give county governments the ability to reopen barbershops and hair salons now.
North Dakota governor funds PAC targeting fellow Republican
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota Gov. Burgum is helping bankroll a political action campaign that so far has set its sights on defeating one of the state's most powerful legislators, a member of his own party.
Baker eyes gradual reopening; soldiers' home gets overhaul
BOSTON (AP) — The reopening of the Massachusetts economy is going to be a gradual process, Gov. Charlie Baker said Wednesday, while offering few specifics of the plan he’s preparing to release early next week.