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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.…
Missouri passes bill requiring hospitals to offer rape kits
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — All Missouri hospitals would be required to provide rape kits under a bill focused on the rights of sexual assault survivors that lawmakers passed Tuesday.
GOP lawmakers look to limit car accident claims in Louisiana
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Louisiana's Republican lawmakers Tuesday advanced proposals to limit damage claims against businesses in car wreck lawsuits, pushing ahead with the pre-coronavirus priority as Democrats argu…
Arizona governor lifts stay-home order, allows gyms to open
PHOENIX (AP) — Gov. Doug Ducey said Tuesday he'll let gyms and public swimming pools to reopen and will allow his stay-at-home order to expire as he continues allowing normal activities to resume amid the coronavir…
SC Legislature OKs delaying budget; plans big Sept. return
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The South Carolina General Assembly finally passed a resolution Tuesday to allow state government to keep spending after the fiscal year ends as lawmakers try to get a handle on the damage to …
Oklahoma revenue collections plunge to historic depths
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Collections to Oklahoma's main government operating fund missed projections by 44% last month, the biggest shortfall in modern history, state finance officials said Tuesday.
More virus testing in Texas prisons, Houston furloughs 3,000
HOUSTON (AP) — Texas will begin widespread coronavirus testing in state prisons where at least 30 people have died, officials announced Tuesday, and Houston will furlough about 3,000 workers as the economic shut do…
Mississippi gov tightens virus rules in 7 hard-hit counties
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves said Tuesday that he is tightening regulations in parts of the state seeing the fastest spread of the new
Arkansas decisions coming next week on opening bars, camps
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson said Tuesday that he will announce next week whether bars and summer camps can open following recent moves to ease other restrictions imposed because of the cor…
Disenfranchised: Ohio says 318 ballots delivered too late
CINCINNATI (AP) — Ohio elections officials say 318 voters in Butler County won't have their ballots counted for the April 28 primary because of a U.S. Postal Service delivery delay.
'Arf!': Chatty Congress is learning to respect mute button
WASHINGTON (AP) — Hey, everyone on the call? We can hear a dog barking. Could senators please make sure you are on mute?
N. Carolina governor defends rules for businesses, churches
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Stating “pandemics cannot be partisan,” North Carolina Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper on Tuesday defended his eased stay-at-home order as criticism mounted from elected Republican officials and dem…
3,000 Houston city workers face furloughs in wake of virus
HOUSTON (AP) — A city budget deficit of $169 million that’s been exacerbated by the coronavirus pandemic will force Houston to furlough around 3,000 workers and empty its rainy day fund, which could be problematic …
California recommends masks for servers, disposable menus
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California is recommending restaurants screen guests for symptoms, have servers wear masks and keep diners at least six feet (1.8 meters) apart once they reopen under guidance released Tue…
Greece: 2 migrants on eastern island test positive for virus
THESSALONIKI, Greece (AP) — Greek officials said Tuesday they have registered the first cases of the new coronavirus in two migrants on an eastern island after they arrived from Turkey last week and were placed in …
COVID-19 kills 23 people at an Alabama veterans nursing home
ALEXANDER CITY, Ala. (AP) — About two dozen people have died at an Alabama veterans nursing home because of COVID-19, the illness caused by the new coronavirus, the state said Tuesday.