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In Grant County Judge debate, Bevier, Chadwick place emphasis on experience and constitutional interpretation
EPHRATA — The two candidates seeking Grant County Superior Court Judge Position 3 highlighted their legal experien…
Partisan division might hold up next virus relief package
WASHINGTON (AP) — Congress is plunging ahead on a new
Plaintiffs say education-funding lawsuit still necessary
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Civil rights attorneys behind a long-running lawsuit alleging inadequate funding for public education are asking a judge to disregard recent efforts by Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham to dismiss t…
Whitmer: Construction to resume next; eyes longer emergency
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Gov. Gretchen Whitmer said Monday she will allow commercial and residential construction to restart in Michigan within a week or two and is taking a “hard look” at whether to let industrial se…
Gov. Newsom: Changes to virus order may come within weeks
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California may be only a few weeks away from making “meaningful changes” to its stay-at-home order, Gov. Gavin Newsom said Monday, but he warned progress will be jeopardized if people do t…
1st death from the coronavirus surfaces in Arizona prisons
PHOENIX (AP) — The first fatality from the coronavirus in Arizona’s prisons came two weeks ago when a 64-year-old prisoner with diabetes died at a hospital in Tucson.
Georgia governor says no decision on replacing shelter order
ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia's governor says he's still deciding what comes next after the state's shelter-in-place order expires after Thursday, even as he's loosened it to allow a number of businesses to reopen.
Top Missouri lawmaker pitches $700M in state budget cuts
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — A top Missouri House lawmaker on Monday moved to trim $700 million from the state's proposed budget as revenues drop because of the coronavirus.
Anchorage restaurants, salons begin reopening process
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — The first signs of activity returned to Alaska’s largest city Monday as businesses slowly began reopening following closures because of the coronavirus.
Arizona has 1 day with no reported coronavirus deaths
GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Contractors overseen by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers are completing the rehabilitation of a shuttered Phoenix hospital planned to house coronavirus patients. The work comes amid signs a s…
Beshear hints at business re-openings in May, but in stages
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Gov. Andy Beshear hinted at business re-openings beginning in May, but said Kentucky's “new normal” will require people and workers to wear masks in public areas while the coronavirus remains…
New Mexico mayor urges businesses to reopen as cases rise
GRANTS, N.M. (AP) — The mayor of a small New Mexico city and several dozen supporters rallied Monday as he encouraged business owners to defy a lockdown order by the governor that shuttered nonessential shops to pr…
Montana gubernatorial candidates of 2 parties debate online
HELENA, Mont. (AP) — A group of Montana gubernatorial candidates from the Democratic and Republican parties participated in an online debate.
N.C. data release shows 4 nursing homes with 10-plus deaths
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Four North Carolina nursing homes have each had at least 10 deaths of residents diagnosed with
Whitmer: Construction will be next sector to restart
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Gov. Gretchen Whitmer said Monday she will allow commercial and residential construction to restart in Michigan within a week or two and is taking a “hard look” at whether to let industrial se…
Delaware business owners face uncertainty about reopening
DOVER, Del. (AP) — Business owners in southern Delaware are mulling what they can do to hasten the time when they can reopen, while seeking more guidance from state officials on how and when coronavirus restriction…