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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…
Amid positive Louisiana trends, unexpectedly high death rate
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Even amid positive trends in Louisiana’s
Tribes file agreement resolving North Dakota voter ID suit
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Two American Indian tribes filed an agreement Friday with North Dakota resolving a lawsuit over requiring residents of reservations to provide a street address when voting.
Leaders disagree on when Georgia lawmakers should return
ATLANTA (AP) — With Georgia's legislative session suspended because of fears of transmitting the new coronavirus, the two Republicans who must agree on when to return continue to eye different dates.
N. Carolina governor seeks to spend $1.4B for COVID-19 aid
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Gov. Roy Cooper asked North Carolina legislators on Friday to distribute $1.4 billion in federal funds to cover immediate health, education, small business and government needs created by the
California won't make stores charge for bags amid virus
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California grocery and retail stores won’t be required to charge 10 cents per bag, and they can again hand out thinner, single-use plastic bags under an executive order signed Thursday by …
Pelosi: No more virus bailouts without state and local aid
WASHINGTON (AP) — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi insisted Friday that Congress’ next economic package provide billions for financially reeling state and local governments, foreshadowing a sharp partisan fight ahead in …
Democrat tops GOP hopefuls in Kansas US Senate fundraising
MISSION, Kan. (AP) — Republicans looking to protect their majority in the U.S. Senate have been unable to match the fundraising prowess of a party-switching Democratic state lawmaker in normally reliably red Kansas…
Officials say Navy is recommending reinstatement of aircraft carrier captain fired for coronavirus email
WASHINGTON (AP) — Officials say Navy is recommending reinstatement of aircraft carrier captain fired for coronavirus email.
As hundreds protest Wisconsin restrictions, some in GOP skip
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The latest demonstration by right-wing groups against measures to contain the coronavirus came to Wisconsin on Friday, with hundreds of people ignoring social distancing recommendations and cro…
North Carolina public schools closed for rest of school year
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina’s public school buildings, already shuttered for the past month due to
Pence a voice of calm on virus -- balancing health, politics
WASHINGTON (AP) — Watching as nearly 1,000 Air Force Academy cadets celebrated their graduation standing 8 feet apart, Vice President Mike Pence choked up briefly at that slice of life in a nation transformed.
Shepherd wins another term as Arkansas House speaker
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Speaker Matthew Shepherd won another term leading the Arkansas House Friday as lawmakers formally adjourned this year's session.
GOP US House hopefuls release mocking ads in New Mexico race
RIO RANCHO, N.M. (AP) — Two Republican candidates vying to challenge Democratic U.S. Rep. Xochitl Torres Small for a crucial southern New Mexico seat have released dueling ads disparaging the other for being a fake…
Don't inject disinfectant: Blunt pushback on Trump musing
WASHINGTON (AP) — Don't inject disinfectants, health officials leapt to warn on Friday, reacting to President Donald Trump's comment that disinfectants perhaps could be injected or ingested to fight COVID-19. His s…
N.C. Republican leader: We won't seek budget veto override
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina Senate Republicans won't try any more to override Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper's budget veto from last summer, the chamber's leader said, citing state government's precarious fisca…