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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…
Michigan sees 134K new jobless claims, progress on benefits
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan, whose inundated unemployment system saw 134,000 new filings last week, reported progress Thursday in processing claims and getting money out the door during
Sizing up Trump's green-card halt: Is it just temporary?
SAN DIEGO (AP) — Pamela Austin, a recruiter at Adventist Health Bakersfield in California, made seven job offers to foreign nurses in February and just finished a first round of interviews with 12 more candidates. …
House sends President Trump nearly $500 billion package for small business, hospitals in latest bid to counter pandemic
WASHINGTON (AP) — House sends President Trump nearly $500 billion package for small business, hospitals in latest bid to counter pandemic.
Swing-state Republicans pin virus fallout on Democrats
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — With legions out of work, Republicans across the critical battleground states are trying to lay blame for the economic wreckage of the coronavirus outbreak on Democratic governors, ramping up…
California cities: Virus could mean $6.7 billion in losses
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California's 482 cities say they will collectively lose $6.7 billion over the next two years because of the coronavirurs pandemic, prompting layoffs and furloughs for public workers and po…
Some governors worry that federal aid is too restrictive
Governors in a handful of states are raising concerns about restrictions on the federal stimulus checks they have started to receive to help cover the costs of combating the coronavirus.
North Carolina extends stay-home order, develops reopen plan
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Resisting pressure as other Southern chief executives begin allowing businesses to reopen, North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper said Thursday that the state’s stay-at-home order from
California's ambitious virus test goals face short supplies
LOS ANGELES (AP) — As California tries to ramp up coronavirus testing as an essential step toward lifting stay-at-home restrictions, it faces significant hurdles that have been a problem from the start.
Amid protests, Kelly says May 3 reopening of Kansas in doubt
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Gov. Laura Kelly said Thursday that her goal is to start reopening the Kansas economy on May 3 but she may not be able to do it because the state is “nowhere near” having the supplies needed for…
Somber Congress delivers nearly $500B more in virus aid
WASHINGTON (AP) — Congress delivered a nearly $500 billion infusion of coronavirus spending Thursday, rushing new relief to employers and hospitals buckling under the strain of a pandemic that has claimed almost 50…
Experts don't see sustained surge in virus deaths in Arizona
GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — A surge in deaths from the coronavirus this week is likely the result of a boost in cases weeks ago and should slow because hospitalizations appear to have leveled off, Arizona health officia…
Stained sheets, pills but no clarity on Gillum hotel run-in
MIAMI BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Photos released by Miami Beach police show what a luxury
Southern Illinois lawmaker sues governor for stay-home order
LOUISVILLE, Ill. (AP) — A southern Illinois state lawmaker filed a lawsuit Thursday against Gov. J.B. Pritzker for extending the state’s stay-at-home order in an effort to stem the spread of the coronavirus.
California Gov. Newsom finds new friend in Washington: Trump
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — These times were strange enough. And then California Gov. Gavin Newsom and President Donald Trump started getting along.
Virus pits health vs. public duty for some state lawmakers
Kentucky Sen. Gerald Neal had a big decision to make as the legislature gathered at the state Capitol for some important votes amid the coronavirus outbreak.