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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…
The Latest: Japan PM asks citizens to be more diligent
The Latest on the coronavirus pandemic. The new coronavirus causes mild or moderate symptoms for most people. For some, especially older adults and people with existing health problems, it can cause more severe ill…
South Korean shipment to up Maryland virus tests by 500K
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Maryland has dramatically boosted its testing capacity for the new coronavirus with a shipment of 500,000 tests from a South Korean company, the state's governor announced Monday, noting his K…
Military applies to extend, expand testing range in Arizona
PHOENIX (AP) — The federal Bureau of Land Management is working with the military to allow for the continuation of testing, training and national defense at the Barry M. Goldwater Range in southern Arizona.
LA mayor calls for cuts, furloughs as virus shakes City Hall
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Mayor Eric Garcetti released a pandemic-wounded spending plan Monday for the coming year that he called “a document of our pain” that includes service cuts and furloughs for nearly 16,000 workers…
Trump criticism aside, governors call for more federal help
WASHINGTON (AP) — A chorus of governors from both parties pushed back hard after President Donald Trump accused Democrats of playing “a very dangerous political game” by insisting there is a shortage of tests for
Hawaii governor says state not ready to relax restrictions
HONOLULU (AP) — Hawaii Gov. David Ige said Monday the islands aren’t yet ready to relax restrictions put in place to control the spread of the coronavirus but his administration will be releasing criteria for doing…
Wolf sets May 8 as target launch date for gradual reopening
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Gov. Tom Wolf on Monday set May 8 as the date he wants to begin easing some pandemic restrictions, saying Pennsylvania had made sufficient progress against COVID-19 to warrant a gradual reope…
Walz: Trump call went well; reopening pork plant is priority
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Gov. Tim Walz agreed Monday with President Donald Trump's assertion that they had a “very nice call” about the state's response to COVID-19, and the governor also said the state is working to hel…
Talks drag on $450B virus aid for small business, hospitals
WASHINGTON (AP) — Late-stage negotiations in Washington on a new $450 billion coronavirus aid package dragged past Monday's hoped-for deadline, but the Trump administration and key lawmakers insisted a final pact i…
Federal judge delays filing deadline for Michigan candidates
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan candidates will have 17 additional days to collect voter signatures to qualify for the ballot because of the state's order to stay home during the coronavirus pandemic, a federal judg…
Aide: Lt. Gov. Forest uses campaign money for COVID-19 help
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Lt. Gov. Dan Forest has given nearly $200,000 from his gubernatorial campaign fund to people and businesses needing assistance due to the economic downturn caused by COVID-19, according to his …
Pandemic squeezes finances of Democratic grassroots donors
WASHINGTON (AP) — Well-to-do donors gathered last August at the sprawling Charlotte, North Carolina, home of Erskine Bowles, a former chief of staff to President Bill Clinton, where they nibbled finger food, sipped…
Records: Super PAC raises $75K to attack GOP House hopeful
RIO RANCHO, N.M. (AP) — A Super PAC raised $75,000 to attack a Republican U.S. House candidate in New Mexico over allegations she opposed Donald Trump for president, federal records show.
California lawmakers want say in governor's virus spending
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Five weeks after giving California Gov. Gavin Newsom broad power to spend up to $1 billion on coronavirus precautions, state lawmakers on Monday said they feared overreach by the governor'…
Panel: Texas can ban medical abortions to fight coronavirus
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Texas can now ban medication abortions as part of the state’s effort to fight the spread of the new