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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…
Coronavirus deaths climb as New Mexico sticks with lockdown
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico reported seven new deaths across the state linked to the coronavirus pandemic as the number of people seeking unemployment benefits surged to nearly 80,000.
Trump backs protesters against Minnesota's COVID-19 response
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Hundreds of President Donald Trump's grassroots supporters protested outside the Minnesota governor's mansion on Friday, angered that a stay-at-home order to stem the spread of COVID-19 has not b…
US judge denies order sought by Nevada town in canal dispute
RENO, Nev. (AP) — A federal judge denied a rural Nevada town’s request for an emergency order Friday to force the Trump administration to extend a comment period on plans to repair a 115-year-old irrigation canal a…
California tops 1,000 coronavirus deaths as economy tumbles
LOS ANGELES (AP) — California recorded more than 1,000 deaths from the coronavirus Friday as the pandemic pushed the state into recession, despite signs that have emerged of an improving outlook for the virus.
AP FACT CHECK: Trump twists US-China coronavirus deaths
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is asserting that deaths from COVID-19 are much higher in China than in the U.S., when the opposite is true.
Whitmer eyes reopening economy; rise in virus cases slows
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Gov. Gretchen Whitmer said Friday that she hopes to begin gradually reopening Michigan's economy on May 1 after weeks of a strict stay-at-home order during the coronavirus crisis that has crip…
Noem says she'll stick to her timeline after Trump guidance
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — Gov. Kristi Noem said Friday that she's anxious to see businesses up and running in South Dakota, but that it won't be on President Donald Trump's timeline.
Wolf offers 'framework,' no timeline for reopening state
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania has managed to avoid the worst of the pandemic and it's now time to start talking about a gradual reopening of the state's battered economy, Gov. Tom Wolf said Friday as he offer…
California nears 1,000th virus death as economy tumbles
LOS ANGELES (AP) — California neared the 1,000-death mark Friday as coronavirus pushed the state into recession and Gov. Gavin Newsom named a task force of former governors, billionaires and corporate leaders to he…
Watchdog panels slowly take shape over $2T in virus cash
WASHINGTON (AP) — Congressional oversight of about $2 trillion for the coronavirus crisis began to take shape Friday as three members were appointed to a congressional commission that will monitor how the money is …
Maryland, Virgina and District coordinating virus response
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Long linked by proximity and the hundreds of thousands of federal workers who live and work in their jurisdictions, Maryland, Virginia and the District of Columbia are now connected by the gro…
Analysis: With new virus plan, Trump passes buck to states
CHICAGO (AP) — President Donald Trump's guidelines for states to reopen their economies had the hallmarks of a permission structure. But what he really created was a blame structure.
Vegas giving up bid to pump, pipe water from rural valleys
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Las Vegas water officials said Friday they’re giving up a decades-long plan to pump and pipe groundwater from rural northeast Nevada to suburbs and tourist resorts in the state’s largest metropolit…
Lawsuit: Let Missourians vote absentee during virus crisis
O'FALLON, Mo. (AP) — A lawsuit filed by civil rights groups on Friday seeks to allow all Missourians to vote absentee in upcoming elections to help reduce the risk of catching or spreading the coronavirus.
Whitmer hopes to start reopening parts of economy on May 1
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Gov. Gretchen Whitmer said Friday that she hopes to gradually begin reopening the state's economy on May 1 after weeks of a strict stay-at-home order during the coronavirus crisis that has cri…