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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…
Governor to decide soon on reopening Missouri businesses
O'FALLON, Mo. (AP) — Missouri Gov. Mike Parson said Wednesday that he's close to deciding when to reopen the state economy, which has been largely frozen to slow the spread of the coronavirus.
Federal judge denies Harris County pretrial bond relief
HOUSTON (AP) — A federal judge has reluctantly denied a motion to allow Harris County judges to release some county jail inmates on no-cost bonds as officials try to reduce jail populations because social distancin…
N. Carolina lawsuit cites virus to stop touch-screen voting
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — The threat of hand-to-hand contamination from the
Trump says new guidelines aim to lift some restrictions
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said he's prepared to announce new guidelines allowing some states to quickly ease up on
China didn't warn public of likely pandemic for 6 key days
In the six days after top Chinese officials secretly determined they likely were facing a pandemic from a new coronavirus, the city of Wuhan at the epicenter of the disease hosted a mass banquet for tens of thousan…
GOP senators reject wider mail-in vote for Louisiana primary
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Republican state senators on Wednesday blocked an emergency plan to expand early voting and mail-in balloting options for Louisiana's July presidential primary, rejecting calls to increase v…
Medical intelligence sleuths tracked, warned of new virus
WASHINGTON (AP) — In late February when President Donald Trump was urging Americans not to panic over the novel
California nursing home reports 154 virus cases, 8 deaths
VISALIA, Calif. (AP) — A California nursing home has 154 coronavirus cases and eight residents have died in an outbreak that has prompted authorities to prepare to evacuate residents if adequate staffing can't be m…
Hawaii unions push back at governor's salary cut proposal
HONOLULU (AP) — Hawaii state worker unions on Wednesday pushed back at what they said was a proposal from Gov. David Ige to cut employee pay by 20% to cope with a sharp drop in tax revenue brought on by the coronav…
Cooper sets route to ease restrictions, warns of new normal
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina will need more widespread
Lawmakers override Beshear's line-item budget vetoes
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky lawmakers passed legislation giving the state's attorney general regulatory power over abortion clinics during a hectic final day of this year's legislative session.
National super PAC backs Collins in Georgia Senate race
ATLANTA (AP) — A national political fundraising committee endorsed Rep. Doug Collins’ bid Wednesday to unseat his fellow Georgia Republican, Sen. Kelly Loeffler, in a November special election.
California to give cash payments to immigrants hurt by virus
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California will be the first state to give cash to immigrants living in the country illegally who are hurt by the coronavirus, offering $500 apiece to 150,000 adults who were left out of t…
Walz stands by goal of 40,000 coronavirus tests per month
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The growing capacity of the Mayo Clinic and University of Minnesota to provide a new type of COVID-19 testing provides a reason to believe that the state will soon be able to test up to 40,000 pe…
AP Interview: Governor says Brazil has 'Bolsonaro-virus'
SAO PAULO (AP) — After a heated confrontation with Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro last month over his lackadaisical approach to the coronavirus, governors in the South American country have since pulled back, w…