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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…
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.
Cooper sets route to ease restrictions, warns of new normal
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina will need more widespread
Loeffler's self-funding buoys her money total in Senate race
ATLANTA (AP) — Newly appointed U.S. Sen Kelly Loeffler is living up to her promise to self-fund her campaign, while the Republican's challengers raise millions in advance of a November special election.
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…
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.
National Guard testing as nursing home cases increase
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Another West Virginia nursing home reported a
Arkansas bonus plan for health workers during pandemic OK'd
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — The federal government has approved Arkansas' plan to use Medicaid funds to pay bonuses to health workers at nursing homes and other long-term care facilities during the coronavirus pandemi…
Wisconsin health care workers call for more gloves, masks
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin health care workers on the front lines of treating patients with the coronavirus called on state lawmakers Wednesday to get them more protective equipment, expand health care coverage…
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…
Evers signs pandemic relief package despite misgivings
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Gov. Tony Evers signed a sweeping coronavirus relief package Wednesday, setting aside reservations that it doesn't go far enough to help at-risk workers, small businesses and farmers in order t…
WHO, allies lament Trump cut to US funding as virus rages
GENEVA (AP) — The head of the World Health Organization on Wednesday lamented the U.S. decision to halt funding for the U.N. agency, promising a review of its decisions while sidestepping President Donald Trump’s c…
Appeals court refuses to block Michigan redistricting panel
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — A federal appeals court on Wednesday refused to block the creation of a Michigan commission to draw seats in Congress and the Legislature after the 2020 census, denying lawsuits filed by Repub…
Pro-Trump super PAC backs Collins in Georgia Senate race
ATLANTA (AP) — A political fundraising committee loyal to President Donald Trump endorsed Rep. Doug Collins’ bid Wednesday to unseat his fellow Georgia Republican, Sen. Kelly Loeffler, in a November special electio…
Newsom's mask deal shows tendency for big plans, few details
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom's announcement was audacious: On a national news show, he said the state had just inked a deal to buy 200 million masks monthly, a massive haul amid the intern…
Kentucky lawmakers take up more overrides of Beshear vetoes
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Republican lawmakers began pushing aside the Democratic governor's line-item vetoes of state spending bills Wednesday on the final day of Kentucky's pandemic-shortened legislative session.