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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…
Wisconsin Senate OKs virus package in virtual session
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Wisconsin state Senate passed a sweeping coronavirus relief package during a messy virtual session Wednesday and sent the bill on to Gov. Tony Evers to sign.
Trade guru Navarro throws elbows for Trump on virus supplies
WASHINGTON (AP) — Peter Navarro’s eagerness to confront, attack and be, as one former associate put it, “a real jerk to people” didn’t serve him well as a political candidate in the 1990s. But it fits what Presiden…
'Hold your nose and vote:' Progressives weigh backing Biden
CHICAGO (AP) — When Bernie Sanders didn't win the Democratic presidential nomination in 2016, Silvia Machado and Patrick Gibbons voted for Green Party candidate Jill Stein in protest.
Minnesota reports 8 new COVID-19 deaths as cases top 1,800
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Eight more Minnesota residents have died of COVID-19, while the state’s total of confirmed cases has climbed above 1,800, the Minnesota Department of Health reported Wednesday.
Giuliani associates' trial delayed until 2021
NEW YORK (AP) — A trial for two associates of Rudy Giuliani charged with using foreign money to make illegal campaign contributions to U.S. politicians to influence policy was postponed Wednesday to February 2021.
Tennesseans seeing first federal supplement to unemployment
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennesseans receiving unemployment benefits on Wednesday began seeing their first payments include a $600 federal supplement for those rendered newly jobless. Normal weekly benefits in Tenne…
N. Carolina lawsuit cites virus to stop touch-screen voting
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — The threat of hand-to-hand contamination from the
Georgia election board approves ballot drop boxes for June
ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia’s state election board on Wednesday approved a new rule allowing counties to establish absentee ballot drop boxes for the state’s June primary elections amid the
Nebraska tax collections up in March despite virus shutdowns
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska state government had better-than-expected tax collections in March despite
Trump's halting of funds to WHO sparks worldwide rebuke
GENEVA (AP) — Nations and health experts worldwide reacted with alarm Wednesday after President Donald Trump announced a halt to the sizable funding the United States sends to the World Health Organization. They wa…
Louisiana K-12 school closures to continue because of virus
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Gov. John Bel Edwards on Wednesday signed an order keeping K-12 public schools shuttered through the remainder of the academic year
Wisconsin Senate to take up virus relief package
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Wisconsin state Senate was poised Wednesday to pass a sweeping coronavirus relief package during a virtual session before sending the legislation to Gov. Tony Evers to sign.
St. Louis, KC areas consider extending stay-at-home orders
O'FALLON, Mo. (AP) — Regional leaders in St. Louis and Kansas City may decide by the end of the week whether to extend stay-at-home orders in Missouri's two largest urban areas, regardless of whether the statewide …
Warren becomes latest ex-presidential rival to back Biden
WASHINGTON (AP) — Elizabeth Warren endorsed Joe Biden on Wednesday, the latest of the former vice president’s onetime White House rivals to back him as the Democratic Party moves to project unity against President …
Alaska sport fishing season opens with virus guidelines
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — The Alaska Department of Fish and Game has opened the state's sport fishing season while reminding participants to adhere to health restrictions resulting from the coronavirus pandemic.