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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…
Calling Trump: When connections help steer virus supplies
WASHINGTON (AP) — It was early on a Friday when Jared Kushner said he received a call from his father-in-law, President Donald Trump. Trump was hearing from friends in New York that the city's public hospital syste…
Restrictions tighten during California's virus-hit Easter
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Fresh snow in the mountains but no way to play in it. Tempting beaches after a week of rain but walking on them could bring a $1,000 fine. Easter egg hunts at local parks? Pretty much out.
Court lifts part of order blocking Texas abortion ban
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A federal appeals court on Friday partially rescinded a lower-court order that had largely blocked the enforcement of an abortion ban in Texas during the coronavirus pandemic.
After Wisconsin mess, South Dakota out to lift absentee vote
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — South Dakota is sending absentee applications to all registered voters to encourage people to mail in their ballots rather than going to the polls for the June 2 primary, just weeks before …
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US officials: Missile defense systems now operating in Iraq
WASHINGTON (AP) — New air defense systems are now protecting American and allied forces at military bases in Iraq where troops have been attacked by Iranian-backed insurgents in recent months, according to U.S. off…
Virus forces changes to Nebraska's Medicaid expansion plan
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska is changing its plans to expand Medicaid in a way that will force more recipients to start out with a “basic” plan that doesn't include coverage for dental and vision services or over-…
Republicans accuse Evers of stoking COVID-19 fears
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Gov. Tony Evers said Friday that he doesn't know when Wisconsin businesses will be allowed to re-open, but that it might happen after his current closure order expires on April 24 and that it p…
California offers ship, support to nursing homes amid virus
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California will help skilled nursing facilities wracked by the new virus by providing additional bed space for their patients on a Navy hospital ship and shipping masks and gloves for thei…
Commission reaffirms ballots need election day postmarks
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin election officials told local clerks Friday to abide by a U.S. Supreme Court ruling that absentee ballots postmarked no later than election day will count as they prepare to tally res…
Oklahoma's US Senate seat draws crowded field of challengers
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — The only U.S. Senate seat up for grabs in Oklahoma drew a crowded field of challengers as the state's three-day filing period for political office ended Friday.
Former Alabama speaker's ethics case partly overturned
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — The Alabama Supreme Court on Friday overturned five of the ethics convictions that ended the political career of former House Speaker Mike Hubbard, while upholding six others.
Virus infections surpass 1,000 in New Mexico, deaths climb
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Confirmed COVID-19 infections surpassed 1,000 on Friday across New Mexico as the pandemic claimed two more lives and tightened its grip over the Navajo Nation in the northwest part of the stat…
DeVos reaches settlement in lawsuit over loan relief program
The U.S. Education Department is promising to process student loan forgiveness claims for nearly 170,000 borrowers within 18 months as part of a proposed settlement announced Friday in a federal lawsuit.
Regents extend UNR President Johnson's contract to Dec. 31
RENO, Nev. (AP) — The state Board of Regents has approved an extension of University of Nevada, Reno President Marc Johnson's leadership through the end of the year with plans to pick his successor in September.