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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…
Senate Democratic leader Shilling won't seek re-election
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The leader of Wisconsin's state Senate Democrats announced Thursday that she won't seek re-election this fall, a setback for her party as it tries to gain ground on the chamber's Republican maj…
AP-NORC poll: About half of workers lose income due to virus
WASHINGTON (AP) — About half of all working Americans report some kind of income loss affecting themselves or a member of their household due to the coronavirus pandemic, with low-income Americans and those without…
AP-NORC poll: Widespread support for virus relief package
WASHINGTON (AP) — A new poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research finds that positive views of the nation's economy are down dramatically just since January, with 60% of Americans now s…
Vermont preparing more sites to care for COVID-19 patients
MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) — More Vermont locations are being prepared to treat COVID-19 patients if the state’s hospitals become overwhelmed during the expected peak of infections, Gov. Phil Scott said Thursday.
SC House and Senate to come back for one day next week
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The South Carolina House and Senate plan to return for one day next week with a limited agenda of passing a resolution allowing state government to continue to spend money if a new budget isn'…
Louisiana virus cases spike as testing expands statewide
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Louisiana's confirmed number of
Whitmer: Michigan is probably a month away from virus apex
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Gov. Gretchen Whitmer said Thursday that Michigan is probably a month away from reaching the apex of the coronavirus outbreak, which has already infected at least 9,300 people and contributed …
Arizona unemployment agency inundated with layoff claims
GLENDALE, Ariz (AP) — A tidal wave of unemployment claims triggered by mass coronavirus-related layoffs has inundated Arizona's unemployment insurance office, triggering telephone and internet filing glitches and p…
Air Force Academy to graduate seniors in online ceremony
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — Air Force Academy seniors will graduate six weeks early in an impromptu online ceremony intended to empty the campus of its remaining cadets amid the coronavirus pandemic, academy lea…
Edwards warns of long-term disruption as virus cases spike
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — As Louisiana expects another spike in
AP source: Democrats to postpone convention to week of Aug. 17 amid coronavirus concerns
WASHINGTON (AP) — AP source: Democrats to postpone convention to week of Aug. 17 amid coronavirus concerns.
What virus? Belarus rejects strict measures against pandemic
MINSK, Belarus (AP) — When Belarus' president last made a public appearance he wore protective gear, but it wasn't for the coronavirus. Alexander Lukashenko, who derides global concerns over COVID-19 as “mass psych…
Pelosi creating House committee to oversee economic bailout
WASHINGTON (AP) — Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Thursday she will establish a special House committee with subpoena power to oversee the government's spending of the more than $2.2 trillion approved to bolster the econ…
Russia's Putin orders non-working month to curb coronavirus
MOSCOW (AP) — President Vladimir Putin on Thursday ordered most Russians to stay off work until the end of the month as part of a partial economic shutdown to curb the spread of the coronavirus.
New Mexico sees another huge spike in unemployment claims
RIO RANCHO, N.M. (AP) — More than 28,000 New Mexico residents have applied for unemployment benefits — more than 50% higher than the amount filed the previous week — amid the widespread economic shutdown caused by …