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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…
Nevada Supreme Court puts immigrant killings case on hold
RENO, Nev. (AP) — The Nevada Supreme Court ruled Washoe County prosecutors lack jurisdictional authority — at least for now — to prosecute a Salvadoran immigrant in Reno for two of the four killings that he's accus…
Arkansas lawmakers take up COVID-19 fund as virus cases rise
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas lawmakers prepared Friday to vote on creating a $173 million fund to fight the coronavirus outbreak as cases in the state continued to multiply.
Analysis: Louisiana lawmakers face budget tumult amid virus
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — The Louisiana lawmakers who choose to show up Tuesday for a workday at the state Capitol will return to a political landscape reshaped by
More records broken in virus-related Colorado jobless claims
Emilio Fernandez has worked for a restaurant chain for eight years and signed up with Rover, an online dog walking service, to pad his income. Then the coronavirus hit.
Kentucky AG: Abortions should cease during virus pandemic
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky's attorney general said Friday that abortions in the state should cease as part of the governor's order halting elective medical procedures because of the
Ohio sets all-mail primary April 28; in-person voting off
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) —
New Mexico extends classroom shutdown due to coronavirus
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Public school students in New Mexico will not return to classrooms or athletic fields during the current academic year due to the coronavirus, the state's top education official announced Frid…
Governor vetoes petrochemical plant tax break bill
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Gov. Tom Wolf on Friday followed through on his threat to veto a bill to provide potentially hundreds of millions of dollars in tax breaks for petrochemical plants that use natural gas extrac…
Kansas coronavirus death toll grows to 4; KU has 10 in ICU
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A Kansas City-area man in his 80s with underlying health concerns is the fourth person in Kansas to die of the coronavirus, state health officials said Friday. He was diagnosed Monday and died T…
North Carolina has another death as more local orders begin
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina health officials reported another death related to the new coronavirus Friday, as more local governments prepared to clamp down further on residents' movements.
House OKs $2.2T rescue package for virus-ravaged economy and health system, rushing it to Trump for his signature
WASHINGTON (AP) — House OKs $2.2T rescue package for virus-ravaged economy and health system, rushing it to Trump for his signature.
Coronavirus reaches 2 Louisiana prisons as cases increase
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Two workers at Louisiana state prisons have tested positive for
Minnesota prepares to stay at home as COVID-19 deaths hit 4
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A stay-at-home order takes effect at midnight Friday as Minnesota tries to prevent the COVID-19 pandemic from overloading the state's health care system, which is expected to peak in the coming w…
Funeral held for North Carolina Rep. Maryann Black
DURHAM, N.C. (AP) — A private funeral was held Friday for North Carolina state Rep. Maryann Black, who died this week at age 76.
Virus clouds prospects for Hawaii's mental health reforms
HONOLULU (AP) — Among the business Hawaii lawmakers left unfinished when they abruptly suspended the Legislature to help slow the spread of the coronavirus were proposals to improve psychiatric care for the state's…