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Homesley, Falstad share plans for growing county, auditors office
EPHRATA — As Grant County continues to grow, the county auditor's office is tasked with keeping pace with increasi…
Trump declares virus emergency; House passes aid package
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Friday declared the coronavirus pandemic a national emergency, freeing up money and resources to fight the outbreak, and then threw his support behind an aid package in C…
Michigan coronavirus cases hit 25 as restrictions tighten
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan was hit by more cases and additional fallout from the coronavirus on Friday, as Gov. Gretchen Whitmer banned all gatherings of more than 250 people and the Roman Catholic church stopp…
Virus fears leave Arizona schools, lawmakers scrambling
PHOENIX (AP) — Concerns over the coronavirus pandemic led some schools in Arizona to announce closures on Friday while others opted to remain open. And just days before the Democratic presidential primary, there wa…
Uproar over mailing of primary ballots in Maricopa County
PHOENIX (AP) — A top election official in Arizona's most populous county took the unprecedented step Friday of ordering ballots for next week's Democratic presidential primary mailed to all voters who normally cast…
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House passes bipartisan package to provide relief to Americans coping with coronavirus pandemic
WASHINGTON (AP) — House passes bipartisan package to provide relief to Americans coping with coronavirus pandemic.
Trump disbanded NSC pandemic unit that experts had praised
WASHINGTON (AP) — Public health and national security experts shake their heads when President Donald Trump says the coronavirus "came out of nowhere" and “blindsided the world.”
Legislature goes to OT on budget as it wraps up other bills
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — The Florida Legislature paved the way for teacher raises, compensation for college athletes and passed an expanded school voucher program Friday — the last day to consider bills before goin…
Commission nominates 10 for Arizona Court of Appeals vacancy
PHOENIX (AP) — A state commission has nominated five trial judges and five other attorneys for appointment by Gov. Doug Ducey to fill a vacancy on the Phoenix-based division of the Arizona Court of Appeals.
Michigan coronavirus cases hit 25 as restrictions tighten
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan was hit by more cases and additional fallout from the coronavirus on Friday, as Gov. Gretchen Whitmer banned all gatherings of more than 250 people and the Roman Catholic church stopp…
Trump says he's likely to be tested after repeat exposure
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Friday he will “most likely” be tested for the
A look at President Trump's national emergency declaration
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump announced Friday that he would declare a national emergency in response to the spread of the new coronavirus.
Governor closes schools, delays primary due to coronavirus
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Louisiana's governor on Friday closed K-12 public schools across the state for roughly a month,
Owner of facility tied to Kansas death runs Washington home
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — A nursing home resident who become Kansas' first COVID-19-related death was infected at the Life Care Center of Kansas City, which is owned by the same company that runs the facility in Washing…
Visits halted in fed prisons, immigration centers over virus
WASHINGTON (AP) — Inmates at all 122 federal correctional facilities across the country will no longer be allowed visits from family, friends or attorneys for the next 30 days, in response to the threat of the