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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…
Appeals court orders new hearing in McGahn subpoena case
WASHINGTON (AP) — The full federal appeals court in Washington, DC, said Friday that it will take up the House of Representatives bid to force former White House counsel Don McGahn to appear before Congress
Bernie Sanders says lack of rallies 'hurting' his campaign
BURLINGTON, Vt. (AP) — Bernie Sanders acknowledged Friday that fears about the spread of coronavirus have damaged his ability to leverage large rallies into support at the polls, and suggested that future Democrati…
Big Arizona county to mail ballots because of virus concerns
PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona's largest county took the unprecedented step Friday of mailing ballots for next week's Democratic presidential primary to every voter who normally casts ballots at the polls to ensure they ca…
Trump says 'I don't take responsibility at all' for slow rollout of virus testing
WASHINGTON (AP) — Trump says 'I don't take responsibility at all' for slow rollout of virus testing.
AP FACT CHECK: Trump misrepresents Obama's actions on H1N1
WASHINGTON (AP) — One day, President Donald Trump boasted of “smooth”
Trump declares national emergency to bolster funding for fighting virus outbreak
WASHINGTON (AP) — Trump declares national emergency to bolster funding for fighting virus outbreak.
Trump announces public-private partnership to increase national coronavirus testing capabilities
WASHINGTON (AP) — Trump announces public-private partnership to increase national coronavirus testing capabilities.
New Jersey coronavirus cases climb to 50, up from 29
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — The number of positive cases of COVID-19 in New Jersey has climbed to 50, up from 29, Gov. Phil Murphy said Friday.
Biden virtual town hall marks new normal for campaigning
CHICAGO (AP) — Joe Biden held a town hall in Illinois — or at least tried to — from 800 miles away in Delaware. Bernie Sanders is staging daily news conferences from Vermont, instead of his usual rallies around the…
Trump waives interest on federally owned student loans in effort to ease financial impact of virus outbreak
WASHINGTON (AP) — Trump waives interest on federally owned student loans in effort to ease financial impact of virus outbreak.
Indiana governor letting school districts decide on closings
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Local leaders should decide if
New Jersey COVID-19 casese climb to 50, up from 29
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — The number of positive cases of COVID-19 in New Jersey has climbed to 50, up from 29, Gov. Phil Murphy said Friday.
Governor orders Pennsylvania schools closed for 2 weeks
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — All schools in Pennsylvania will be closed for two weeks, Gov. Tom Wolf announced Friday as the state takes sweeping measures aimed at slowing the spread of the new coronavirus.
Louisiana governor closes schools for month, plans to delay presidential primary until June over coronavirus concerns
NEW ORLEANS, La. (AP) — Louisiana governor closes schools for month, plans to delay presidential primary until June over coronavirus concerns.
Philadelphia schools closing next week amid outbreak
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Philadelphia public schools, with roughly 200,000 children, will close next week because of staffing problems related to the COVID-19 outbreak, the district said Friday as school closures mou…