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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…
Some US colleges cancel, postpone graduation over virus
BOSTON (AP) — Colleges across the U.S. have begun canceling and curtailing graduation amid fears that the
Walt Disney World to close theme parks through end of month
MIAMI (AP) — Theme parks at Walt Disney World Resort in Florida and Disneyland Paris Resort will be closing through the end of the month, starting at the close of business Sunday, the Walt Disney Company announced.
Florida could be knockout punch for Sanders’ 2020 campaign
MIAMI (AP) — Florida has never been known as a place of stability, especially in its politics.
Bills that advanced or failed in Georgia General Assembly
ATLANTA (AP) — Lawmakers in the Georgia General Assembly on Thursday faced a deadline to advance legislation from one chamber to the other. While issues can be resurrected later using legislative rules, the crossov…
Governor closes schools in Philly suburb hit by virus
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Gov. Tom Wolf on Thursday ordered schools and other facilities closed in Montgomery County, a Philadelphia suburb of more than 800,000 people hard-hit by the COVID-19 outbreak, as he discoura…
Wyoming governor signs two-year state budget with 19 vetoes
CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — Wyoming Gov. Mark Gordon signed a two-year state budget Thursday while vetoing 19 sections that included across-the-board spending cuts to address falling revenue from the state's coal, oil an…
Utah passes new abortion rules as Legislature wraps up
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah lawmakers passed new regulations on abortion this year, including a measure approved by the Republican-controlled Legislature Thursday that would ban most abortions if Roe v. Wade is over…
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Pentagon: US strikes Iran-backed group that hit Iraq base
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. launched airstrikes in Iraq, targeting the Iranian-backed Shiite militia members believed responsible for the rocket attack that killed and wounded American and British troops at a base n…
Analysis: Trump's virus playbook offers US vs world strategy
WASHINGTON (AP) — It’s a “foreign” virus, he says — one that can be fought by closing the nation's borders to dangerous foreigners carrying scary disease.
Georgia House passes bill to strengthen gang-related laws
ATLANTA (AP) — The Georgia House on Thursday narrowly passed a bill that aims to strengthen the state’s gang-related laws, over the objection of Democrats who said the state already has tough laws and the bill was …
State budget: Pay raises, hemp, bridges and USD building
PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — A boost for "the big three" — the nickname in the South Dakota Capitol for teachers, state employees and support providers — was the big-ticket item on the budget lawmakers approved Thursday, bu…
Bills that advanced or failed in Georgia General Assembly
ATLANTA (AP) — Lawmakers in the Georgia General Assembly on Thursday faced a deadline to advance legislation from one chamber to the other. While issues can be resurrected later using legislative rules, the crossov…
South Dakota Legislature clears hemp plan with Noem's OK
PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — It took until nearly the final vote of the legislative session, but the South Dakota Legislature cleared a proposal to legalize industrial hemp on Thursday.
Walt Disney World to close theme parks through end of month
MIAMI (AP) — Theme parks at Walt Disney World Resort in Florida and Disneyland Paris Resort will be closing through the end of the month, starting at the close of business Sunday, the Walt Disney Company announced.