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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…
California voters reject $15 billion school upgrade bond
LOS ANGELES (AP) — California voters have rejected a $15 billion bond to renovate California's aging schools, the only statewide measure on last week's primary ballot.
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BULLETIN (AP) — Cynthia Neeley, Dem, elected State House, District
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BULLETIN (AP) — Bennie Thompson, Dem, nominated U.S. House,
Democratic debate in Arizona will have no audience
PHOENIX (AP) — Democratic presidential front-runners Joe Biden and Bernie Sanders will debate as scheduled Sunday in Arizona amid the coronavirus outbreak — but without a live audience.
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BULLETIN (AP) — Phil Arballo, Dem, nominated U.S. House, District
Biden wins Missouri Democratic primary
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri voters on Tuesday picked Joe Biden as their choice to face off against Republican President Donald Trump in November.
The Latest: Closing time for Fargo caucus comes and goes
FARGO, N.D. (AP) — The Latest on North Dakota's caucuses (all times local):
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BULLETIN (AP) — Tamika Hamilton, GOP, nominated U.S. House,
Mississippi Democrats back Biden to try to bump out Trump
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Former Vice President Joe Biden easily won Mississippi's Democratic presidential primary Tuesday, outdistancing Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders as many voters said they saw Biden having the best c…
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BULLETIN (AP) — Donald Trump, GOP, nominated President, Missouri.
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Virus threat: New Orleans St. Patrick's Day parade canceled
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — New Orleans officials canceled the city's St. Patrick's Day Parade and other related weekend events, in a preventative measure as the number of new coronavirus cases rose Tuesday to six in L…
House seeks vote making it harder to get questions on ballot
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — The Oklahoma House approved a measure on Tuesday that would make it more difficult for citizens to get state questions on the ballot.
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BULLETIN (AP) — Donald Trump, GOP, nominated President,
Judge again rejects Vegas water pipeline from rural valleys
LAS VEGAS (AP) — A state judge has again rejected a decades-long bid to tap groundwater beneath vast rangelands in northeast Nevada and pipe it to fast-growing suburbs and glittering gambling resorts in and around …