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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…
Indiana lawmakers back new steps on coal plant closures
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — A proposal that environmental groups have
Big turnout means lines for Dem caucuses, but some love it
FARGO, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota's Democratic Party
State health officials urge coronavirus precautions
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — State health and school officials urged people to take precautions Tuedsay as the new coronavirus spreads across the country, even as Alabama remained officially free of cases.
Michigan deal funds virus outbreak, tuition aid, tourism ads
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan lawmakers and Gov. Gretchen Whitmer on Tuesday agreed to $321 million in spending that will be used to combat the coronavirus, provide financial assistance for certain adults to go to…
Arizona governor signs bill cloaking endangered species info
PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey signed a bill Tuesday requiring information gathered in state-sponsored endangered species surveys on private property to be kept secret, even from federal agencies charged wi…
Medicaid expansion supporters block Kansas Senate entrance
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Several dozen protesters chanted, laid down on the floor and blocked the Kansas Senate's main entrance Tuesday, hoping to pressure it into taking a vote on
Minnesota Senate GOP unveils gun violence prevention bills
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Minnesota Senate Republicans moved Tuesday to try to change the direction of the contentious gun control debate in this election year by unveiling a slate of bills to address the problem of g…
GOP Nebraska lawmaker launches 'Republican Redefined' site
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — A Republican state lawmaker in Nebraska who has criticized President Donald Trump and
Concerns about new virus, oil volatility affecting Alaska
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Gov. Mike Dunleavy is freezing the hiring of state workers not essential to health or safety as oil markets roil, and state lawmakers are making plans to prepare for how they will handle their…
AP VoteCast: Michigan voters say health care is top issue
WASHINGTON (AP) — Voters in Michigan’s Democratic primary ranked health care as the most important issue facing the country, well above climate change, the economy, race relations, foreign policy and many other soc…
Tennessee lawmakers advance abortion 'reversal' bill
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Doctors who fail to inform women that drug-induced abortions may be halted halfway could face felony charges under a bill advancing in Tennessee.
Trump presents Medal of Freedom to retired four-star general
WASHINGTON (AP) — Retired four-star Gen. Jack Keane received the nation's highest civilian honor Tuesday at a White House ceremony hosted by President Donald Trump, who called the Army veteran a “visionary," a “bri…
Georgia House passes bill seeking extended care for mothers
ATLANTA (AP) — The Georgia House of Representatives pm Tuesday passed a bill that seeks to extend health insurance coverage for poor mothers after their children are born to try to prevent maternal deaths.
Florida's athlete compensation bill faces speed bump
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — A fast-moving bill to allow student athletes in Florida to hire agents and ink endorsement deal reached a speed bump Tuesday, as lawmakers attempted to reconcile differences between their d…
Arizona Senate advances changes to redistricting process
PHOENIX (AP) — Republicans in the Arizona Senate approved a measure Tuesday asking voters to limit the population differences between Arizona's 30 legislative districts.