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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…
AP FACT CHECK: Trump's misguided boast on virus poll ratings
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is making a misleading boast about his job performance on the
Pelosi, Schumer: Trump needs to support help for outbreak
WASHINGTON (AP) — The two top Democratic leaders in Congress are calling on President Donald Trump to support a series of steps to help Americans deal with the coronavirus outbreak — from paid sick leave to widespr…
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19,057 of 20,346 precincts - 94 percent
AP Deleg Count-Dem States, 5th Add,400
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Despite virus risk, 2020 hopefuls keep up campaigns for now
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) — As the
Analysis: Republicans, business align on main session focus
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Business groups see an opportunity with the new, more conservative Republican-led Louisiana Legislature to gain traction on a top goal, to rein in civil lawsuits and damage awards against th…
US Attorney reviewing polling places for ADA compliance
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — U.S. Attorney Josh Minkler said his office is reviewing all polling places in the Southern District of Indiana to see if they comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act.
Portugal's president self-isolates amid virus outbreak
LISBON, Portugal (AP) — The office of Portugal's 71-year-old president said Sunday that he has canceled all public activities and will stay at home amid the coronavirus outbreak.
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19,319 of 20,346 precincts - 95 percent
Utah lawmakers pass new rules affecting abortion providers
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Abortion clinics would be required to cremate or bury fetal remains and women would have to get an ultrasound before the procedure under proposals approved by lawmakers in Utah this week, over…
Florida lawmakers work late into the weekend on state budget
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida lawmakers were working late Sunday trying to hammer out agreements on the state's budget, coming closer to Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis' budget priorities but still leaving many iss…
Juul Labs sought to court state AGs as teen vaping surged
WASHINGTON (AP) — Juul Labs, the nation’s largest electronic-cigarette company, donated tens of thousands of dollars to the campaigns of state attorneys general in an effort to build relationships with these powerf…
MH17 relatives protest against Russia with 298 empty chairs
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The families of people killed when a missile shot down Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 over eastern Ukraine in 2014 set out 298 white chairs outside the Russian Embassy on Sunday in a sile…
Virginia lawmakers OK limited public sector bargaining bill
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Virginia lawmakers gave final passage Sunday to a bill that would end the state's outright ban on public sector collective bargaining and extend the right to local government workers if their l…
Virginia reshaped as Democrats put historic stamp on laws
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Democratic legislators in Virginia have dramatically reshaped the state in two months, sweeping aside many of the state’s old business-friendly and socially conservative laws and replacing them…