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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 count shows Joe Biden has won more delegates than Bernie Sanders on Super Tuesday
WASHINGTON (AP) — AP count shows Joe Biden has won more delegates than Bernie Sanders on Super Tuesday.
Trump's challenge: keeping his act fresh in reelection year
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Donald Trump show has a consistent script. Same villains. Same nicknames. Same grievances. Same hero: himself.
AP sources: Inmate fatally beaten at US prison in Illinois
WASHINGTON (AP) — An inmate was killed after being beaten by another prisoner inside a high-security federal prison in Illinois, two people familiar with the matter told The Associated Press on Friday.
Trump names Rep. Mark Meadows his chief of staff, replacing Mick Mulvaney, who had been acting in the role
WASHINGTON (AP) — Trump names Rep. Mark Meadows his chief of staff, replacing Mick Mulvaney, who had been acting in the role.
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Trump names Rep. Mark Meadows his new chief of staff
WASHINGTON (AP) — In the midst of one of the most daunting crises of his administration, President Donald Trump announced he had made a major staff overhaul, replacing his acting chief of staff Mick Mulvaney with R…
Michigan insurers cover virus tests; Medicaid copays waived
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan health insurers said Friday they will cover the cost of medically necessary tests for the new coronavirus for people covered under employer and individual health plans, while Gov. Gre…
Inside the 3 days that remade the Democratic primary
WASHINGTON (AP) — At Mike Bloomberg’s midtown Manhattan campaign headquarters, a team of pollsters and analysts churned out multiple tranches of data each day on the state of the Democratic race. The sophisticated …
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BULLETIN (AP) — Christy Smith, Dem, nominated U.S. House, District
Judge sides with transgender Alaska librarian in health case
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — An Alaska health care plan that has excluded coverage of gender-confirming surgery for transgender employees is discriminatory, a federal judge ruled Friday.
Governor signs bills for child welfare and public safety
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — A long list of bills aimed at shoring up workplace protections for pregnant women, allowing greater state investments in local companies, providing bonuses to local police officers and more we…
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New Mexico conventions set primary lineups for Congress
POJOAQUE, N.M. (AP) — Former CIA operative Valerie Plame's bid for a congressional seat in northern New Mexico fell flat at a statewide Democratic convention Saturday where she failed to win enough local delegate v…
Census prompts distrust in Fort Worth neighborhood
FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Cristina Otera, 59, has never filled out the U.S. census survey even though she's lived at the same yellow corner house where she raised her children and now grandchildren for more than two…
New Mexico conventions set primary lineups for Congress
POJOAQUE, N.M. (AP) — Candidates for Congress and an open Senate seat are undergoing the first test of their political might as the Democratic and Republican parties of New Mexico hold statewide conventions.