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June 4, 2020 4:03 p.m.

Schools chief warns of K-12 cuts; Whitmer joins marchers

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan's school superintendent said Thursday that K-12 districts are confronting the possibility of staggering spending cuts amid the coronavirus pandemic unless Congress helps fill a nearly $2.4 billion revenue shortfall over this budget year and next.

May 19, 2020 4:03 p.m.

Montana to ease more restrictions June 1, allow groups of 50

HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Montana will further ease coronavirus restrictions in two weeks by lifting a 14-day quarantine for out-of-state visitors, allowing groups of up to 50 people to gather and allowing more people inside restaurants, bars and gyms, Gov. Steve Bullock said Tuesday.

May 20, 2020 12:03 a.m.

Montana to ease more restrictions June 1, allow groups of 50

HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Montana will further ease coronavirus restrictions in two weeks by lifting a 14-day quarantine for out-of-state visitors, allowing groups of up to 50 people to gather and allowing more people inside restaurants, bars and gyms, Gov. Steve Bullock said Tuesday.

March 19, 2020 4:03 a.m.

Maryland lawmakers approve coronavirus bill, adjourn early

ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — The Maryland General Assembly on Wednesday adjourned early for the first time since the Civil War, after passing emergency legislation and setting aside millions of dollars to enable the governor to respond as needed to the virus outbreak.

March 27, 2020 12:03 a.m.

EU leaders order up recovery plan for after coronavirus

BRUSSELS (AP) — European Union national leaders told the bloc’s finance ministers Thursday to draw up new measures to tackle the devastating economic impact of the coronavirus pandemic after failing to bridge major differences over how best to share the debt burden.

March 26, 2020 4:27 p.m.

EU leaders order up recovery plan for after coronavirus

BRUSSELS (AP) — European Union national leaders told the bloc’s finance ministers Thursday to draw up new measures to tackle the devastating economic impact of the coronavirus pandemic after failing to bridge major differences over how best to share the debt burden.

March 28, 2020 12:03 a.m.

EU leaders order up recovery plan for after coronavirus

BRUSSELS (AP) — European Union national leaders told the bloc’s finance ministers Thursday to draw up new measures to tackle the devastating economic impact of the coronavirus pandemic after failing to bridge major differences over how best to share the debt burden.

April 24, 2020 3:27 p.m.

Senior official cited by Trump is subject of investigation

WASHINGTON (AP) — The senior Department of Homeland Security official who was thrust into the spotlight by President Donald Trump to describe the effects of temperature on COVID-19 has been the subject of misconduct allegations for his previous government work.

April 25, 2020 12:03 a.m.

Senior official cited by Trump is subject of investigation

WASHINGTON (AP) — The senior Department of Homeland Security official who was thrust into the spotlight by President Donald Trump to describe the effects of temperature on COVID-19 has been the subject of misconduct allegations for his previous government work.

March 2, 2020 4:05 p.m.

Pence tells governors money for coronavirus costs is coming

MIAMI (AP) — The Trump administration on Monday reassured governors that they will be reimbursed for at least some of the costs of responding to the spread of the coronavirus, as several states began setting aside millions of dollars to head off a public health crisis.

March 3, 2020 12:05 a.m.

Pence tells governors money for coronavirus costs is coming

MIAMI (AP) — The Trump administration on Monday reassured governors that they will be reimbursed for at least some of the costs of responding to the spread of the coronavirus, as several states began setting aside millions of dollars to head off a public health crisis.

January 27, 2020 4:05 p.m.

Governor: New Mexico needs realistic, sustainable water plan

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham has long talked about the importance of water to the arid state, even campaigning on the idea of creating a 50-year plan to guide management of the finite resource.

January 28, 2020 12:05 a.m.

Governor: New Mexico needs realistic, sustainable water plan

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham has long talked about the importance of water to the arid state, even campaigning on the idea of creating a 50-year plan to guide management of the finite resource.

July 3, 2020 12:03 a.m.

Fears about opening Kansas schools drive state's mask order

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas' governor and its top public health official said Thursday that they worry that the state won't be able to reopen its K-12 schools for the new school year in August if it doesn't reverse a recent surge in reported coronavirus cases.

July 2, 2020 4:27 p.m.

Fears about opening Kansas schools drive state's mask order

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas' governor and its top public health official said Thursday that they worry that the state won't be able to reopen its K-12 schools for the new school year in August if it doesn't reverse a recent surge in reported coronavirus cases.

January 14, 2020 1:35 p.m.

Murphy seeks more transparency, but says 'mission' unchanged

TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — Arriving at the halfway mark of his first term, New Jersey Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy delivered his second State of the State address Tuesday, defending progressive policies he's pursued and promising again to raise taxes on the rich.

April 8, 2020 10:03 p.m.

DC activists team up to feed the needy under lockdown

WASHINGTON (AP) — A line begins forming as a van pulls into the parking lot of a senior living center in Southeast Washington. By the time the half-dozen masked volunteers set up the folding table and start pulling out plastic bags filled with fruits, vegetables and canned goods, about 15 people stretch down the block.

April 9, 2020 12:03 a.m.

DC activists team up to feed the needy under lockdown

WASHINGTON (AP) — A line begins forming as a van pulls into the parking lot of a senior living center in Southeast Washington. By the time the half-dozen masked volunteers set up the folding table and start pulling out plastic bags filled with fruits, vegetables and canned goods, about 15 people stretch down the block.

April 9, 2020 6:27 a.m.

DC community volunteers provide food for locked-down needy

WASHINGTON (AP) — A line begins forming as a van pulls into the parking lot of a senior living center in southeast Washington. By the time the half-dozen masked volunteers set up the folding table and start pulling out plastic bags filled with fruits, vegetables and canned goods, about 15 people stretch down the block.

April 29, 2020 6:27 a.m.

Making public transit safe next hurdle in easing lockdowns

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — In cities around the world, public transit systems are key to getting workers back on the job and restarting devastated economies, yet everything from trains and buses to ferries and bicycles will have to be re-imagined in the coronavirus era.