STATE-BY-STATE

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Marin’s CALIFORNIA art museum Los Angeles: for Chicano Cheech history, receive scheduled $9.7 million to open from in the 2020, state. will

COLORADO Denver: Colorado’s bus service is launching routes connecting the state’s southwest corner to the Interstate 70 corridor.

CONNECTICUT Bridgeport: Kyle Navin was sentenced to 55 years in prison for the fatal shootings of his parents in 2015.

DELAWARE Dover: The state House has given final approval to expand the number of judges on Chancery Court from four to six.

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA: Metro says free Wi-Fi is available at every underground rail station in the system.

FLORIDA Pensacola: Officials are warning swimmers about stinging sea lice at Pensacola Beach.

GEORGIA Augusta: The “Hands-Free Georgia Act,” which bans hands-on cellphone use while driving, officially started Sunday.

HAWAII Honolulu: George Szigeti has been fired as president and CEO of the Hawaii Tourism Authority. He will depart Oct. 31.

IDAHO Boise: A lawsuit accuses a property management company of fraudulently moving or taking up to $1 million from owners it contracted with.

for ILLINOIS renovations $4.1 Quincy: million to The the in llinois federal state is Veterans funds receiving INDIANA Home. Anderson: The Madison County open July government 9 after being building closed will since December for asbestos removal.

of IOWA Agriculture Des Moines: says Iowa The Department has a nation-high 22.7 million pigs on farms.

KANSAS Lawrence: Douglas County will no longer use public schools as polling places because of concerns about easy access to the building while classes are in session.

KENTUCKY Pikeville: Dueling Barrels Brewery & Distillery has opened a $15 million brewing and distilling operation in Appalachia.

LOUISIANA Baton Rouge: Louisiana State University is raising student fees at its main campus by 5 percent, or $282 a semester.

MAINE Augusta: A watchdog group is calling for more transparency into how the state spends federal welfare dollars.

MARYLAND Ocean City: The minimum wage in the state has increased to $10.10 per hour.

MASSACHUSETTS Boston: About one in three residents who use marijuana say they have driven while under the influence of the drug, according to statewide study.

MICHIGAN Beaver Island: A sculpture that’s part of an effort to commemorate author Ernest Hemingway’s ties to the area has been returned. It went missing last month.

MINNESOTA Bloomington: Eight protesters, including Sen. Patricia Torres Ray, were arrested after demonstrating against General Dynamics, a company they say is profiting from migrant detention centers.

MISSISSIPPI Perkinston: State agents seized $10,000 cash and a six-barrel containing 300 gallons of mash, 875 pounds of sugar and 77

gallons of moonshine in a bust. MISSOURI Washington: A man has been arrested after trying to swim across the Missouri River in an effort to escape police.

MONTANA Butte: The jury awarded $20,000 to a man after Wells Fargo seized his home by mistake in 2014.

NEBRASKA Omaha: A disaster declaration has been approved to help the state with recovery efforts from an April blizzard.

NEVADA Reno: State casino winnings moved back above the $1 billion mark in May.

NEW HAMPSHIRE Concord: A man faces charges after being accused of hitting a service dog with a bag, then threatening its owner with a knife. The man and dog are OK.

NEW JERSEY Ocean City: Ocean City has been selected the state’s favorite beach.

NEW MEXICO Santa Fe: Students with long commutes will have the ability to ride buses outfitted with Wi-Fi and an onboard tutor.

NEW YORK New York: The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey approved $52 million for a project to install a cashless tolling system on the Outerbridge Crossing and Goethals Bridge.

NORTH CAROLINA Butner: A prison inmate has died after setting a fire in his cell.

NORTH DAKOTA Minot: Median age in the state dropped from 37 to 35 from 2010 to 2017.

OHIO Oxford: Miami University is attempting to save its iconic ash trees from emerald ash borer.

OKLAHOMA Oklahoma City: Residents with medical marijuana cards will be prohibited from obtaining gun permits

OREGON Portland: Daniel Ramirez has been sentenced to 15 years in federal prison for leading a meth ring and cockfighting.

PENNSYLVANIA School District of Philadelphia: Philadelphia will The get $15.6 million to remove lead, mold and asbestos at 57 school buildings.

RHODE ISLAND Providence: Pharmaceutical company Rubius Therapeutics will establish a manufacturing facility in the state, creating 160 highskill jobs.

SOUTH CAROLINA Myrtle Beach: Seventeen people were hurt in a traffic accident involving a church bus.

SOUTH DAKOTA Mitchell: Researchers are studying James River catfish for the first time in about 20 years to see if they are being overharvested.

TENNESSEE Nashville: The Department of Agriculture has awarded $450,000 to Tennessee State University for food safety research.

TEXAS Edinburg: Three women have been arrested on voter fraud charges for actions in the 2016 runoff election for Hidalgo City Council seats.

UTAH Salt Lake City: Five Utah State Prison inmates have been charged with stabbing a fellow prisoner in a gang-related incident.

VERMONT Burlington: The Vermont Health Department says samples from five mosquito pools have tested positive for West Nile virus.

VIRGINIA Richmond: John Whitbeck has resigned as chairman of the state’s Republican Party.

WASHINGTON Spokane: The Fire Department reminds that fireworks are illegal to sell and use in most of Spokane County.

WEST VIRGINIA Huntington: The state is getting new voting machines that should speed up the voting process and provide better security.

WISCONSIN Milwaukee: A manufacturing company has agreed to buy Power Products’ Global Marine and Mobile for $910 million.

WYOMING Cody: Pharmaceutical manufacturer Cody Laboratories is laying off about 50 workers.