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Indiana Legislature approves bill adding additional verification steps to voter registration
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Indiana lawmakers passed legislation Thursday that expands the power of the state to verify voters' addresses and adds an additional residency requirement for first-time voters. Th...
Feb 29, 2024
Shirtless US Senate candidate submerges himself in Wisconsin lake, issues challenge to opponent
MADISON, Wis. (AP) - A shirtless candidate for U.S. Senate broke through the ice of a Madison lake Thursday hoping to pour cold water on any notion that he's a soft Californian, not a hardy Wisconsini...
Feb 29, 2024
Bill delaying expansion of assisted dying eligibility until 2027 poised to become law
OTTAWA - A Liberal government bill delaying the expansion of medical assistance in dying eligibility until 2027 is poised to become law after passing in the Senate. Access to the procedure was set to ...
Feb 29, 2024
Health, education, disaster planning: Highlights of Alberta's latest budget
EDMONTON - Alberta's budget for 2024-25 foresees a slim $367 million surplus, with slightly lower revenues compared to last year's estimated top line. Here is where some of the funds in this year's re...
Feb 29, 2024
Missouri Republicans try to remove man with ties to KKK from party ballot
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) - The Missouri Republican Party on Thursday denounced a GOP candidate for governor with ties to the Ku Klux Klan, saying party officials will go to court if necessary to remov...
Feb 29, 2024
Tennesse House advances a bill to allow tourism records to remain secret for 10 years
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Tennessee's Republican-dominant House on Thursday advanced legislation that would allow the state's tourism public records to remain secret and hidden from the public eye. The ...
Feb 29, 2024
What makes Super Tuesday so super? It's all about the delegates. Here's a look at the numbers
WASHINGTON (AP) - More than one-third of the total delegates available in both the Republican and Democratic presidential primaries will be awarded on Super Tuesday, when 16 states and one U.S. territ...
Feb 29, 2024
Here's how politicians and advocates are reacting to Ottawa's new pharmacare bill
OTTAWA - The Liberal government tabled a bill Thursday that paves the way for a universal drug program. The bill allows the federal government to negotiate with provinces and territories to cover birt...
Feb 29, 2024
8 sports wagering operators are licensed in North Carolina to take bets starting March 11
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - Eight sports gambling companies received North Carolina government licenses on Thursday so they can accept wagers from people in the state from mobile devices and computers in les...
Feb 29, 2024
South Dakota Republican lawmakers want clarity for the state's abortion laws. They propose a video
PIERRE, S.D. (AP) - South Dakota's Republican-controlled Legislature on Thursday approved the creation of a video to outline the state's abortion laws and to clarify when health care providers are leg...
Feb 29, 2024
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Sarah Mills: Trying to score World Cup tickets is a fool's game under FIFA
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The Evan Bray Show - Thursday, April 2
8:30 - Canada's industrial carbon tax is set to rise again, and it's sparking a lot of debate about what that means for ...