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VP Harris, a former prosecutor, will lead new White House office of gun violence prevention

VP Harris, a former prosecutor, will lead new White House office of gun violence prevention

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden has asked Vice President Kamala Harris to lead the first-ever federal office of gun violence prevention, which will seek to find ways around congressional inaction to stem rising violence.

Wisconsin Republicans propose impeaching top elections official after disputed vote to fire her

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A group of Republican Wisconsin lawmakers on Thursday proposed impeaching the battleground state's top elections official as Democrats wage a legal battle to keep the nonpartisan administrator in office.
Supreme Court to decide whether Alabama can postpone drawing new congressional districts

Supreme Court to decide whether Alabama can postpone drawing new congressional districts

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — The U.S.
Mississippi GOP governor says his plan would aid hospitals; Democrat pushes for Medicaid expansion

Mississippi GOP governor says his plan would aid hospitals; Democrat pushes for Medicaid expansion

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi Republican Gov.
Premier Doug Ford announces reversal of Greenbelt land removals

Premier Doug Ford announces reversal of Greenbelt land removals

Ontario Premier Doug Ford is reversing his plan to open the protected Greenbelt lands for housing development, he announced Thursday, after sustaining nearly a year of blowback over the decision that has seen two cabinet ministers and two top staffer
Medicaid coverage restored to about a half-million people after computer errors in many states

Medicaid coverage restored to about a half-million people after computer errors in many states

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo.
Alberta to debate Canada Pension Plan, says it deserves half of fund if it leaves

Alberta to debate Canada Pension Plan, says it deserves half of fund if it leaves

EDMONTON — Alberta’s premier fired the starter’s pistol Thursday for a provincewide consultation on whether to quit the Canada Pension Plan while releasing a report that estimates the province deserves more than half CPP's assets.

House of Commons 'dropped the ball' on rushing Liberal bail-reform bill, Senate hears

OTTAWA — The Liberal government's representative in the Senate encouraged the Upper Chamber to pass its bail-reform bill "expeditiously" Thursday, while acknowledging the picture of what bail looks like in Canada is incomplete. Sen.

Former Mississippi Democratic Party chair sues to reinstate himself, saying his ouster was improper

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The former chair of Mississippi's Democratic Party has filed a lawsuit seeking to reinstate himself as its leader, arguing that he was improperly ousted in July.
Nova Scotia RCMP street check apology needed, says minister who cites own experience

Nova Scotia RCMP street check apology needed, says minister who cites own experience

HALIFAX — The RCMP's promise to apologize for street checks that targeted Black people is being welcomed by the new African Nova Scotian Affairs minister, but she says she is more interested in what it will mean for future police conduct.
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