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Former US Sen. Joe Lieberman and VP candidate to be remembered at hometown funeral service

Former US Sen. Joe Lieberman and VP candidate to be remembered at hometown funeral service

STAMFORD, Conn. (AP) — Political dignitaries, family and friends are gathering Friday to honor the late Joe Lieberman at a funeral service in Stamford, Connecticut, the hometown of the four-term U.S.
Sports betting won't be legal in Georgia after lawmakers couldn't agree on how to spend taxes

Sports betting won't be legal in Georgia after lawmakers couldn't agree on how to spend taxes

ATLANTA (AP) — An effort to authorize sports betting in Georgia has failed for another year, after lawmakers couldn't agree on how to spend money collected on taxes.
Georgia lawmakers approve new election rules that could impact 2024 presidential contest

Georgia lawmakers approve new election rules that could impact 2024 presidential contest

ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia lawmakers on Thursday approved new rules for challenging voters and qualifying for the state's presidential ballot that could impact the 2024 presidential race in the battleground state.
Chicago plans to move migrants to other shelters and reopen park buildings for the summer

Chicago plans to move migrants to other shelters and reopen park buildings for the summer

CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago plans to close five shelters for migrants in the coming weeks and move nearly 800 people, including families, in order to reopen park district buildings hosting popular summer camps, athletic contests and other community events
Network political contributors have a long history. But are they more trouble than they're worth?

Network political contributors have a long history. But are they more trouble than they're worth?

NEW YORK (AP) — One of the nation's most prominent news outlets has found itself in an embarrassing mess over the hiring — and quick firing — of someone who isn't even a journalist in the first place.
Georgia teachers and state employees will get pay raises as state budget passes

Georgia teachers and state employees will get pay raises as state budget passes

ATLANTA (AP) — Pay raises for Georgia's public school teachers and state employees were never in doubt politically from the moment Gov.
Fort Wayne Mayor Tom Henry dies after medical emergency amid cancer battle

Fort Wayne Mayor Tom Henry dies after medical emergency amid cancer battle

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (AP) — Fort Wayne Mayor Tom Henry died Thursday, a day after after experiencing a medical emergency related to his stomach cancer. He was 72.
Joe Lieberman's death leaves a hole at No Labels as it tries to recruit a 2024 third-party candidate

Joe Lieberman's death leaves a hole at No Labels as it tries to recruit a 2024 third-party candidate

NEW YORK (AP) — When No Labels' critics got the loudest, it was Joe Lieberman who came to the group's defense.
Conservative leader supports Manitoba's attempt to be exempt from carbon backstop

Conservative leader supports Manitoba's attempt to be exempt from carbon backstop

WINNIPEG — Federal Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre said Thursday he supports Manitoba's request for an exemption from the federally imposed carbon price.
B.C. First Nation, Catholic Church announce 'Sacred Covenant' to be signed on Easter

B.C. First Nation, Catholic Church announce 'Sacred Covenant' to be signed on Easter

KAMLOOPS, B.C. — Vancouver's Catholic archdiocese is marking Easter with a commitment towards reconciliation with First Nations in B.C., Archbishop J. Michael Miller says.