Category Archives: Politics
Judge questions Abrams suit seeking unlimited contributions
ATLANTA (AP) — A federal judge expressed skepticism Monday that he can give Georgia Democrat Stacey Abrams the immediate right to begin raising and spending unlimited campaign contributions under Georgia law.
Ex-Indiana lawmaker admits to taking illegal campaign money
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — A former Indiana state senator pleaded guilty Monday to receiving about $40,000 in illegal contributions from a casino company for his unsuccessful 2016 congressional campaign.
Georgia elections lawsuit backed by Abrams goes to trial
ATLANTA (AP) — A lawyer representing critics of Georgia’s election system said state officials have “erected a series of roadblocks” to voting through their policies and practices. An attorney for the state countered that the critics are trying to prov...
Saskatchewan expends eligibility for 4th doses of COVID-19 vaccine
REGINA — Saskatchewan has expanded eligibility requirements for residents to get a fourth dose of COVID-19 vaccine. Starting Monday, those aged 70 and older can get the second booster shot, along with those 50 and older who live in First Nations
New Mexico governor’s mother, Sonja Lujan, dies at age 82
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M.. (AP) — Sonja Lujan, New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham’s mother and an advocate for children with disabilities, has died of natural causes. Sonja Lujan was 82.
Philadelphia to restore indoor mask mandate as cases rise
Philadelphia became the first major U.S. city to reinstate its indoor mask mandate on Monday after reporting a sharp increase in coronavirus infections, with the city's top health official saying she wanted to forestall a potential new wave driven by
Johnson acknowledges his company, others benefited from law
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Republican U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson told backers at a recent event in Wisconsin that his plastics company benefitted from a key provision he pushed for in former President Donald Trump's tax bill in 2017, addressing a line
Food industry adjusting to large outbreak of avian flu in Canada, around the world
OTTAWA — Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada says the food industry is making adjustments to maintain supplies of poultry and eggs in the face of a large outbreak of avian flu in Canada and around the world. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency
Manitoba finance minister hints at more immigration support in upcoming budget
WINNIPEG — Manitoba's finance minister is hinting that Tuesday's budget will include additional support for immigration and settlement services as the province prepares to welcome thousands of Ukrainian refugees. On Monday, Cameron Friesen skipped the ...
Missouri trio gets jail for roles in Capitol insurrection
ST. LOUIS (AP) — A federal judge in Washington, D.C., on Monday sentenced two men and a woman from Missouri to several weeks in jail for their roles in the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection at the U.S. Capitol building.
