Category Archives: Politics
Kentucky House passes bill to legalize medical marijuana
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — The Kentucky House endorsed legalizing medical marijuana, passing a bill Thursday to strictly regulate the use of cannabis for a list of eligible medical conditions.
Manitoba eyes new standards for police, more time for people to file complaints
WINNIPEG — Manitoba's Progressive Conservative government has promised new standards and rules of conduct for police, but the Opposition New Democrats say little will change unless there are more consequences for officers who misbehave. A bill introduc...
Washington Gov. Inslee signs rollback of police reform bill
SEATTLE (AP) — Washington Gov. Jay Inslee signed a bill Thursday rolling back part of the state’s sweeping police reform legislation from last year after law enforcement and key Democratic lawmakers agreed the original bill went too far.
Contaminated Columbia River island added to Superfund list
SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Thursday added Bradford Island and surrounding waters of the Columbia River to its Superfund list of toxic waste sites, beginning the process for the eventual cleanup of the area.
A list of Canadian companies cutting ties with Russia over invasion of Ukraine
A number of Canadian companies have suspended or moved to withdrawal from Russia following its unprovoked invasion of Ukraine. Here is a partial list of those firms: Alberta Investment Management Corp. — Alberta investment manager says it will divest a...
North Carolina investigating Meadows’ voter registration
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina state investigators are probing the voter registration of Mark Meadows, a former chief of staff to President Donald Trump, amid questions about him listing a home he never owned on voter records, the state
Ontario NDP removes long-time member from caucus, bars him from running in election
TORONTO — Ontario NDP Leader Andrea Horwath has kicked long-time member Paul Miller out of caucus and will not let him run under the party banner in the June election over what he describes as a "false allegation." Miller, who has
FBI eyeing 6 suspects after bomb threats at Black colleges
As the nation’s historically Black colleges remain on edge after receiving dozens of bomb threats in recent weeks, federal law enforcement officials said they have identified six suspects who they believe are responsible for most of the racially motiva...
US grew wealthier, better educated in 2nd half of 2010s
The U.S. grew wealthier, better educated, less impoverished and less transient during the second half of the last decade, according to data released Thursday by the U.S. Census Bureau.
Campaign finance probes of ex-speaker, ex-staffer head to DA
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee campaign finance regulators voted Thursday to pass prosecutors their investigations surrounding a former House speaker and his then-chief of staff, who have been implicated in an alleged political consulting kickback s...
