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New Brunswick's health minister says he won't run in upcoming election

New Brunswick's health minister says he won't run in upcoming election

FREDERICTON — New Brunswick Health Minister Bruce Fitch says he won't run in the upcoming provincial election.
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer announces book detailing her rapid rise in Democratic politics

Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer announces book detailing her rapid rise in Democratic politics

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer will detail her rapid ascent in Democratic politics in a book out this summer, a move that will undoubtedly spark fresh speculation about her potential presidential ambitions.
Americans think a president's power should be checked, AP-NORC poll finds - unless their side wins

Americans think a president's power should be checked, AP-NORC poll finds - unless their side wins

WASHINGTON (AP) — Like many Americans, Richard Bidon says he'd like to see the U.S.
Kansas lawmakers scuttle a plan for cutting taxes, defying the governor and GOP leaders

Kansas lawmakers scuttle a plan for cutting taxes, defying the governor and GOP leaders

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A bipartisan group of rank-and-file lawmakers in Kansas scuttled a plan for cutting taxes Thursday, with Republicans defying GOP leaders and Democrats ignoring a personal appeal from the state's Democratic governor.
Airstrikes on aid workers don't 'just happen,' Trudeau says after Netanyahu comments

Airstrikes on aid workers don't 'just happen,' Trudeau says after Netanyahu comments

OTTAWA — Attacks on aid workers are not something that just happens in war, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Thursday, slamming Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's defence of a deadly airstrike in central Gaza on April 1.
Nebraska lawmakers to debate a bill on transgender students' access to bathrooms and sports teams

Nebraska lawmakers to debate a bill on transgender students' access to bathrooms and sports teams

Last year objections to a Nebraska bill that sought to ban gender-affirming care for anyone under age 19 ground the work of the Legislature to a near standstill.
Election vendor hits Texas counties with surcharge for software behind voter registration systems

Election vendor hits Texas counties with surcharge for software behind voter registration systems

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A California-based election services company is charging several large Texas counties tens of thousands of dollars in additional fees, sending election officials scrambling to pay the surcharges to preserve a crucial system that

Kennedy campaign blames vendor for email sympathetic to Jan. 6 insurrectionists

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. 's presidential campaign on Thursday terminated a contract with a vendor it blamed for sending a fundraising email that referred to people facing charges for the Jan.
Down to the wire. California US House election could end in improbable tie vote for second place

Down to the wire. California US House election could end in improbable tie vote for second place

SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — A U.S. House race in California appears headed for a mathematically improbable result – after more than 180,000 votes were cast, a tie for second place.
LGBTQ+ foster youths could expect different experiences as Tennessee and Colorado pass opposing laws

LGBTQ+ foster youths could expect different experiences as Tennessee and Colorado pass opposing laws

DENVER (AP) — LGBTQ+ children in foster care in Tennessee and Colorado could have vastly different experiences in where they are placed under opposing legislation advanced by state legislatures this week.
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