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Federal money driving Jackson water bill, DOJ appointee says

Federal money driving Jackson water bill, DOJ appointee says

Jackson, Miss.
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Trudeau, premiers expected to meet in February to move health-care talks along

Trudeau, premiers expected to meet in February to move health-care talks along

HAMILTON — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will table his offer to premiers on how much money his government is willing to add to the health-care funding pot when he meets with them next month to work on a long-awaited new health-care deal.
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City of Ottawa taking federal government to court over $22 million in underpayments

City of Ottawa taking federal government to court over $22 million in underpayments

OTTAWA — The City of Ottawa is taking the federal government and Canada Post to court over a $22-million shortfall in what it expected to collect in lieu of taxes for 2021 and 2022.
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North Carolina lawmakers back to work for 2023, filing bills

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — The North Carolina General Assembly returned to Raleigh on Wednesday after its usual two-week January break and turned to the business of legislating — filing bills on several topics familiar to veteran lawmakers.
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Prosecutors to Congress: Let state prisons jam cellphones

Prosecutors to Congress: Let state prisons jam cellphones

COLUMBIA, S.C.
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Report: Louisiana often holds inmates beyond release dates

Report: Louisiana often holds inmates beyond release dates

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Louisiana's prison system routinely holds people beyond their release dates, the U.S.
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Some Jan. 6th rioters gain sympathy for cause in red states

Some Jan. 6th rioters gain sympathy for cause in red states

PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — Trennis Evans III joined the mob in the 2021 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol, climbing through a broken window and tossing back a swig of whiskey in a congressional conference room.
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Manchin pushes to delay tax credits for electric vehicles

Manchin pushes to delay tax credits for electric vehicles

WASHINGTON (AP) — Ratcheting up his criticism, Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin on Wednesday moved to delay new tax credits for electric vehicles , a key feature of President Joe Biden's landmark climate law .
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Users of pilot-alert system that failed report new delays

Users of pilot-alert system that failed report new delays

WASHINGTON (AP) — Some users of a system that sends messages to pilots reported delays on Wednesday, but federal officials said the problem was not affecting flights.
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Amid neck-hold controversy, Ottawa questioned about methods it wants RCMP to outlaw

Amid neck-hold controversy, Ottawa questioned about methods it wants RCMP to outlaw

OTTAWA — The federal government is facing questions about exactly what kind of force it is asking police to stop using, as the RCMP is criticized over its decision not to outlaw a controversial neck hold.
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