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In 2024, Shapiro faces calls for billions for schools, a presidential election and wary lawmakers

In 2024, Shapiro faces calls for billions for schools, a presidential election and wary lawmakers

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — In 2024, Democratic Gov.
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Tunnel troubles shut some stations along Ottawa's beleaguered LRT system — again

Tunnel troubles shut some stations along Ottawa's beleaguered LRT system — again

OTTAWA — The new year brought no fresh start for Ottawa's ill-fated light rail train system, after concrete debris found on the tracks of an LRT station tunnel forced a partial shutdown of the system.
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A congressman and a senator's son have jumped into the Senate race to succeed Mitt Romney in Utah

A congressman and a senator's son have jumped into the Senate race to succeed Mitt Romney in Utah

A congressman and a senator's son jumped into the race Tuesday for the Utah U.S. Senate seat being vacated by Mitt Romney. Republican U.S. Rep. John Curtis announced his campaign to a TV station after saying last fall he had decided not to run.
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Trump appeals Maine ruling barring him from ballot under the Constitution’s insurrection clause

Trump appeals Maine ruling barring him from ballot under the Constitution’s insurrection clause

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Former President Donald Trump on Tuesday appealed a ruling by Maine’s secretary of state barring him from the state's primary ballot over his role in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol.
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Business group urges Ottawa to start charm offensive on trade ahead of U.S. election

Business group urges Ottawa to start charm offensive on trade ahead of U.S. election

OTTAWA — The Canadian Chamber of Commerce is calling on Ottawa to conduct a charm offensive to defend Canada's trade interests in the U.S. ahead of November's presidential election.
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Court rules absentee ballots with minor problems OK to count

MADISON, Wis.
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Court injunction against law banning public drug use disappointing, say police chiefs

Court injunction against law banning public drug use disappointing, say police chiefs

VANCOUVER — A recent court injunction against a law to restrict public drug use in British Columbia denies police a much-anticipated enforcement tool, says a top law enforcement official. Officers are disappointed with the B.C.
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Elections head in Nevada's lone swing county resigns, underscoring election turnover in key state

RENO, Nev. (AP) — The rapid turnover among election officials in Nevada continued on Tuesday, when the top election official in Nevada’s lone swing county abruptly announced her resignation less than a month before early voting commences for the Feb.
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Lawsuit aims to keep Pennsylvania congressman off ballot over Constitution's insurrection clause

Lawsuit aims to keep Pennsylvania congressman off ballot over Constitution's insurrection clause

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — A liberal activist asked a Pennsylvania court on Tuesday to bar U.S. Rep.
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North Carolina presidential primary candidates have been finalized; a Trump challenge is on appeal

RALEIGH, N.C.
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