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B.C.'s budget praised for housing investment, criticized for lack of business help

B.C.'s budget praised for housing investment, criticized for lack of business help

VICTORIA — The British Columbia government’s new budget will spend more as the economy shrinks.
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Biden warns of 'MAGA' Republicans' desire to cut spending

Biden warns of 'MAGA' Republicans' desire to cut spending

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va.
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'Economic engine': Alberta predicting $2.4-billion surplus for petro-powered economy

'Economic engine': Alberta predicting $2.4-billion surplus for petro-powered economy

EDMONTON — Alberta is predicting a $2.4-billion budget surplus for its petro-powered economy this year, with plans to take a big bite out of its debt and put up guardrails to prevent eye-popping deficits when oil booms go bust.
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Mississippi could renew initiatives but ban them on abortion

Mississippi could renew initiatives but ban them on abortion

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi residents might get back the ability to enact public policy through statewide ballot initiatives, but people would be banned from using the process to change abortion laws.
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Indiana Senate joins states trying to limit transgender care

Indiana Senate joins states trying to limit transgender care

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indiana Republican state Senators voted Tuesday to advance a ban on all gender-affirming care for those under 18, the latest in this year's movement by conservative states aiming to limit the rights of transgender youth.
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Provincial budget earmarks $867 million for mental health and addictions services

Provincial budget earmarks $867 million for mental health and addictions services

VICTORIA — British Columbia Finance Minister Katrine Conroy says this year's budget marks the largest investment in mental health and addictions services in provincial history. The B.C.
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'Beacon of hope': B.C. advocates cheer free contraception promise in 2023 budget

'Beacon of hope': B.C. advocates cheer free contraception promise in 2023 budget

VICTORIA — Advocates are celebrating news British Columbia will become the first in Canada to make prescription contraception free to all residents starting April 1. The announcement first promised by the B.C.
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B.C. budget forecasts years of deficits, but spends big on health, housing, families

B.C. budget forecasts years of deficits, but spends big on health, housing, families

VICTORIA — Deficits are in the forecast for British Columbia’s budget, but that’s not stopping the New Democrat government from spending billions on health, housing and families.
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Final state emergencies winding down 3 years into pandemic

Final state emergencies winding down 3 years into pandemic

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California's coronavirus emergency officially ended Tuesday, nearly three years after Gov.
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Here's what people are saying in reaction to the British Columbia budget

Here's what people are saying in reaction to the British Columbia budget

VICTORIA — The British Columbia government released a budget Tuesday that promises billions in new spending on health, housing and cost-of-living supports, as well as a return to deficits.
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