Politics

THUNDER BAY, Ont. — The northern Ontario city of Thunder Bay is set to receive $20.7 million in federal funding to help fast-track housing development.

HALIFAX — Nova Scotia has tabled a $16.5-billion budget that indexes provincial income tax rates to inflation — a move the government said Thursday will provide relief from the province's rising cost of living.

CHICAGO (AP) — Attorneys for former President Donald Trump have appealed a Cook County judge's decision ordering election officials to remove the Republican's name from Illinois' March 19 primary ballot.

DETROIT (AP) — The ousted former leader of the Michigan Republican Party lost a key court ruling Thursday in her effort to regain the top post.

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris plans to return to the swing state of Wisconsin next week for an event touting worker apprenticeship programs, the White House announced Thursday.

WASHINGTON (AP) — An inflation gauge favored by the Federal Reserve increased in January, the latest sign that the slowdown in U.S. consumer price increases is occurring unevenly from month to month .

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri residents could see a roughly $138 million tax break under legislation passed Thursday by the House in an attempt to offset a recent surge in local tax collections caused by higher vehicle values.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Texas Sen. John Cornyn has informed his colleagues that he intends to run for Senate Republican leader, becoming the first senator to announce a campaign after Sen. Mitch McConnell said he will step down from the post in November.

FRANKFORT, Ky.

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) — Donald Trump's campaign has vowed not to talk about her anymore. Many pundits have written her off entirely.