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Gov. Lamont gives upbeat assessment of Connecticut as pro-Palestinian protesters disrupt opening day 02/07/2024 05:28pm • HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont on Wednesday gave an upbeat assessment of the state and its finances, countering calls from some of his fellow Democrats to raise taxes on the wealthy and spend more money on urgent needs including higher education and social services, as well as Michigan governor's budget promises free education and lower family costs, but GOP says it's unfair 02/07/2024 05:18pm • LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer on Wednesday presented a $80.7 billion budget Wednesday that aims to boost education spending and deliver on her promise to provide students free education from preschool through community college. The second-term Democratic governor unveiled h Georgia legislators want filmmakers to do more than show a peach to earn state tax credits 02/07/2024 04:53pm • ATLANTA (AP) — Top Georgia lawmakers say moviemakers should be required to do more than just show a peach at the end of the credits to get the top benefit from Georgia's lucrative film tax credit. Thanks in large part to tax breaks, productions including “The Hunger Games,” the Marvel movies, New York Community Bancorp tries to reassure investors as stock continues to wobble 02/07/2024 04:50pm • NEW YORK (AP) — New York Community Bancorp tried to reassure investors Wednesday that it is financially sound, a day after the bank's credit rating got downgraded to “junk.” Shares of NYCB recovered from steep losses earlier in the day to close with a gain of 6.7%, but are still down nearly 5 Equifax: Q4 Earnings Snapshot 02/07/2024 04:43pm • ATLANTA (AP) — ATLANTA (AP) — Equifax Inc. (EFX) on Wednesday reported fourth-quarter profit of $132.4 million. The Atlanta-based company said it had profit of $1.06 per share. Earnings, adjusted for one-time gains and costs, were $1.81 per share. The results surpassed Wall Street expectations. Guilty plea from Md. man found with stolen mailbox keys, $80K worth of checks 02/07/2024 04:40pm • A Maryland man pleaded guilty to illegally having a gun, drugs, stolen checks and stolen mailbox keys and could face several years in prison. Andrew Steven Martin, 30, of Silver Spring, is scheduled to be sentenced in April. He was arrested following a traffic stop in May 2022. A Gaithersburg You can’t cut school funding in Md. But is Prince George's Co. looking for a workaround or proper credit? 02/07/2024 03:41pm • Prince George's County wants credit from Maryland for some tax revenues its school system already gets. But Prince George's County schools said that’s tantamount to a budget cut worth tens of millions of dollars — even as one lawmaker notes it’s still getting a substantial increase in fundi Virginia Democrats are sending gun-control bills to a skeptical Gov. Youngkin 02/07/2024 02:00pm • RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Dozens of pieces of gun-related legislation that advocates say will bolster public safety are winding their way through Virginia's Democratic-controlled General Assembly, including a measure that would halt the sale of certain semi-automatic firearms. The question hanging o Ex-Mountie intelligence official sentenced to 14 years for breaking Canada's secrets law 02/07/2024 01:29pm • OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — A judge Wednesday sentenced a former senior intelligence official in Canada’s national police force to 14 years in prison for breaching the country's secrets law. Cameron Jay Ortis led the Royal Canadian Mounted Police’s Operations Research group, which assembles classif Movie Review: 'Lisa Frankenstein' lurches from idiocy to whimsy and ends up unwatchable 02/07/2024 12:34pm • It will come as no surprise that the new movie “Lisa Frankenstein” is a real monster — stitched together from previous movies, painfully incoherent and deeply, deeply dumb. This is a baffling display of filmmaking, what appears to be a sort of feminist take on the reanimated creature trope tha Las Vegas, where the party never ends, prepares for its biggest yet: Super Bowl 58 02/07/2024 11:54am • LAS VEGAS (AP) — Las Vegas proposed to the NFL in December 2021. “Let’s just marry these brands, and let’s bring the Super Bowl here,” Steve Hill, president and CEO of the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority, recalled telling a room of NFL franchise owners. They said yes. The betro Slain CEO's parents implore Maryland lawmakers to end good behavior credits for rapists 02/07/2024 09:15am • ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — The parents of slain Baltimore tech CEO Pava Marie LaPere shared their profound grief Tuesday while urging Maryland lawmakers to end good behavior credits for convicted rapists like the man charged with killing her. Frank LaPere said no family should have to suffer the way Class is back in session! ABC's 'Abbott Elementary' returns from strike hiatus with Season 3 premiere 02/07/2024 04:24am • After Season 2 wrapped last April, "Abbott Elementary" fans have been patiently waiting for Season 3 to arrive after being delayed by Hollywood's dual writers and actors strikes. Now, after a long summer and fall break, class is back in session Wednesday at 9 p.m. on ABC. Instead of the usual Lauri Markkanen scores 33, leads Jazz to 124-117 win over Thunder 02/07/2024 12:54am • SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Lauri Markkanen had 33 points and 11 rebounds to lead the Utah Jazz to a 124-117 victory over the Oklahoma City Thunder on Tuesday night. John Collins chipped in 22 points and nine rebounds for the Jazz while Keyonte George added 16 points and five assists. Utah outscored the A record number of Americans can't afford their rent. Lawmakers are scrambling to help 02/07/2024 12:21am • DENVER (AP) — Single mom Caitlyn Colbert watched as rent for her two-bedroom apartment doubled, then tripled and then quadrupled over a decade in Denver — from $750 to $3,374 last year. Every month, like millions of Americans, Colbert juggled her costs. Pay rent or swim team fees for one of her