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The Latest Breaking News from Mike Lee

The make-up of the governing body of Auckland Council will look quite different in this fifth term of the Super City, with eight new faces around the table

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Brown momentum vs Collins machine

Who can pull out a decisive late move - will celebrity endorsements be enough, will thousands of phone calls get voters off their couches, or will the biggest budget prevail?

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Enemy's enemy is my friend

In a sign of Auckland's potential electoral volatility, the centre-right C&R group is backing a legendary left-winger in his fight to win back a council seat from his centre-left opponent.

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The six races that could make or break a mayor

The new mayor of Auckland faces a changing lineup of councillors who will influence his ability to lead and make changes

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As state institutions close, families of longtime residents face agonizing choices

GLENWOOD, Iowa — Mike Lee’s way of life has faded away in most of the United States, and it soon will vanish from southwestern Iowa.

Tribune News Service

Conservatives’ ire over stopgap spending presages budget wars to come

WASHINGTON — Rising GOP pushback against a short-term stopgap funding bill into December that would pave the way for a lame-duck omnibus package is at minimum a political headache for party leaders, and at worst points to market-rattling brinkmanship around fiscal deadlines next year.

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Conservatives' ire over stopgap spending presages budget wars to come - Roll Call

GOP pushback against a stopgap funding bill is a political headache for party leaders, and could point to fiscal brinkmanship next year.

Roll Call

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With control on the line, these 10 senators are most vulnerable

WASHINGTON — Control of the Senate in 2023 remains a toss-up race itself, as Democrats seek to expand their tiny majority and Republicans attempt to flip the chamber.

Tribune News Service

Mayoral campaign: Everyone hates Auckland Transport

Auckland Transport has been the designated punching bag for a number of mayoral and Council candidates in the run-up to local body elections - but how justified is the vitriol?

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With control on the line, these 10 senators are most vulnerable

WASHINGTON — Control of the Senate in 2023 remains a toss-up race itself, as Democrats seek to expand their tiny majority and Republicans attempt to flip the chamber.

Tribune News Service

Is America a democracy or a republic? Yes it is

Election denialism has become not only a thing but a movement. And if critics call this an attack on democracy, some election deniers respond by saying the U.S. is not a democracy, it is a republic.

WEKU

Utah's Evan McMullin upends two-party fight for US Senate

Utah's Evan McMullin is emerging as the nation’s most competitive independent candidate running for U.S. Senate in the 2022 midterm elections

The Independent UK

Stores battle shoplifting amid thefts by organized rings

PHILADELPHIA — Even the Tide is behind lock and key.

The Philadelphia Inquirer

Experts say a Trump-backed charity is pushing the boundaries of tax law

An NPR investigation has raised questions about whether the nonprofit Conservative Partnership Institute may be violating a legal ban on participating in political campaign activities.

WEKU

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Perth band The Owls look forward to comeback gig

John Ramsay (vocals), Mike Lee (guitar/vocals), Dave Bone (drums) and Rory Connaghan (bass/vocals) are rehearsing for a Skalloween Show at the city's Ex Servicemen’s Club next month

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DoC takes its time on sea change for Waiheke

The proponents of a new marine reserve off the coast of Waiheke Island are accusing the Department of Conservation of “bureaucratic slow-rolling”

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Heart of the Primaries 2022, Republicans-Issue 35

August 18, 2022

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'I won't even bother next time – I'll just drive'

Onehunga train users are not happy about the lack of consultation when their city-bound services were cut off.

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Local paper reveals GOP senator’s ‘bussin’ secret Twitter account

Utah Senator Mike Lee reportedly runs @BasedMikeLee Twitter account

Salon

FBI raid reveals Lee's secret Twitter

"Based Mike Lee" account is filled with attempted snark, sarcasm and digs at his colleagues

Roll Call

Thune breaks through Democratic bloc on 'vote-a-rama' amendments - Roll Call

Senate Democrats stuck together and mostly voted against amendments to their tax, climate and health care package.

The Independent UK

Who are the 11 senators who voted against the burn pits bill for veterans?

For 11 Republican Senators, the US has plenty of money to spend on war, but very little to spend on veterans’ healthcare

The Independent UK

US lawmakers call for Navy lieutenant to be released from prison sentence in Japan

US Navy Lieutenant Ridge Alkonis is currently serving a three-year sentence in a Japanese prison

The Independent UK

Semiconductor bill unites Sanders, the right — in opposition

A bill to boost semiconductor production in the United States has managed to do nearly the unthinkable — unite Sen. Bernie Sanders and the tea party

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Seaplanes in the city have their wings clipped

The rejection of an award-winning aviation tour company from downtown Auckland raises questions about how council balances public and private interests.

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