Chicago school pension payment will be made: Illinois House speaker
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (Reuters) – Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan said the Chicago Public Schools will make a full $634 million payment to its teachers pension fund by a midnight Tuesday deadline.
Obama: Ex-Im lapse means ‘lost sales, lost customers, lost jobs’
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama said on Tuesday that the U.S. Congress “is taking a step backward” by failing to renew the charter for the Export-Import Bank and instead letting it lapse at midnight.
Obama says U.S. Congress ‘taking a step backward’ with Ex-Im lapse
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama said on Tuesday that the U.S. Congress “is taking a step backward” by allowing the charter for the Export-Import Bank to lapse at midnight.
Maine lawmakers pass budget over combative governor’s veto
AUGUSTA, Maine (Reuters) – Maine lawmakers approved a $6.7 billion two-year budget on Tuesday, overriding the veto of the combative Republican governor, Paul LePage, and narrowly averting a government shutdown.
State Department to release new batch of Clinton emails
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. State Department said it would release 3,000 pages of emails from the account of former secretary of state Hillary Clinton at 9 p.m. EDT on Tuesday (0100 GMT on Wednesday).
California governor signs bill limiting school vaccine exemptions
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Reuters) – California Governor Jerry Brown on Tuesday signed a bill eliminating the state’s personal beliefs exemption for school vaccine requirements – legislation that was prompted by a measles outbreak at Disneyland linked to low…
Obama, Rousseff turn page on spy spat, work on trade, travel
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama and Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff used a White House visit on Tuesday to turn the page on a spying scandal that had damaged bilateral relations and said they want to work to bolster economic ties.
Obama seeks overtime rules revamp that could help 5 million workers
(Reuters) – The Obama administration on Tuesday unveiled details of a long-awaited proposal that would make nearly 5 million more U.S. workers eligible for overtime pay, but many businesses say it would force them to cut hours and wages.
Efforts to build more diverse CIA have stalled, report finds
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The CIA has consistently failed to promote minorities into its leadership ranks and progress in building diversity at the top of the spy agency has largely stalled in the last decade, according to a CIA-commissioned report releas…
Oklahoma Supreme Court orders removal of Ten Commandments monument
OKLAHOMA CITY (Reuters) – The Oklahoma Supreme Court ruled on Tuesday that a Ten Commandments monument placed on State Capitol grounds must be removed because the Oklahoma Constitution bans the use of state property for the benefit of a religion.
