Los Angeles gives preliminary approval to $15 minimum wage
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – The Los Angeles City Council voted on Tuesday to increase the minimum wage in the nation’s second-largest city to $15 an hour by 2020 from the current $9, in a victory for labor and community groups that have pushed for similar …
U.S. House passes transportation spending extension
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. House of Representatives overwhelmingly passed on Tuesday a two-month extension of federal spending authority on transportation projects, delaying decisions over longer-term funding until the Highway Trust Fund is deplet…
U.S. lawmakers from Oregon decry mail processing center closures
PORTLAND, Ore. (Reuters) – Oregon’s Congressional delegation sent a letter on Tuesday to the U.S. Postmaster General decrying the closure and consolidation of mail processing centers in their vote-by-mail state, complaining of delays in mail delivery in rural areas.
Senate Democrats counter Republican’s bank regulation bill
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Democrats on the Senate Banking Committee on Tuesday released their own version of a regulation relief bill, keeping the proposed changes focused on small banks and forcing the panel’s Republican chairman to try and hash out a de…
Illinois Republicans offer help for Chicago pension woes
CHICAGO (Reuters) – The Illinois Senate’s Republican leader said on Tuesday that lawmakers in her party want to help Chicago address a looming $550 million pension payment increase in the waning days of the legislative session.
White House says supports two-month extension for highway funding
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama will support a two-month extension for highway and other infrastructure funding proposed by the U.S. House of Representatives to give lawmakers time to craft a longer-term solution, the White House said on …
Senate may move soon on surveillance reform bill
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Senate could vote as soon as this week on a bill reforming a program that allows spy agencies to sweep up huge amounts of data about Americans’ phone calls, the chamber’s Republican leader said on Tuesday.
Only U.S. rivals win if Congress blocks Asia trade pact -Kerry
SEATTLE (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry on Tuesday made an impassioned plea to Congress to pass fast-track legislation needed for a 12-nation Pacific trade agreement, saying that failure to do so would benefit U.S. rivals.
U.S .judge pressures State Dept. on Clinton emails release
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A federal judge on Tuesday ordered the U.S. State Department to produce a plan to release batches of Hillary Clinton’s emails from her time there, raising the prospect of months of drip-by-drip disclosures that could plague her p…
House Republicans ask IRS to scrutinize Clinton Foundation
(Reuters) – Republican lawmakers in the U.S. House of Representatives asked the Internal Revenue Service to review whether Hillary Clinton’s family’s main charity has complied with the terms of its tax-exempt status in a letter they sent on Tuesday.
