Poll finds rising exile support for Obama’s Cuba policy
(Reuters) – A poll of Cuban-Americans shows support for the White House’s new Cuba policy has risen in the three months since it was announced, with 51 percent now in favor of closer engagement with Cuba, up from 44 percent in December.
New York state pushes education, ethics reforms in new budget
NEW YORK (Reuters) – New York lawmakers passed a $142 billion budget on Wednesday, the start of the state’s fiscal year, pushing through extra funding for education reforms and new ethics rules for legislators.
Exclusive: Republican White House hopefuls attack Obamacare but take money
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Several Republican governors likely to run for president have secured hundreds millions of dollars under Obamacare while working to dismantle the healthcare law, according to a Reuters review of federal spending records.
Texas House gives tentative approval to $210 billion budget
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – The Republican-controlled Texas House of Representatives gave tentative approval on Wednesday to a $210 billion, two-year budget that includes funds to boost security along the state’s border with Mexico.
Venezuela’s anti-Obama signature drive passes six million
CARACAS (Reuters) – President Nicolas Maduro decreed a new annual “anti-imperialist” day on Tuesday and said a signature drive demanding the repeal of U.S. measures against Venezuela had passed 6 million.
U.S. expects Congress to pass fast-track trade bill within next month
SINGAPORE (Reuters) – The United States expects the trade promotion authority (TPA) legislation, which is seen as an important step to speed free trade deals, will be passed by the Congress over the next month, a U.S. official said on Wednesday.
Nevada rancher Bundy holds rally in support of public lands bill
(Reuters) – The Nevada rancher who was at the center of an armed standoff with federal agents last year held a peaceful rally on Tuesday in support of a proposal that would give the state greater control of public lands, local media said.
Exclusive: Republican White House hopefuls attack Obamacare but take money
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Several Republican governors likely to run for president have secured hundreds millions of dollars under Obamacare while working to dismantle the healthcare law, according to a Reuters review of federal spending records.
U.S. corporations accuse Indiana and Arkansas of curbing gay rights
(Reuters) – Arkansas lawmakers passed a Religious Freedom Restoration Act on Tuesday that critics said would allow businesses to deny service to gays and lesbians, drawing a swift demand from Wal-Mart Stores Inc for the governor to veto the bill.
Republican economic veterans, Hubbard and Warsh, advising Jeb Bush: sources
WASHINGTON/NEW YORK (Reuters) – Glenn Hubbard and Kevin Warsh, veteran Republican economic policymakers and critics of the Fed’s ultra-loose monetary policy, have emerged as top economic advisers to likely presidential candidate Jeb Bush, Republican so…
