New poll deepens re-election gloom for Pennsylvania Governor Corbett
HARRISBURG Pa. (Reuters) – A poll released on Thursday contained more bad news for Pennsylvania Governor Tom Corbett, showing he trails his Democratic challenger by an even wider margin than at the start of the summer.
Prosecutors rest case in corruption trial of Virginia ex-governor, wife
RICHMOND Va. (Reuters) – The prosecution rested its case on Thursday in the bribery and fraud trial of former Virginia Governor Robert McDonnell and his wife, Maureen, with an FBI agent outlining the amount of time the couple spent together.
Santa Fe city council votes to decriminalize marijuana
ALBUQUERQUE N.M. (Reuters) – Santa Fe on Wednesday became the latest U.S. city to decriminalize small amounts of marijuana, with lawmakers in the New Mexico capital voting to change local statutes rather than put the issue to a public ballot in Novembe…
In town halls, U.S. lawmakers hear voter anger over illegal migrants
DALLAS (Reuters) – When Republican Rep. Jeb Hensarling sat down with colleagues and constituents at a recent Chamber of Commerce lunch in Dallas, the first question he faced was whether Congress planned to address immigration policy and a burgeoning bo…
U.S. to ease some deportations to Mexico under settlement
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – U.S. authorities have agreed to stop pressuring undocumented immigrants in Southern California to sign off on their own deportations under a legal settlement that may later allow some deportees to return from Mexico to seek U.S….
Congressman urges Obama to block Venezuela’s Citgo sale
MIAMI (Reuters) – A U.S. congressman urged the Obama administration on Wednesday to block the proposed sale by Venezuela’s state oil company of its North American refining unit Citgo, saying it would be against “vital national interests”.
California mulls bill to remove guns from potential offenders
(Reuters) – A bill allowing family members to ask a judge to order firearms removed from people likely to commit gun violence advanced in California on Wednesday, one of several gun control measures up for votes in the last week of the state’s legislat…
No offense intended by ‘Oscar the Grouch’ guide, Philly VA says
PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) – A U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs official on Wednesday defended a training guide produced for its Philadelphia office depicting veterans as Oscar the Grouch, saying the images were intended to remind employees to behave pr…
Primary reveals Democrat Crist’s weak spots in Florida governor’s race
TAMPA Fla. (Reuters) – Florida voters handed Charlie Crist his first victory as a Democrat in Tuesday’s primary election for governor, while also exposing weaknesses in his nationally watched bid to take back the job he once held as a Republican.
Louisiana governor sues U.S. over education’s Common Core
NEW ORLEANS (Reuters) – Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal on Wednesday sued the Obama administration, arguing that it has coerced states into adopting Common Core education standards.
