Former Rhode Island mayor, a felon, to run for office again
(Reuters) – A former Providence, Rhode Island, mayor who spent over four years in prison on felony corruption charges and was forced to resign twice said on Wednesday that he would run again.
Boehner readies House lawsuit over Obama executive orders
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Republican House of Representatives Speaker John Boehner said on Wednesday he plans to sue President Barack Obama, accusing him of abusing his authority by going around Congress to implement his policy agenda.
Chicago mayor, council eye phone surcharge for pensions
CHICAGO (Reuters) – Chicago would raise a monthly emergency service surcharge on phone lines to free up $50 million in operating funds to increase its payments to two city pension funds under a proposed ordinance introduced on Wednesday.
Change in Mississippi voting rules seen unlikely despite Tea Party anger
HATTIESBURG Miss. (Reuters) – Tea Party Republicans in Mississippi on Wednesday railed against an election rule that allowed Democrats, many of them black, to tilt a bitterly fought Republican U.S. Senate primary runoff to incumbent Thad Cochran. But o…
House passes bill speeding up decisions on LNG export requests
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday approved legislation that would set a deadline for Energy Department reviews of liquefied natural gas export applications, a move aimed at securing swifter approvals for shipping gas…
Judge won’t force N.J. governor to make full 2014 pension contribution
(Reuters) – A New Jersey judge refused on Wednesday to force Governor Chris Christie to make a full contribution for fiscal 2014 into the state pension fund.
California clamps down on federal immigration detention requests
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – California’s attorney general warned police departments statewide on Wednesday that it is generally illegal for them to honor immigration detention requests from the federal government unless the detainee has a criminal history …
Florida attorney general defends gay marriage ban as cities fight back
TAMPA Fla. (Reuters) – The intensifying legal battle over gay marriage in Florida is placing state Republican leaders at odds with a growing chorus of local officials.
Exclusive: U.S. senator warns as Walgreen weighs overseas tax deal
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – As Walgreen Co, the largest U.S. drugstore chain, edged closer to potentially moving its tax home base abroad, the senior U.S. senator from its home state said on Wednesday that he hoped the company would not take such a step.
Bergdahl has not yet been asked why he left Afghan base: U.S. Army
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Army Sergeant Bowe Bergdahl has made no admission of wrongdoing since being released by the Taliban last month, officials said on Wednesday, adding that he has yet to be asked the tough question of why he left base before hi…
