Florida Senator holds Miami Beach hearing on rising sea level
MIAMI BEACH (Reuters) – Climate change is already impacting south Florida coastal communities, which could see a three-foot rise in sea level by the end of the century, a panel of officials and scientists testified at a Senate hearing on Miami Beach on…
Georgia joins other U.S. states facing gay marriage lawsuits
ATLANTA (Reuters) – A federal lawsuit was filed in Atlanta on Tuesday, challenging the constitutionality of a Georgia law banning same sex marriage, the first such case in the southern U.S. state.
Missouri mayor quits after anti-Semitic remarks tied to Kansas killings
(Reuters) – The mayor of a southwestern Missouri town resigned on Tuesday in the wake of community anger over anti-Semitic comments he made in reference to recent killings at two Jewish community facilities in Kansas.
Senator Boozman undergoes heart surgery in Arkansas
(Reuters) – Senator John Boozman of Arkansas was recovering from heart surgery on Tuesday, his office said in a statement.
U.S. official responsible for reforming Medicare is leaving post
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Obama administration on Tuesday announced the departure of the top health official responsible for reforming Medicare under President Barack Obama’s healthcare reform law.
Supreme Court hears challenge to ban on ‘false’ campaign speech
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Supreme Court justices across the ideological spectrum voiced doubts on Tuesday about a state law that prohibits false statements during a political campaign.
IRS’s summons power faces test in Supreme Court
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Internal Revenue Service will go before the U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday to defend the way it enforces its power to issue legal summonses to obtain sensitive documents from taxpayers who refuse to cooperate with audits.
Detroit bankruptcy judge taps consultants for city’s plan
(Reuters) – The federal judge overseeing Detroit’s historic bankruptcy case tapped a top restructuring official at Phoenix Management Services on Tuesday to help the court determine if the city’s plan to adjust its $18 billion of debt is feasible.
UAW suddenly retreats from fight at Tennessee VW plant
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn./DETROIT (Reuters) – The United Auto Workers, surprising even its supporters, on Monday abruptly withdrew its legal challenge to a union organizing vote that it lost at a Volkswagen AG plant in Chattanooga, Tennessee in February.
Court orders U.S. to release memo on drones, al-Awlaki killing
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A federal appeals court ordered the U.S. Department of Justice to turn over key portions of a memorandum justifying the government’s targeted killing of people linked to terrorism, including Americans.
