California senators float post-2020 climate change bill
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Two California state senators released a bill on Wednesday that would give regulators the authority to design a plan to meet the state’s long-term greenhouse gas reduction goals and improve air quality in the state’s poorest c…
In Mexico, Obama criticizes Venezuelan government
TOLUCA, Mexico (Reuters) – U.S. President Barack Obama on Wednesday sharply criticized the Venezuelan government for arresting protesters and urged the government to focus on the “legitimate grievances” of its people.
Exclusive: Moldova, Georgia leaders to visit U.S. – congressional aides
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The leaders of Georgia and Moldova are due to visit Washington in the next two weeks, congressional aides said on Wednesday, in what appears to be an effort to show U.S. support for Russia’s neighbors amid the ongoing political c…
California governor announces $687 million drought package
SACRAMENTO (Reuters) – California Governor Jerry Brown announced a $687 million drought-relief package on Wednesday to help residents, farm workers and local communities cope with a water shortage he called the worst in the state’s modern history.
Biden: ‘We may not get to 7 million’ by Obamacare deadline
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Vice President Joe Biden acknowledged on Wednesday that it will be hard to reach the target on the number of people signing up for health insurance by a looming March 31 deadline for Obamacare enrollment.
Probe into Wisconsin governor expanded before vote: documents
MILWAUKEE/CHICAGO (Reuters) – Investigators looking into possible wrongdoing by Republican Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker expanded their probe the day before he was elected governor in 2010, seizing computers and hard drives from his offices, document…
California governor announces $687 million to fight drought
SACRAMENTO (Reuters) – California Governor Jerry Brown announced legislation on Wednesday to provide $687 million in emergency drought relief to the parched state, where half a million acres of cropland could go idle in a record production loss.
Obama warns Ukraine military not to ‘step over the line’
TOLUCA, Mexico (Reuters) – U.S. President Barack Obama called on Ukraine’s armed forces on Wednesday to stay out of the country’s political crisis and warned that there would be consequences for those who “step over the line.”
For Ukraine rivals, no let up in Washington lobbying
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Three prominent Washington, D.C. lobbying outfits, representing rival political factions in Ukraine, continued lobbying for their Ukrainian clients through the last quarter of 2013, the most recent reports filed recently with Con…
Budget agency defends wage report after White House criticism
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The head of the Congress’ budget agency on Wednesday defended its findings that President Barack Obama’s proposed minimum wage increase would cause job losses, a day after the White House criticized the agency’s methodology.
