Pennsylvania governor likely to boost education in election year
(Reuters) – Pennsylvania Governor Tom Corbett, who is facing an uphill battle as one of the most vulnerable U.S. governors up for re-election this fall, is expected to propose spending more money on education in what could be his last annual budget add…
Georgia Governor announces new severe weather alert system
ATLANTA (Reuters) – Georgia Governor Nathan Deal, facing heavy criticism for a slow response to last week’s winter storm that paralyzed Atlanta, on Monday announced a new severe weather warning system similar to the “Amber Alert” program that sends not…
Obama says Kerry to ‘give me a recommendation’ on Keystone project
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama made clear he would make the ultimate call on whether to approve the Keystone XL crude oil pipeline from Canada, and played down the number of jobs the project could create in a Fox News interview to air on…
Web companies give first look at secret government data requests
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Facebook, Microsoft, Yahoo and Google on Monday began publishing details about the number of secret government requests for data they receive, hoping to show limited involvement in controversial surveillance efforts.
NJ lawmakers given documents sought in Christie traffic probe
NEW YORK (Reuters) – New Jersey lawmakers investigating a widening traffic scandal that threatens the political ambitions of Republican Governor Chris Christie said on Monday they had begun to receive some of the documents under subpoena for their prob…
Secret Service urges lawmakers to do more on cyber crime
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Secret Service on Monday urged U.S. lawmakers to do more to prevent the types of cyber thefts of consumer information that recently have hit Target Corp and other major retailers.
Florida swears in first Hispanic Lt. Governor as election looms
TALLAHASSEE, Florida (Reuters) – Florida Lieutenant Governor Carlos Lopez-Cantera, a longtime legislative insider and the first Hispanic to hold that office, was sworn in on Monday barely eight months before Governor Rick Scott faces re-election in Nov…
U.S. says HealthCare.gov enrollment appeal hearings to begin soon
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Obama administration on Monday said it will soon begin hearings to resolve problems for people who enrolled in health insurance through the Obamacare website HealthCare.gov, only to encounter errors including unnecessarily hi…
Obama to travel to Saudi Arabia to discuss security, tensions
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The White House said on Monday that President Barack Obama will travel to Saudi Arabia in March to meet with King Abdullah to discuss a range of security issues in the Middle East that have caused some strains in the bilateral re…
Treasury’s Lew warns that U.S. default could happen quickly
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Obama administration warned on Monday it could start defaulting on the government’s obligations “very soon” after it runs out of room to borrow under a legal cap on public debt.
