Illinois budget uncertainty extends into new fiscal year
CHICAGO (Reuters) – A rare sign of bipartisanship in the Illinois House on Friday fueled hopes of movement toward a spending deal, but a consensus failed to emerge in time to stop the state from heading into a third-straight fiscal year without a budg…
States refuse Trump commission request for U.S. voter data
CHICAGO (Reuters) – A growing number of U.S. states refused on Friday to give voters’ names, addresses and sensitive personal information to a commission created by President Donald Trump to investigate alleged voter fraud, saying the demand was unnece…
Gunman kills doctor, wounds six others in Bronx hospital rampage
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A doctor who had lost his job at a New York City hospital opened fire with an assault rifle inside the building on Friday, killing another physician and wounding six other people before taking his own life in a burst of apparent wo…
Oklahoma sues opioid drugmakers; New Hampshire presses epidemic probe
OKLAHOMA CITY/BOSTON (Reuters) – Oklahoma on Friday joined growing litigation over claims drugmakers misrepresented the risks of opioid painkillers, as New Hampshire cleared a hurdle in its own probe of the role played by companies in the national addi…
Appeals court throws out lawsuit over drone strike deaths
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A U.S. federal appeals court on Friday threw out a lawsuit by the families of two Yemeni men allegedly killed as innocent bystanders in a U.S. drone strike in 2012.
Connecticut governor to oversee spending after budget fails to pass
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Connecticut Governor Dannel Malloy took control of the state’s spending on Friday after lawmakers failed to pass a budget before a July 1 deadline amid discord over how to close a $5.1 billion shortfall over the next two years.
U.S. groups threaten to sue over loss of grizzlies’ protection
SALMON, Idaho (Reuters) – Conservationists threatened to sue on Friday in order to block a plan by U.S. wildlife managers that strips grizzly bears of federal protection, opening them to hunting around Yellowstone National Park.
Maine governor rejects latest budget deal, ready for shutdown
(Reuters) – Maine Governor Paul LePage said on Friday he would reject the latest budget deal by a bipartisan group of legislators, warning that most of the state government would shut down without more spending cuts.
Small plane crashes on California freeway, at least two hurt
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – A small plane crash-landed on a freeway in Orange County, California, on Friday morning, critically injuring two people on board and snarling traffic on a major north-south artery through the area, authorities said.
Minneapolis approves gradual minimum wage hike to $15 an hour
(Reuters) – The Minneapolis City Council approved a measure on Friday requiring large companies to pay workers least at $15 an hour by 2022, following moves by other liberal-leaning U.S. cities to raise the minimum wage.
