Far-reaching Illinois budget fix faces long odds
CHICAGO (Reuters) – So severe is Illinois’ self-inflicted financial ruin that its newest hope to end a record-setting budget impasse rests with a massive bundling of billions of dollars in tax increases, borrowing and pension relief for Chicago’s cash-strapped schools.
New York City to unveil preliminary FY 2018 budget of $84.67 billion
NEW YORK (Reuters) – New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio is preparing to unveil a preliminary $84.67 billion budget for fiscal 2018, approximately more than $1 billion over the current fiscal year, his office said late on Monday.
Deadly storm batters Eastern U.S. with wind and heavy rain
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A powerful storm system plowed up the U.S. Eastern seaboard with torrential showers and high winds on Monday, hindering airline and rail travel, after killing at least 21 people in the South, many in mobile homes demolished by to…
Wisconsin sued as teens claim unlawful conditions in youth facilities
(Reuters) – Wisconsin was sued on Monday over conditions at two juvenile detention facilities in the state’s northeast, where teenagers claimed they are routinely subject to unlawful solitary confinement, shackling and pepper spray.
Former N.Y. fund analyst arrested for skipping insider trading trial
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A former analyst at the investment fund of Dell Inc founder Michael Dell was arrested on Monday after he refused to show up for trial to face charges that he made $1.5 million engaging in insider trading.
U.S. governors want say on Trump’s infrastructure plan
CHICAGO (Reuters) – U.S. governors are flagging hundreds of “shovel-ready” projects they regard as high-priority for President Donald Trump’s plan to fix the nation’s infrastructure.
Climate activist killed in Florida while on barefoot U.S. walk
TAMPA, Fla. (Reuters) – Florida authorities were investigating on Monday the death of an activist who was struck by a car and killed over the weekend while on a campaign to walk barefoot across the United States to draw attention to climate change conc…
Democratic-led states battle Trump over consumer financial agency
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Democratic state officials took a step on Monday to try to defend the U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau in a court battle that could defang it, worried that Republican President Donald Trump’s administration will not safe…
Trump rejects new lawsuit over foreign payments to his firms
NEW YORK (Reuters) – President Donald Trump on Monday dismissed allegations in a new lawsuit by prominent constitutional and ethics lawyers that he is violating the U.S. Constitution by letting his hotels and other businesses accept payments from forei…
New York City reaches $75 million settlement over police summonses
NEW YORK (Reuters) – New York City has agreed to pay up to $75 million to resolve a civil rights lawsuit accusing its police of engaging in a widespread pattern of issuing criminal summonses to individuals without probable cause in order to meet minimu…
