Illinois’ unpaid bill pile hits a record $12.8 billion: comptroller
CHICAGO (Reuters) – Illinois’ pile of unpaid bills, a barometer of the state’s deep financial problems, hit an all-time high of $12.8 billion, the state comptroller announced on Friday.
U.S. says Walt Disney subsidiaries to pay $3.8 million in back wages
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Two Florida subsidiaries of Walt Disney Co have agreed to provide $3.8 million in back wages to comply with federal law, the U.S. Labor Department said in a statement on Friday.
EPA awards $100 million to upgrade Flint water system
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency said on Friday it had awarded $100 million to upgrade Flint, Michigan’s drinking water infrastructure to address a crisis that exposed thousands of children to lead poisoning.
No special prosecutor for Bridgegate complaint against N.J.’s Christie: judge
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A New Jersey judge on Friday ruled for the third time that a special prosecutor will not be appointed to investigate a citizen’s criminal complaint against Governor Chris Christie over the Bridgegate lane-closure scandal.
Trump ramps up fight for votes on U.S. healthcare overhaul
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday agreed to changes in the Republican plan for Obamacare, conservative lawmakers said, as he stepped up his fight to win support for the bill ahead of a vote in the House of Representatives nex…
Hijacker kills New York paramedic under wheels of her ambulance
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A paramedic was killed after a man hijacked her ambulance in New York City and reversed over her, city officials said on Friday. Police have arrested a suspect on murder charges.
Trump seeks to ax Appalachia economic programs, causing worry in coal country
PAINTSVILLE, Kentucky (Reuters) – President Donald Trump has proposed eliminating funding for economic development programs supporting laid-off coal miners and others in Appalachia, stirring fears in a region that supported him of another letdown on the heels of the coal industry’s collapse.
California judge seeks to prevent immigration arrests inside state courts
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – The chief justice of California’s Supreme Court on Thursday asked the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump to prevent immigration agents from arresting undocumented immigrants inside the state’s courthouses.
Ex-lawyer gets 40 years for California abduction first deemed hoax
(Reuters) – A Harvard-educated lawyer was sentenced on Thursday to 40 years in prison for a high-profile 2015 California kidnapping that drew comparisons to the film “Gone Girl,” ending a bizarre abduction saga that police first dismissed as a hoax.
Florida governor replaces anti-death penalty prosecutor
TAMPA, Fla. (Reuters) – Florida Governor Rick Scott on Thursday replaced a local prosecutor who declared she would not seek the death penalty in a case against a man accused of killing an Orlando police officer and refused to recuse herself.
