Michigan governor eyes lower assumed investment rate for pensions
(Reuters) – Michigan Governor Rick Snyder on Wednesday unveiled a plan to drop the assumed rate of investment return for the state’s retirement funds to 7.5 percent from the current 8 percent.
Canada says would respond if U.S. imposed new border tariffs
OTTAWA (Reuters) – Canada strongly opposes the idea of the United States imposing new border tariffs and would respond appropriately to any such move, Foreign Minister Chrystia Freeland told reporters on Wednesday.
Connecticut governor seeks cuts, labor savings, to close budget hole
(Reuters) – Connecticut Governor Dannel Malloy on Wednesday proposed nearly $1.4 billion of spending cuts, including big savings from negotiations with labor unions, to help close a $1.7 billion budget hole in fiscal 2018.
Washington lawyer charged with trying to sell sealed lawsuit
(Reuters) – A Washington lawyer from a major law firm was wearing a wig as a disguise when he was arrested last week trying to sell a copy of a secret lawsuit against a California technology security company for $310,000, according to a criminal compla…
Thirty-one reported injured after tornadoes pummel Louisiana
BATON ROUGE, La. (Reuters) – Some 31 people were reported injured after six tornadoes tore through New Orleans and other parts of Louisiana, pounding across highways and streets and leaving trees, power lines and homes leveled by Wednesday morning.
San Francisco to offer free community college to residents: mayor
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee said on Tuesday the city would become the first in the United States to offer tuition-free community college to its residents, framing the move as a way of helping to narrow wealth inequality in the …
Controversial Dakota pipeline to go ahead after Army approval
WASHINGTON/HOUSTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Army will grant the final permit for the controversial Dakota Access oil pipeline after an order from President Donald Trump to expedite the project despite opposition from Native American tribes and climate acti…
Quarter of U.S. tech workers perceive discrimination: survey
(Reuters) – About a quarter of U.S. workers in the technology sector, which has faced criticism for a lack of diversity, said they felt discrimination at their workplace in a survey released on Tuesday by job site Indeed.com.
Man suspected of killing four women in U.S. south found dead: police
(Reuters) – A man wanted for killing four women during a week-long crime spree in the Florida panhandle area shot himself dead in a Georgia motel room and his female accomplice was arrested after a stand off with police on Tuesday, police said.
Idaho man pleads guilty to hate crime in beating death of gay man
SALMON, Idaho (Reuters) – An Idaho man who admitted fatally beating a gay man by kicking him up to 30 times with his steel-toed boots pleaded guilty on Tuesday to a federal hate crime, U.S. attorneys said.
