In last budget address, New Jersey Governor Christie targets pensions, school funding
TRENTON, N.J. (Reuters) – New Jersey Governor Chris Christie laid out plans to spend more money on public pensions and roads and reiterated calls to transform the state’s school funding formula in his final budget address as leader of the state on Tues…
Trump plan to slash State, foreign aid spending has foes in Congress
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump’s proposal to slash funding for the State Department and foreign aid faces stiff opposition in Congress, which must pass any spending plan, not just from Democrats, but also from many of his fellow Rep…
Texas man gets 11 years for role in Russian export scheme
(Reuters) – A former employee of a Houston electronics exporting company was sentenced on Tuesday to 11 years and three months in prison for his role in a scheme to illegally export about $50 million of microelectronics to Russia.
Trump mulling immigration bill with pathway to legal status: CNN
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump is considering introducing legislation to provide a pathway to legal status, but not immediately to citizenship, for illegal immigrants in the United States, CNN reported on Tuesday, citing a senior White H…
New York City plans to open 90 new homeless shelters
NEW YORK (Reuters) – New York plans to open 90 new shelters as city officials struggle to get a handle on homelessness, which has risen over the past few decades to its highest level in almost a century, Mayor Bill de Blasio said on Tuesday.
Indiana bill stiffening hate crime penalties fails in Senate
(Reuters) – An Indiana bill that aimed to allow judges to stiffen penalties for people who committed bias-motivated crimes failed to gain the support of lawmakers and will not advance in the state legislature, the bill’s author said.
U.S. judge to rule on Dakota Access Pipeline easement in early March
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A U.S. judge said on Tuesday he hopes to decide by about March 7 on a request by Native American tribes for the Army Corps of Engineers to withdraw an easement on religious grounds for the final link of the Dakota Access Pipeline…
Meat lovers eat steak standing up at new restaurant in New York City
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Carnivores who stood in a late morning line for roughly 30 minutes to dine at a new Japanese steakhouse in New York City remained standing once inside, part of a plan to allow customers to wolf down their food and move on.
Minnesota raises budget balance forecast to $1.65 billion
(Reuters) – Minnesota on Tuesday increased the projected balance at the end of its next two-year budget cycle by $250 million to $1.65 billion, while warning that uncertainty over U.S. economic policy poses “significant risk.”
SUV hits marching band in Alabama Mardi Gras parade, 12 injured
(Reuters) – An SUV driven by a 73-year-old man plowed into a Mardi Gras parade crowd in Alabama, on Tuesday, injuring a dozen members of a high school marching band, but there was no sign the incident was intentional, city and police officials said.
