Special Report: How Delaware kept America safe for corporate secrecy
DOVER, Delaware, (Reuters) – In 2009, a global coalition was pressing governments to lift the veil on corporate secrecy. Its members – U.S. President Barack Obama’s administration, influential senators, international law enforcement agencies, anti-corruption activists and major American allies — presented a formidable front in their campaign against money laundering and tax evasion.
California bill to repeal ‘tampon tax’ heads to governor
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Reuters) – California lawmakers on Tuesday sent a bill to end state sales taxes on feminine hygiene products to Democratic Governor Jerry Brown, the latest success for a nationwide bipartisan effort to end the so-called tampon tax.
New York Times says suspected Russian hackers targeted Moscow bureau
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The New York Times said on Tuesday its Moscow bureau was targeted by a cyber attack this month but that there was no evidence the hackers, believed to be Russian, were successful.
Kansas asks U.S. appeals court to reinstate strict voter ID rule
DENVER (Reuters) – Kansas on Tuesday asked a U.S. appeals court to reinstate rules requiring proof of U.S. citizenship from people registering to vote, the latest political battle over stringent identification laws enacted in Republican-led states ahea…
Stanford University tightens campus alcohol restrictions
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Stanford University has tightened campus drinking restrictions, banning large liquor bottles from undergraduate student housing and barring hard alcohol from being served altogether at parties for undergrads.
N.Y. police regularly violated rules on probing Muslim groups: watchdog
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The New York City Police Department routinely violated court-mandated rules on handling investigations of political activity, particularly Muslim groups or individuals, the department’s watchdog said in a report released on Tuesday…
Residency where marijuana is legal no reason for police search: U.S. court
(Reuters) – A federal appeals court on Tuesday said police officers cannot stop and search vehicles belonging to out-of-state motorists simply because of where they reside, including states where marijuana use is legal.
Massachusetts judge under fire for sentence in sex assault case
(Reuters) – Women’s groups and social media users on Tuesday criticized as too lenient the two years’ probation given to a Massachusetts student athlete who sexually assaulted two women as they slept, likening it to a recent California case that also r…
Illinois governor’s office warns of crippling pension payment hike
CHICAGO (Reuters) – Potential action this week by Illinois’ biggest public pension fund could put a big dent in the state’s already fragile finances, Governor Bruce Rauner’s administration warned.
Texas, four other states sue over U.S. transgender health policy
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – Texas and four other states sued the Obama administration on Tuesday over extending its healthcare nondiscrimination law to transgender individuals, saying the move “represents a radical invasion of the federal bureaucracy into a doctor’s medical judgment.”
