New Jersey extends contract for Atlantic City fiscal work
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Atlantic City, New Jersey’s cash-strapped gambling hub, may no longer have a state-appointed emergency manager, but some big costs for outside professionals working to resolve its fiscal crisis will continue.
Maryland prosecutors appeal to force testimony in Freddie Gray case
(Reuters) – Maryland prosecutors have asked an appeals court to force a Baltimore police officer to testify against three of his colleagues in the Freddie Gray case, according to a filing made public on Friday.
Michigan governor: solve Flint water crisis instead of laying blame
DETROIT (Reuters) – Michigan Governor Rick Snyder said on Friday he wants officials to focus on solving problems around lead-contaminated drinking water in the city of Flint instead of laying blame as he said some have been doing.
San Antonio police probe fatal shooting of unarmed black man by officer
SAN ANTONIO (Reuters) – San Antonio’s police chief on Friday pledged a thorough investigation of the fatal shooting of an unarmed black man by an officer a day earlier.
Chicago seeks $3.1 million settlement over police hiring discrimination
CHICAGO (Reuters) – The city of Chicago on Friday proposed a $3.1 million settlement to resolve a lawsuit by the U.S. government alleging the city discriminated against foreign-born police officer candidates by imposing a 10-year residency requirement….
Exclusive: Obama to propose $2.5 billion tax credit for community college investment
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama will propose a $2.5 billion tax credit over five years for businesses that invest in programs at local community colleges and hire their graduates, administration officials said on Friday.
Six dead in Chicago home were from one family
CHICAGO (Reuters) – The six people found dead on Thursday in a southside Chicago home were a Mexican couple, their son and daughter, and her two young sons, police and other sources said on Friday.
Man wanted in ‘Bonnie and Clyde’ crime spree killed in Florida
(Reuters) – The hunt for a Missouri couple suspected in a spree of robberies and kidnappings across the South ended on Friday with the man shot dead and the woman wounded after a chase, standoff and shooting involving law enforcement in Florida, police…
Florida ‘Facebook killer’ gets life in prison for wife’s murder
MIAMI (Reuters) – A Florida man convicted of second-degree murder after killing his wife and posting a photo of her blood-spattered body on Facebook was sentenced to life in prison on Friday.
Obama’s move on gender pay gap seen as first step in uphill battle
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Advocates fighting to close the U.S. gender pay gap hailed President Barack Obama’s proposal to expand salary reporting requirements but said much more was needed to end wage discrimination.
