Wisconsin Governor Walker signs bill restricting secret investigations
MILWAUKEE (Reuters) – Wisconsin Republican Governor Scott Walker on Friday signed a bill into law that prohibits prosecutors from using the state’s secret investigation law to probe political crimes – a measure used to convict four of his aides and inv…
Chicago-area school district defies government on transgender access
CHICAGO (Reuters) – A suburban Chicago high-school district is defying federal rules by denying a transgender student unrestricted access to a girls’ locker room in a case that could cost the district millions of dollars in aid and shape a national sta…
Energy Department cancels plan to ship nuclear waste to Idaho
SALMON, Idaho (Reuters) – The U.S. Energy Department has canceled a plan to ship to the Idaho National Laboratory spent nuclear fuel from commercial reactors out of state, a controversial proposal that drew protests from two former governors and a laws…
Idaho man sues U.S. government over personnel data hack
SALMON, Idaho (Reuters) – An Idaho man is suing the U.S. government for compromising his personal information in computer hacks revealed earlier this year at the federal Office of Personnel Management (OPM) that put the private data of at least 21.5 mi…
Alaska’s ‘bridge to nowhere’ plan finally scrapped
JUNEAU, Alaska (Reuters) – A proposed Alaska bridge that became a symbol of wasteful federal spending on politicians’ pet projects has officially been scrapped a decade after the idea was first floated, state officials said on Friday.
California officer sued for copying photos of woman he arrested
(Reuters) – A California Highway Patrol officer copied photos of a scantily clad woman from her phone after arresting her for driving under the influence last year near San Francisco, the woman alleges in a lawsuit brought against the officer and the a…
Milwaukee mass shooting victim’s daughter sues website
MILWAUKEE (Reuters) – The daughter of a Milwaukee-area woman killed in a mass shooting at her workplace is suing the operators of an online marketplace for gun buyers and sellers that the gunman used to buy his firearm, court documents showed.
House to start voting Monday on revival of shuttered trade bank
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. lawmakers will begin voting on Monday on legislation to revive the shuttered Export-Import Bank, a spokeswoman for a leading Republican backer of the bank said on Friday.
FBI to help Florida sheriff probe police shooting of black musician
MIAMI/PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. (Reuters) – The Florida sheriff investigating a plainclothes police officer’s fatal shooting of a black musician asked for federal assistance on Friday to “ensure the highest level of scrutiny and impartiality.”
‘Chill wind’ in policing fueling national murder spike: FBI head
CHICAGO (Reuters) – Murder rates are soaring this year in many U.S. cities partly because police are holding back from aggressive tactics, fearful of being taped on smartphones and accused of brutality, FBI Director James Comey said on Friday.
