Texas House gives tentative approval to $210 billion budget
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – The Republican-controlled Texas House of Representatives gave tentative approval on Wednesday to a $210 billion, two-year budget that includes funds to boost security along the state’s border with Mexico.
Nevada rancher Bundy holds rally in support of public lands bill
(Reuters) – The Nevada rancher who was at the center of an armed standoff with federal agents last year held a peaceful rally on Tuesday in support of a proposal that would give the state greater control of public lands, local media said.
North Dakota launches oil rules hoping to curb U.S. rail disasters
WILLISTON, N.D. (Reuters) – North Dakota will from Wednesday require the more-than 1.2 million barrels of crude extracted each day from the state’s Bakken shale formation be run through machines that remove volatile gases linked to recent crude-by-rail…
Five U.S. health workers released after Ebola monitoring in Nebraska
(Reuters) – Five U.S. healthcare workers who underwent monitoring at a Nebraska medical center after possible exposure to the Ebola virus in West Africa have completed their quarantine periods and were symptom-free, the hospital said on Tuesday.
Texas couple both dead after argument over $500 lottery ticket win
DALLAS, Texas (Reuters) – A winning scratch-off lottery ticket worth $500 prompted an argument between a couple in their Fort Worth home that ended with both dying of gunshot wounds, officials said on Tuesday.
U.S. corporations accuse Indiana and Arkansas of curbing gay rights
(Reuters) – Arkansas lawmakers passed a Religious Freedom Restoration Act on Tuesday that critics said would allow businesses to deny service to gays and lesbians, drawing a swift demand from Wal-Mart Stores Inc for the governor to veto the bill.
Los Angeles to pay $1.35 million to mother of driver who died in police custody
(Reuters) – The city of Los Angeles will pay $1.35 million to the mother of a man who died of an asthma attack while in police custody, the Los Angeles Times reported.
U.S. House committee subpoenas two Secret Service agents over security incident
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A House of Representatives committee subpoenaed two U.S. Secret Service agents on Tuesday after an incident this month when agents allegedly drove a car past White House barricades after drinking at a party.
Boeing lists workers eligible to vote on union drive
NORTH CHARLESTON, South Carolina (Reuters) – A machinists union campaign to organize Boeing Co’s South Carolina operations began in earnest on Tuesday, as the company turned over a list of about 3,000 employees eligible for an April 22 organizing vote….
Alabama lawmaker drops bid to repeal law named for his dead patient
(Reuters) – An Alabama doctor-turned-lawmaker said on Tuesday he was abandoning his push to overturn a law requiring insurers to pay for post-pregnancy hospital stays that was inspired by and named after a former patient of his who died days after givi…
