Vermont town seeks to lower voting age to 16, from 18
(Reuters) – A left-leaning town in southern Vermont is taking up on Tuesday a referendum to extend the right to vote in local elections to teenagers as young as 16, but even if the measure passes it would still require the state legislature’s approval….
O’Malley rules out Senate as decision over White House bid looms
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Former Maryland Governor and possible Democratic presidential candidate Martin O’Malley said on Tuesday he will not seek the U.S. Senate seat being vacated by retiring Senator Barbara Mikulski.
Marijuana, guns and conservation on agenda for 2015 Florida legislature
TALLAHASSEE (Reuters) – Florida’s legislature convenes on Tuesday with lawmakers expected to grapple during the 60-day annual session with measures including allowing concealed guns on college campuses and permitting doctors to prescribe medical mariju…
Environmental groups sue Port of Seattle over Shell oil fleet
SEATTLE (Reuters) – A coalition of environmental groups sued the Port of Seattle on Monday to stop the lease of a terminal to Royal Dutch Shell Plc’s Arctic oil drilling fleet, arguing a proper environmental review was never conducted, court records sh…
Families of victims of California mass shooter sue county, apartment
(Reuters) – The families of three victims slain during a southern California rampage last year that left dead six college students and the killer are suing the county, the sheriff’s department and the apartment building where the victims were killed.
Georgia halts execution of state’s only female death row inmate
ATLANTA (Reuters) – Georgia halted the planned Monday execution of the only woman on death row in the state due to problems with the drugs to be used in the lethal injection, officials said.
U.S. economist Ross wins Deutsche prize for pricing models
FRANKFURT (Reuters) – U.S. economist Stephen Ross was named winner of the Deutsche Bank Prize in Financial Economics on Tuesday for helping to create models that have helped markets assess prices for options and other assets for the past three decades….
Wisconsin representatives take up right-to-work bill
MADISON, Wis. (Reuters) – Wisconsin lawmakers on Monday made a final push toward adopting a measure supported by Republican Governor Scott Walker to bar private-sector workers from being required to join a union or pay dues when working under union-neg…
Italian ski tourist killed by falling glacier ice in Alaska
JUNEAU (Reuters) – A 28-year-old Italian man on a back-country skiing vacation in the mountains of Alaska died after being crushed by falling glacier ice, officials said on Monday.
Rap mogul ‘Suge’ Knight taken to jail medical facility again
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Rap mogul Marion “Suge” Knight told a judge in Los Angeles on Monday that he had fired his attorneys and could not understand court proceedings against him, the Los Angeles Times reported, before he was taken to a jail medical facility.The 49-year-old co-founder of influential label Death Row Records, who has pleaded not guilty to murder charges stemming from a fatal hit-and-run, was still in the infirmary late in the afternoon, said a sheriff’s official.Knight’s attorney
